NeuroSpeculative AfroFeminism

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What:

NeuroSpeculative AfroFeminism (NSAF) is an award winning  three-part digital narrative that sits at the intersection product design, virtual reality, and neuroscience.   Inspired by the lack of multidimensional representations of black women in technology. The NSAF products range from sunblock for traveling through the multiverse, to earrings embedded with cameras that offer protection and visibility, the vr experience is set in a Neurocosmetology lab where black women are pioneering techniques of brain optimization and cognitive enhancement. Finally, scientific research exploring the neurological and physiological impact of showing images of empowered black women as well as content made for and by women of color.

Who:

Hyphen-Labs

http://hyphen-labs.com

Stereokinetoscope (Prototype)

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What:

Before film projection was a viable technology, the Kinetoscope became a popular sensation, introducing the spectacle of motion pictures to audiences one viewer at a time. This stereo-kinetoscope is an early prototype of what will become a self-contained device that highlights stereoscopic audiovisual work and emphasizes the spectacle of an early 20th-century kinetoscope parlour and the playfulness of a 1980s arcade.

Who:

Patrick Nugent

http://www.patricknugentmotion.com

Touching a Cactus

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What:

Touching A Cactus is a meditation on physical/virtual desire and consequences (or lack thereof). Set within the context of forty real cacti, the virtual environment is a loop of five interactive vignettes: a series of experienced metaphors. The environment features an 80-line poem that appears in different permutations throughout the piece, making each run through the loop a unique experience.

Who:

Sarah Rothberg

http://sarahrothberg.com