Magic in the Machine
This project investigates the intersection of:
- machine / magic
- technology / divination
- rational / irrational
- data / intuition
We used to seek meaning and guidance from stars, gods, or nature. Today, in a world flooded with data and algorithms, where do those instincts go? When technological innovation is valued through productivity, profit, and growth, magic provides new languages to describe the world.
Through a series of speculative oracles, Magic in the Machine is thus a poetic investigation into new ways to find meaning through technology.
Semester 2.
- 13-15 — I saw God
- 12 — Open Studios Reflections
- 11 — Filming, Open Studios Setup
- 10 — Creating the Wizard, Writing the Script
- 9 — Buying Materials, Planning the Setup
- 8 — Class Sharing, Merlin the Wizard
- 7 — Finishing Dissertation, Pixel Oracle
- 6 — User-Designer Interaction, Discursive Dissonance, Theatrics
- 5 — More Mind Maps for Dissertation
- 4 — Experiments vs. Prototypes, The Experience
- 3 — Formats of Presentation, References
- 2 — Mind Mapping, Jiao Bei Simulator 2
- 1 — Reflection, Robot Saints
Semester 1
- 15 — API Testing, Prototype and User Testing
- 14 — Algorithmic Folklore, Memes, Intuition
- 13 — Noetic Leanings and Intuition, Language
- 12 — Jake's Consult and 3D Experiments
- 11 — Manifestation and A Chrome Extension
- 10 — Pixel Oracle, Web Experiments
- 9 — Ashley Hi's Talk, Arduino Workshop
- 8 — Techgnosis, Myth, Magic, and Mysticism in the Age of Information
- 7 — Machine Learning, Noise Divination
- 6 — Technoculture and Hermeneutic Studies, Critical Journal, First Experiments
- 5 — Materiality of Divination, Chicane
- 4 — More Mind Maps, Divination
- 3 — Speculative Design, Mind Maps
- 2 — Explorations into the intersection of Mysticism and Technology
- 1 — Holiday Reflections and Mystical Tendencies
