how do we perform digital technologies and how do digital technology to perform
and how do digital technology to perform
and how do digital technology to perform us another way to ask this question is
us another way to ask this question is
us another way to ask this question is what are the physical and behavioral
what are the physical and behavioral
what are the physical and behavioral symptoms of digital technologies present
symptoms of digital technologies present
symptoms of digital technologies present within our everyday lives
within our everyday lives
within our everyday lives to think about this I want to talk about
to think about this I want to talk about
to think about this I want to talk about one thing which is your phone you’ve
one thing which is your phone you’ve
one thing which is your phone you’ve heard it all night but ask yourself can
heard it all night but ask yourself can
heard it all night but ask yourself can you count how many times you’ve checked
you count how many times you’ve checked
you count how many times you’ve checked your phone since you’ve entered this
your phone since you’ve entered this
your phone since you’ve entered this building right um during talks do you
building right um during talks do you
building right um during talks do you feel the need to look at your phone even
feel the need to look at your phone even
feel the need to look at your phone even if you don’t do it no and asking these
if you don’t do it no and asking these
if you don’t do it no and asking these two simple questions
two simple questions
two simple questions how has your physical and affective
how has your physical and affective
how has your physical and affective state changed just by thinking about it
state changed just by thinking about it
state changed just by thinking about it my name again is Jessica Rico and I’m a
my name again is Jessica Rico and I’m a
my name again is Jessica Rico and I’m a professor in the school of film dance
professor in the school of film dance
professor in the school of film dance and theatre my background is in dance
and theatre my background is in dance
and theatre my background is in dance and somatic practices and given this you
and somatic practices and given this you
and somatic practices and given this you may be wondering why I’m asking you
may be wondering why I’m asking you
may be wondering why I’m asking you about your phone it’s real right but the
about your phone it’s real right but the
about your phone it’s real right but the reason is is because I am very
reason is is because I am very
reason is is because I am very interested in and concerned with how we
interested in and concerned with how we
interested in and concerned with how we physically engage in our everyday world
physically engage in our everyday world
physically engage in our everyday world I’m also really interested in our
I’m also really interested in our
I’m also really interested in our conscious awareness of how we do that
conscious awareness of how we do that
conscious awareness of how we do that physically I just so happened to take
physically I just so happened to take
physically I just so happened to take those practices and put them into
those practices and put them into
those practices and put them into thinking about the usage and making of
thinking about the usage and making of
thinking about the usage and making of technologies now this gives you kind of
technologies now this gives you kind of
technologies now this gives you kind of a picture of what I do but in like true
a picture of what I do but in like true
a picture of what I do but in like true Ted fashion I gave myself a really
Ted fashion I gave myself a really
Ted fashion I gave myself a really cheesy title just for this talk and so
cheesy title just for this talk and so
cheesy title just for this talk and so here it is I am a compassionate
here it is I am a compassionate
here it is I am a compassionate kinesthetic disrupter of digital
so downward from the bird passionate
so downward from the bird passionate other people’s distress feeling their
other people’s distress feeling their
other people’s distress feeling their struggled as if they were my own in
struggled as if they were my own in
struggled as if they were my own in other words I empathize with people
other words I empathize with people
other words I empathize with people the other one is kinesthetic meaning
the other one is kinesthetic meaning
the other one is kinesthetic meaning that I engage in physical f2 big
that I engage in physical f2 big
that I engage in physical f2 big physical embodied bodily consciousness
physical embodied bodily consciousness
physical embodied bodily consciousness connecting my consciousness to my
connecting my consciousness to my
connecting my consciousness to my physical sense of self
physical sense of self
physical sense of self the last one is dis ruptor hmm I aim to
the last one is dis ruptor hmm I aim to
the last one is dis ruptor hmm I aim to interrupt your break apart
interrupt your break apart
interrupt your break apart infrastructures and processes as I see
infrastructures and processes as I see
infrastructures and processes as I see meeting radical change and it just so
meeting radical change and it just so
meeting radical change and it just so happened that one of those faces that I
happened that one of those faces that I
