There are some notable anthropological articles starting, it seems, with Hallowell in the 1960s which re-examines the idea and concept of Animism. These articles against the modernist idea that animist beliefs and practices are a mythological concept, failed epistemology, or the outcome of a cognitive…

I conducted 3 expert interviews and looked at a number of approaches that others have taken on education about the digital. It was quite interesting to see a number of concepts: digital harm reduction, data-is-power etc pop-up in the reading. A lot of these terms…

I was a little concerned about building a Cornell Box without having a clearer direction on where I wanted to go with my thesis project – but it turned out to be extremely helpful as a broad exploration of my themes of live performance, the…

In preparation for office hours with Andrew today, I wanted to make a couple of proofs of concept demonstrating Alexa commenting on my http/s traffic. I did this in two ways: I had my good friend Adam on a Zoom call where I screen-shared the…

I consider this more of a sketch of a Cornell Box than an a fully realized product. I liked the idea of using the box in a more literal way, I think it reminded me of the common idiom “think outside the box” which I…

I would like to use this post to digest some of my findings from tonight. One of my goals for this week is to have a proof of concept for live performance coming through my Echo speaker. I am planning on making two version and…

I am fascinated by the relationship between objects and memory – the manner in which objects gain specific meaning based on personal experiences and how that meaning may or may not align with broader cultural semiotical interpretations. I was confronted with “race” in second grade….

My Cornell Box.   I inherited this tea set from my Grandmother. It belonged to my Great grandmother. It is an early 20th century, Royal Copenhagen porcelain production. The company was founded in 1775 by the then queen of Denmark in order to supply tableware…

Last week I used my initial concept map and brainstorm to identify and further articulate 4 ideas for projects that seemed like good candidates for my thesis.  This week my goal was to narrow my focus further by selecting among those ideas and start the…

These two weeks I used the brain warming method and came up with the experiment I want to do very efficiently. When I used brainstorming before, I often got stuck in one place without inspiration. But using brain swarming is different. It can help me…