Kendall Grady
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29 September 2011, 10:57 pm
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tags: activism, body politic, collective power, counterprotocological, craft, cybernetics, design, designing culture, Ignite Amsterdam, materiality, mediamatic, network, network cultures, new media politics, posthumanism, protocol, subjectivity
Posthumanism, Protocol and Techno-Craft at Mediamatic’s Ignite Amsterdam 10
If androids dream of electric sheep, we posthumous dream of the Jetson family’s flying car. “Posthuman” because, as foreseen by early prostheses now as natural as eyeglass, human identity consciousness has already evolved beyond embodiment to privilege subjectivity over physical intervention; all information is substantiated by a…
A development towards the wireless is in full effect. Take for instance video game consoles like the Nintendo Wii or PlayStation 3, which make use of wireless controllers. Add the Wi-Fi for internet connectivity and the gamer is set to go and lose his or herself in an immersive experience. Or take a look at your smartphone for example, that’s…