happened that one of those faces that I really see meeting radical change is our
really see meeting radical change is our
really see meeting radical change is our relationship with our consumer digital
relationship with our consumer digital
relationship with our consumer digital technologies why is this though it’s a
technologies why is this though it’s a
technologies why is this though it’s a really great question and then to answer
really great question and then to answer
really great question and then to answer that I brought on three people to
that I brought on three people to
that I brought on three people to explain data that’s a really good
explain data that’s a really good
explain data that’s a really good question right it’s a question I feel
question right it’s a question I feel
question right it’s a question I feel like I should be able to answer I mean I
like I should be able to answer I mean I
like I should be able to answer I mean I think about this stuff all the time for
think about this stuff all the time for
think about this stuff all the time for example in the short relationship I had
example in the short relationship I had
example in the short relationship I had with my fitness tracker I found in an
with my fitness tracker I found in an
with my fitness tracker I found in an attempt to meet my daily goals that I
attempt to meet my daily goals that I
attempt to meet my daily goals that I became a sort of data prisoner I would
became a sort of data prisoner I would
became a sort of data prisoner I would pace around the house late at night in a
pace around the house late at night in a
pace around the house late at night in a sad attempt to get to those 10,000 steps
sad attempt to get to those 10,000 steps
sad attempt to get to those 10,000 steps and I only ever met that goal once I
and I only ever met that goal once I
and I only ever met that goal once I have similar issues with my phone in
have similar issues with my phone in
have similar issues with my phone in general I’ll pick it up at the first
general I’ll pick it up at the first
general I’ll pick it up at the first hint of boredom throughout the day
hint of boredom throughout the day
hint of boredom throughout the day according to this self tracking app I
according to this self tracking app I
according to this self tracking app I have on my phone called moment I check
have on my phone called moment I check
have on my phone called moment I check my phone 70 times a day that means on
my phone 70 times a day that means on
my phone 70 times a day that means on average I’m spending about 2 hours and
average I’m spending about 2 hours and
average I’m spending about 2 hours and 43 minutes just staring at my phone now
43 minutes just staring at my phone now
43 minutes just staring at my phone now I know I don’t need to check things like
I know I don’t need to check things like
I know I don’t need to check things like Facebook that often but still I do and
Facebook that often but still I do and
Facebook that often but still I do and this moment app is supposed to help me
this moment app is supposed to help me
this moment app is supposed to help me take some conscious steps to limit my
take some conscious steps to limit my
take some conscious steps to limit my digital interactions but mostly it makes
digital interactions but mostly it makes
digital interactions but mostly it makes me feel super self-conscious so what’s
me feel super self-conscious so what’s
me feel super self-conscious so what’s the point now I have another app to tell
the point now I have another app to tell
the point now I have another app to tell me things I already know and still my
me things I already know and still my
me things I already know and still my behavior hasn’t changed what is data
behavior hasn’t changed what is data
behavior hasn’t changed what is data doing to me everybody this is at least
doing to me everybody this is at least
doing to me everybody this is at least a cliff juan Rodriguez and Laci Garcia
a cliff juan Rodriguez and Laci Garcia
a cliff juan Rodriguez and Laci Garcia three of the 14 artists I worked with on
three of the 14 artists I worked with on
three of the 14 artists I worked with on an evening leg performance work titled
an evening leg performance work titled
an evening leg performance work titled be my quantified self and I in this work
be my quantified self and I in this work
be my quantified self and I in this work we explored the physical symptom in our
we explored the physical symptom in our
we explored the physical symptom in our everyday life we told stories through
everyday life we told stories through
everyday life we told stories through movement and words many of the stories
movement and words many of the stories
movement and words many of the stories coming from the dancers themselves like
coming from the dancers themselves like
coming from the dancers themselves like the one you just heard from ELISA and
the one you just heard from ELISA and
the one you just heard from ELISA and you may hear some some things that are
you may hear some some things that are
you may hear some some things that are familiar to you in this and I don’t know
familiar to you in this and I don’t know
familiar to you in this and I don’t know if everyone got one but you may have
if everyone got one but you may have
