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341: Big Hugs to Everybody

Embedded.fm · 13 Aug 2020 · 54m · Episode 341

What this episode covers

Phoenix Perry, Master's degree coordinator at the University of the Arts London's Creative Computing Institute (CCI), discusses merging art, technology, and ethics in engineering education. She details the engineering challenges of her physical art installation 'Forest Day Dream,' which used 15 microcontrollers and OSC/DMX to sync a virtual Blender world with a physical low-poly environment. Perry also advocates for 'expressive video games' like 'Gone Home' and 'Her Story' as tools for personal narrative, while warning engineers about the social implications of their work through resources like 'Feminist Internet' and 'Weapons of Math Destruction'.

Most relevant to

early-stage companies

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
University of the Arts London, Creative Computing Institute, Feminist Internet
Products
Forest Day Dream, Gone Home, Her Story, Bury Me, My Love
Chips
Spark Core, Arduino, LilyPad
Tools
Blender, Unity
Also
Phoenix Perry, Weapons of Math Destruction, Critical Play

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