# 341: Big Hugs to Everybody

- Show: [Embedded.fm](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm)
- Published: 2020-08-13
- Length: 54m
- Episode: 341
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2020-08-13-341-big-hugs-to-everybody
- Listen: https://makingembeddedsystems.libsyn.com/341-big-hugs-to-everybody

## Summary

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'.

## Chapters

- [0:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2020-08-13-341-big-hugs-to-everybody#t=6) Introduction and Phoenix Perry's Background
- [3:31](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2020-08-13-341-big-hugs-to-everybody#t=211) The Creative Computing Institute and Interdisciplinary Education
- [11:22](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2020-08-13-341-big-hugs-to-everybody#t=682) Ethics, AI Bias, and the History of Computer Science
- [26:51](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2020-08-13-341-big-hugs-to-everybody#t=1611) Forest Day Dream: Engineering a Physical-Virtual Installation
- [38:27](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2020-08-13-341-big-hugs-to-everybody#t=2307) Expressive Video Games and the Indie Market
- [49:40](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2020-08-13-341-big-hugs-to-everybody#t=2980) Navigating Cultural Differences and Final Thoughts

## Topics

- [Embedded firmware](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/embedded-firmware)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Industrial & consumer product design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/industrial-design)
- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)
- [Sustainability & circular products](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sustainability-and-circularity)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- Phoenix Perry (other)
- University of the Arts London (company)
- Creative Computing Institute (company)
- Forest Day Dream (product)
- Blender (tool)
- Unity (tool)
- Spark Core (chip)
- Arduino (chip)
- LilyPad (chip)
- Gone Home (product)
- Her Story (product)
- Bury Me, My Love (product)
- Weapons of Math Destruction (other)
- Feminist Internet (company)
- Critical Play (other)

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