if everyone got one but you may have gotten a piece of paper that had a
gotten a piece of paper that had a
gotten a piece of paper that had a phrase on it yeah that had a big blank
phrase on it yeah that had a big blank
phrase on it yeah that had a big blank spot to put a word if you want to join
spot to put a word if you want to join
spot to put a word if you want to join us in this next part I thought we could
us in this next part I thought we could
us in this next part I thought we could do it together optional of course but
do it together optional of course but
do it together optional of course but we’re going to do a demo version just so
we’re going to do a demo version just so
we’re going to do a demo version just so you get a sense of how we’re going to do
you get a sense of how we’re going to do
you get a sense of how we’re going to do this okay so you have a everybody has a
this okay so you have a everybody has a
this okay so you have a everybody has a different phrase and we have three of
different phrase and we have three of
different phrase and we have three of them in total spread throughout the
them in total spread throughout the
them in total spread throughout the audience we’re going to demo what to do
audience we’re going to demo what to do
audience we’re going to demo what to do with Netflix hmm yes i watch netflix
with Netflix hmm yes i watch netflix
with Netflix hmm yes i watch netflix about one hour a day so as you heard us
about one hour a day so as you heard us
about one hour a day so as you heard us come together you can do the same the
come together you can do the same the
come together you can do the same the next one we’re going to do is go to
next one we’re going to do is go to
next one we’re going to do is go to Facebook yeah on Facebook I spend about
Facebook yeah on Facebook I spend about
Facebook yeah on Facebook I spend about 40 minutes a day I see some in there
40 minutes a day I see some in there
40 minutes a day I see some in there yeah just so you know the average user
yeah just so you know the average user
yeah just so you know the average user according to Facebook spends a few
according to Facebook spends a few
according to Facebook spends a few minutes a day on this on the site okay
minutes a day on this on the site okay
minutes a day on this on the site okay this one look at a screen about six
this one look at a screen about six
this one look at a screen about six hours a day all right according to the
hours a day all right according to the
hours a day all right according to the 2016 Nielsen Company audience report the
2016 Nielsen Company audience report the
2016 Nielsen Company audience report the average adult US citizens spends about
average adult US citizens spends about
average adult US citizens spends about 10 hours and 39 minutes looking at a
10 hours and 39 minutes looking at a
10 hours and 39 minutes looking at a screen consuming media each day yes and
screen consuming media each day yes and
screen consuming media each day yes and it’s going up last one
it’s going up last one
it’s going up last one I sit about five hours a day
I sit about five hours a day
I sit about five hours a day any sitters in there yeah the average US
any sitters in there yeah the average US
any sitters in there yeah the average US office worker spends about 10 hours a
office worker spends about 10 hours a
office worker spends about 10 hours a day sitting just sitting
we see these numbers and maybe we’re
we see these numbers and maybe we’re surprised or maybe we’ve heard them
surprised or maybe we’ve heard them
surprised or maybe we’ve heard them before but have you ever been asked to
before but have you ever been asked to
before but have you ever been asked to write them down for yourself and look at
write them down for yourself and look at
write them down for yourself and look at your own numbers hold them in your hand
your own numbers hold them in your hand
your own numbers hold them in your hand so you can look at them and they can
so you can look at them and they can
so you can look at them and they can look back at you right what do we want
look back at you right what do we want
look back at you right what do we want from our digital technologies what do we
from our digital technologies what do we
from our digital technologies what do we want from our quality of life with these
want from our quality of life with these
want from our quality of life with these types of technologies many of us go
types of technologies many of us go
types of technologies many of us go through lies we sit stand walk eat top
through lies we sit stand walk eat top
through lies we sit stand walk eat top hang out with people without actually
hang out with people without actually
hang out with people without actually being aware of our physical sensing body
being aware of our physical sensing body
being aware of our physical sensing body through these processes and somatic
through these processes and somatic
through these processes and somatic practices we call this somatic amnesia
practices we call this somatic amnesia
practices we call this somatic amnesia what it means is we are so habituated
what it means is we are so habituated
what it means is we are so habituated our own body that we can physically
our own body that we can physically
our own body that we can physically engage in our world without being
