project 2initial presentation

a discussion of “questions” that are of interest to me;research and examples of approaches to these questions;and discussion of possible directions.

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PPPP, illustration by Dunne and Raby

how will we form understanding of ourselves in the future?

monoculture? language? identification? individualization?active connections to external representations? mind-body dichotomy?

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“Individualism is “a mode of life in which the individual pursues his own ends or follows out his own ideas.” This ethical egoism (that moral agents ought to do what is in their own self-interest) is a key element in the Western capitalist cultural systems.”

Declarations of Interdependence Essay by John Ryan, 2014http://declarationsofinterdependence.com/essay/

Declarations of Interdependence by John Ryan, 2014

how will we communicate our behaviours through technology?

will there be a widespread need for social robots? what role will design take in a possible future of artificial intelligence?what issues will we face? what issues do we face already?

Technological Dreams Series: No. 1, Robots, 2007, Dunne and Raby.

“Social robots are a special kind of (embodied) interactive artifact that may afford new types of interactions with people, and new roles they may adopt in society may emerge.”

Dautenhahn, Kerstin (2014): Human-Robot Interaction. In: Soegaard, Mads and Dam, Rikke Friis (eds.). "The Encyclopedia of Human-Computer Interaction, 2nd Ed.". Aarhus, Denmark: The Interaction Design Foundation.

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Courtesy of Kerstin Dautenhahn.

how can we be made more aware of the space around us?

détournement/dérive? will environments cater to the user? how will environments change according to individualization? how can we actively create a cognitive map of our surroundings?will there be a need for this?

New Babylon by Constant, 1959-74.

“a consistent use and organization of definite sensory cues from the external environment.”

The Image of the City by Kevin Lynch, 1960.

The Image of the City by Kevin Lynch, 1960.