Codes and modes: VR uncritical excitement

Sym-posium, March  16-18th, NYC College of Technology. More info.

This version of the Codes and Modes Symposium aims to create an intervention into the uncritical excitement about virtual reality, augmented reality, artificial intelligence and machine learning to establish a space for conversations about long-term socio-cultural and neurobiological impacts.

Presenters will discuss how theorists, activists and artists can develop useful frameworks to explore the complex implications of using these technologies.
Featured speakers include Lev Manovich (Director of the Cultural Analytics Lab, CUNY Grad Center), Mandy Rose (Co-Director of i-Docs), Daanish Masood (Co-Founder BeAnotherLab), and Lina Srivastava (Founder of Creative Impact & Experience Lab), Dan Archer (Founder of Empathetic Media) and Geetu Ambwani (Principal Data Scientist at Huffington Post).