engage in our world without being
engage in our world without being consciously aware of how that feels
consciously aware of how that feels
consciously aware of how that feels in our own body we are literally
in our own body we are literally
in our own body we are literally practicing our bodies out of our way of
practicing our bodies out of our way of
practicing our bodies out of our way of being in the world
we are literally practicing our bodies
we are literally practicing our bodies out of our way of being in the world
to make this more palpable I want you to
to make this more palpable I want you to go ahead and close your eyes don’t do
go ahead and close your eyes don’t do
go ahead and close your eyes don’t do anything but just close your eyes and
anything but just close your eyes and
anything but just close your eyes and I’m just going to say some things to
I’m just going to say some things to
I’m just going to say some things to take you through consciousness of your
take you through consciousness of your
take you through consciousness of your own body connect first to your breathing
own body connect first to your breathing
own body connect first to your breathing with your eyes closed where do you feel
with your eyes closed where do you feel
with your eyes closed where do you feel it is it up towards the neck is it in
it is it up towards the neck is it in
it is it up towards the neck is it in the ribs or down at the belly how deep
the ribs or down at the belly how deep
the ribs or down at the belly how deep is it do you have to increase your
is it do you have to increase your
is it do you have to increase your breath just to feel it inside yourself
breath just to feel it inside yourself
breath just to feel it inside yourself this involuntary action we have to do
this involuntary action we have to do
this involuntary action we have to do every day bringing your awareness to the
every day bringing your awareness to the
every day bringing your awareness to the outside surface of your body I want you
outside surface of your body I want you
outside surface of your body I want you to pay attention to how you’re sitting
to pay attention to how you’re sitting
to pay attention to how you’re sitting in your seat take note of where you feel
in your seat take note of where you feel
in your seat take note of where you feel pressure where it feels more or less
pressure where it feels more or less
pressure where it feels more or less maybe where muscle is is a little less
maybe where muscle is is a little less
maybe where muscle is is a little less maybe where bones are like those sits
maybe where bones are like those sits
maybe where bones are like those sits bones we sit on is a little bit more you
bones we sit on is a little bit more you
bones we sit on is a little bit more you might even know if you’re tilting side
might even know if you’re tilting side
might even know if you’re tilting side to side one side to another just by the
to side one side to another just by the
to side one side to another just by the pressure you feel in the back of your
pressure you feel in the back of your
pressure you feel in the back of your legs maybe one leg isn’t even touching
legs maybe one leg isn’t even touching
legs maybe one leg isn’t even touching because your legs are crossed
because your legs are crossed
because your legs are crossed going back internally into the body feel
going back internally into the body feel
going back internally into the body feel where you’re holding muscular tension
where you’re holding muscular tension
where you’re holding muscular tension don’t change it
don’t change it
don’t change it but just ask yourself recognizing your
but just ask yourself recognizing your
but just ask yourself recognizing your own bodily intelligence if you did some
own bodily intelligence if you did some
own bodily intelligence if you did some simple thing how could this position
simple thing how could this position
simple thing how could this position feel better what could you do this act
feel better what could you do this act
feel better what could you do this act of sitting go ahead and open your eyes
you
you [Music]
[Music]
[Music] you
so this is a solo that Lacey Garcia and
so this is a solo that Lacey Garcia and I co-created as part of my quantified
I co-created as part of my quantified
I co-created as part of my quantified self and I and in the practice of making
self and I and in the practice of making
self and I and in the practice of making this work we were thinking about if we
this work we were thinking about if we
this work we were thinking about if we listen to our bodies what would it say
listen to our bodies what would it say
listen to our bodies what would it say to us when we’re working with
to us when we’re working with
to us when we’re working with technologies we wrap our bodies in these
technologies we wrap our bodies in these
technologies we wrap our bodies in these strange positions in order to stare at a
strange positions in order to stare at a
strange positions in order to stare at a screen or our phones oftentimes twisting
screen or our phones oftentimes twisting
screen or our phones oftentimes twisting ourselves in these strange places not
ourselves in these strange places not
ourselves in these strange places not really even recognizing that our body is
really even recognizing that our body is
