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Critical Coding Cookbook
It was a joy and delight putting this “recipe” together for the Critical Coding Cookbook. Although I consider myself a perpetual novice at creative coding and programming, one of the most memorable parts of learning how to code was when I first used Processing back, sometime in 2010 (I think!) to create patterns and shapes.…
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Pharmako-AI US Book Launch
Event description below: Gray Area hosts a special event celebrating the US publication of Pharmako-AI, published by Ignota Books. Join K Allado-McDowell, Refik Anadol, Dorothy R. Santos and Elvia Wilk to launch the first book to be co-created with the emergent AI GPT-3. In this event, Refik Anadol and K Allado-McDowell present a performance of…
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Review of Shih Chieh Huang at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in Daily Serving
The flickering, multi-colored lights of Shih Chieh Huang’s installation Synthetic Seduction, now on view at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, reminds me of the cellular and molecular models found in biology classrooms. When I was a student, one of the ways in which I learned about organic forms was by placing mitochondria, lysosomes,…
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Friday Night Reading
There’s nothing like spending a quiet night with a hot cup of tea and reading for pleasure! While the Rushkoff book is directly related to my research, it’s an easy and accessible read on a relatively complicated issue of programming and contemporary culture. I plan on finishing up Saturday afternoon. As for The Influencing Machine…
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Arts Organization Feature on Gray Area Foundation for the Arts
On San Francisco’s bustling, highly trafficked Market Street, the organization Gray Area Foundation for the Arts (GAFFTA), is changing the face of arts and technology in a significant and dramatic way. Seeing a lack of representation in the digital arts movement accompanied by a profound interest in creating a space where such art could be…
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Come Out and Play Festival & Exhibition Game Test Experience | Sensoree’s Galvanic Extimacy Responder (GER)
What if you could physically see and identify a person’s emotions through visible biofeedback? Or gauge a potential mate’s interest? How many times have you wanted to know what someone else was feeling? Growing up, it’s common to wonder what any of us might do with extra-sensory perception or abilities. Although there is no way…