really even recognizing that our body is seeking out into the world feeling and
seeking out into the world feeling and
seeking out into the world feeling and sensing which it is always doing until
sensing which it is always doing until
sensing which it is always doing until we maybe stand up and move again
we maybe stand up and move again
we maybe stand up and move again maybe you would like a good stretch or a
maybe you would like a good stretch or a
maybe you would like a good stretch or a sigh or even throwing our brow maybe
sigh or even throwing our brow maybe
sigh or even throwing our brow maybe even a little hint of frustration by the
even a little hint of frustration by the
even a little hint of frustration by the fact that our body just can’t quite
fact that our body just can’t quite
fact that our body just can’t quite conform to the ongoing practice of
conform to the ongoing practice of
conform to the ongoing practice of sitting still like I said we are
sitting still like I said we are
sitting still like I said we are literally practicing our bodies out of
literally practicing our bodies out of
literally practicing our bodies out of our way of being in the world or to go
our way of being in the world or to go
our way of being in the world or to go back to one of my earlier questions we
back to one of my earlier questions we
back to one of my earlier questions we could say yes that digital technologies
could say yes that digital technologies
could say yes that digital technologies are performing us and in this
are performing us and in this
are performing us and in this performance our bodies are really no
performance our bodies are really no
performance our bodies are really no longer really needed I want to show you
longer really needed I want to show you
longer really needed I want to show you an image this image comes from Donna
an image this image comes from Donna
an image this image comes from Donna Sullivan and Tom igoe’s book on physical
Sullivan and Tom igoe’s book on physical
Sullivan and Tom igoe’s book on physical computing and it was made to imagine how
computing and it was made to imagine how
computing and it was made to imagine how computers would see us based on the way
computers would see us based on the way
computers would see us based on the way we use them right one eye to ears in a
we use them right one eye to ears in a
we use them right one eye to ears in a digit that is what we are to most of our
digit that is what we are to most of our
digit that is what we are to most of our consumer devices so if this is how
consumer devices so if this is how
consumer devices so if this is how computers see us they don’t see us as
computers see us they don’t see us as
computers see us they don’t see us as human beings who can skip walk run or
human beings who can skip walk run or
human beings who can skip walk run or dance they see this as an assemblage of
dance they see this as an assemblage of
dance they see this as an assemblage of three body parts so what are we doing to
three body parts so what are we doing to
three body parts so what are we doing to change this a lot of things that I’m
change this a lot of things that I’m
change this a lot of things that I’m doing is considering this idea of play
doing is considering this idea of play
doing is considering this idea of play right when we hear the word play we
right when we hear the word play we
right when we hear the word play we think of children because they’re so
think of children because they’re so
think of children because they’re so stinking good at it right really good
stinking good at it right really good
stinking good at it right really good they are masters of like moving through
they are masters of like moving through
they are masters of like moving through their world and being aware of what
their world and being aware of what
their world and being aware of what they’re doing
they’re doing
they’re doing right they are very aware of how their
right they are very aware of how their
right they are very aware of how their bodies are moving in space and how
bodies are moving in space and how
bodies are moving in space and how they’re learning from them it’s just so
they’re learning from them it’s just so
they’re learning from them it’s just so happens that as we turn into adults
happens that as we turn into adults
happens that as we turn into adults these sort of repertoire that is
these sort of repertoire that is
these sort of repertoire that is acceptable has shrunk and it means that
acceptable has shrunk and it means that
acceptable has shrunk and it means that learning is oftentimes denoted passively
learning is oftentimes denoted passively
learning is oftentimes denoted passively and an active mind not if you’re a
and an active mind not if you’re a
and an active mind not if you’re a dancer though I hate to tell you we have
dancer though I hate to tell you we have
dancer though I hate to tell you we have all the fun as dancers we are just it
all the fun as dancers we are just it
all the fun as dancers we are just it this is our lifeblood is movement we are
this is our lifeblood is movement we are
this is our lifeblood is movement we are constantly in the ongoing sophisticated
constantly in the ongoing sophisticated
constantly in the ongoing sophisticated practice of learning through our own
practice of learning through our own
practice of learning through our own physical experience a lot of times we
physical experience a lot of times we
physical experience a lot of times we call this movement improvisation but for
call this movement improvisation but for
call this movement improvisation but for the sake of today let’s call it critical
the sake of today let’s call it critical
the sake of today let’s call it critical play not frivolous play that’s just sort
play not frivolous play that’s just sort
play not frivolous play that’s just sort of open-ended without any sort of
of open-ended without any sort of
of open-ended without any sort of intention but free and open play that is
intention but free and open play that is
intention but free and open play that is guided by the idea that we can learn
guided by the idea that we can learn
guided by the idea that we can learn something from that this is what we do
something from that this is what we do
something from that this is what we do and it’s something that as I went into
and it’s something that as I went into
and it’s something that as I went into grad school has started to get into
grad school has started to get into
grad school has started to get into human-computer interaction design spaces
human-computer interaction design spaces
human-computer interaction design spaces I realize could be really really useful
I realize could be really really useful
I realize could be really really useful in such spaces and this was really
in such spaces and this was really
in such spaces and this was really reaffirmed for me when I read Phoebe
reaffirmed for me when I read Phoebe
reaffirmed for me when I read Phoebe singers a chapter on an engineering of
singers a chapter on an engineering of
singers a chapter on an engineering of experience and in this chapter she talks
experience and in this chapter she talks
experience and in this chapter she talks about Frederick Taylor’s work during the
about Frederick Taylor’s work during the
about Frederick Taylor’s work during the Industrial Revolution right making
Industrial Revolution right making
Industrial Revolution right making movement efficient and engineering our
movement efficient and engineering our
movement efficient and engineering our physical experience to cut out all the
physical experience to cut out all the
physical experience to cut out all the excess stuff cut it out so that we can
excess stuff cut it out so that we can
excess stuff cut it out so that we can do the work that we need to do in
do the work that we need to do in
do the work that we need to do in factories but the interesting thing is
factories but the interesting thing is
factories but the interesting thing is if you look at our contemporary
if you look at our contemporary
if you look at our contemporary environment hasn’t changed much even
environment hasn’t changed much even
environment hasn’t changed much even though we’re no longer working in
though we’re no longer working in
though we’re no longer working in factories we are still using efficiency
factories we are still using efficiency
factories we are still using efficiency with our devices and our engineered
with our devices and our engineered
with our devices and our engineered experience and our engineered world as a
experience and our engineered world as a
experience and our engineered world as a major metric that we use to define what
major metric that we use to define what
major metric that we use to define what is good what she argues and I would I
is good what she argues and I would I
is good what she argues and I would I would agree with is that maybe we should
would agree with is that maybe we should
would agree with is that maybe we should forego efficiency for a little while and
forego efficiency for a little while and
forego efficiency for a little while and think about things like fun play
think about things like fun play
think about things like fun play movement physicality so how I’m doing
movement physicality so how I’m doing
movement physicality so how I’m doing this is I started to look at things like
this is I started to look at things like
this is I started to look at things like this is my lab this is a very large arts
this is my lab this is a very large arts
this is my lab this is a very large arts festival family-friendly and what you’re
festival family-friendly and what you’re
festival family-friendly and what you’re seeing in here are interactive
seeing in here are interactive
seeing in here are interactive sculptures that we’ve made they resonate
sculptures that we’ve made they resonate
sculptures that we’ve made they resonate or vibrate in real-time with people’s
or vibrate in real-time with people’s
or vibrate in real-time with people’s personal data output meaning that when
personal data output meaning that when
personal data output meaning that when people lay roll hang
people lay roll hang
people lay roll hang out on these sculptures and they play on
out on these sculptures and they play on
out on these sculptures and they play on their phones they can actually feel
their phones they can actually feel
their phones they can actually feel their mobile phone device output in real
their mobile phone device output in real
their mobile phone device output in real time we call it data ship so what does
time we call it data ship so what does
time we call it data ship so what does it mean to think of this as our lab not
it mean to think of this as our lab not
it mean to think of this as our lab not just our academic setting this is our
just our academic setting this is our
just our academic setting this is our iterative process these is our
iterative process these is our
iterative process these is our colleagues doing things like this and
colleagues doing things like this and
colleagues doing things like this and this and this and this so asking other
this and this and this so asking other
this and this and this so asking other people to participate in fun things is
people to participate in fun things is
people to participate in fun things is not really that but what if we ask
not really that but what if we ask
not really that but what if we ask designers to dance to play yeah as part
designers to dance to play yeah as part
designers to dance to play yeah as part of their process is a requirement as
of their process is a requirement as
of their process is a requirement as part of their process so one thing I did
part of their process so one thing I did
part of their process so one thing I did is I made a rapid rote prototype
is I made a rapid rote prototype
is I made a rapid rote prototype wearable technology band where you could
wearable technology band where you could
wearable technology band where you could snap in a bunch of different sensors and
snap in a bunch of different sensors and
snap in a bunch of different sensors and feedback modules meaning that when I
feedback modules meaning that when I
feedback modules meaning that when I teach designers I asked them to move
teach designers I asked them to move
teach designers I asked them to move first into play first before they ever
first into play first before they ever
first into play first before they ever sit down and start to design those
sit down and start to design those
sit down and start to design those technologies so they have to start
technologies so they have to start
technologies so they have to start through action through play here’s some
through action through play here’s some
through action through play here’s some other examples and here’s with people
other examples and here’s with people
other examples and here’s with people who never danced where they started
who never danced where they started
who never danced where they started thinking about the body different places
thinking about the body different places
thinking about the body different places and we typically do right so this is
and we typically do right so this is
and we typically do right so this is some of the work that I do just two
some of the work that I do just two
some of the work that I do just two quick examples of my work as a
quick examples of my work as a
quick examples of my work as a compassionate kinesthetic disrupter I’m
compassionate kinesthetic disrupter I’m
compassionate kinesthetic disrupter I’m compassionate about the difficulty of
compassionate about the difficulty of
compassionate about the difficulty of working with bodies it’s not easy as a
working with bodies it’s not easy as a
working with bodies it’s not easy as a designer but I’m also compassionate
designer but I’m also compassionate
designer but I’m also compassionate about the idea that we might want more
about the idea that we might want more
about the idea that we might want more from our technologies than what we get
from our technologies than what we get
from our technologies than what we get right now I’m kinesthetic I come at
right now I’m kinesthetic I come at
right now I’m kinesthetic I come at things physically first tactic first I’m
things physically first tactic first I’m
things physically first tactic first I’m a tangible human being I like tangible
a tangible human being I like tangible
a tangible human being I like tangible things and I’m a disrupter because I
things and I’m a disrupter because I
things and I’m a disrupter because I think we need radical change in these
think we need radical change in these
think we need radical change in these spaces because if we want our
spaces because if we want our
spaces because if we want our interactions with technology to look
interactions with technology to look
interactions with technology to look like something more than this and we
like something more than this and we
like something more than this and we want our bodies in relationship to
want our bodies in relationship to
want our bodies in relationship to technology to look like more than this
technology to look like more than this
technology to look like more than this then we need designers who are willing
then we need designers who are willing
then we need designers who are willing to do this and we need to make sure
to do this and we need to make sure
to do this and we need to make sure dancers are at the table when we’re
dancers are at the table when we’re
dancers are at the table when we’re designing our technology
designing our technology
designing our technology so that we can have experiences with
so that we can have experiences with
so that we can have experiences with technology that look a little bit more
technology that look a little bit more
technology that look a little bit more like this thank you
like this thank you
like this thank you [Applause]
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