With Yamaha’s vocaloid software Hatsune Miku, imitation is no longer merely a question of mimicking intellectual capabilities. The 3D-animated, 16-year-old pop star with her computer-generated
Tag: embodiment
SOMA: Pulling the plug on your preconceived human self-awareness
In ”SOMA” we are encountered with the dilemmas of human consciousness and robotic embodiment. The game is set in a
Virtual Phenomenology: In The Eyes of The Animal
Insofar one assumes that: “an organism has conscious mental states if and only if there is something that it is
Thinking machines and becoming bats – what are the pressing questions of the 21. Century?
The chosen artwork for this assignment takes an embodied approach to the question for the means of our mental and
A Goat’s State of Mind
Thomas Thwaiter’s project A holiday from being human (GoatMan), exemplifies a distinct investigation on normality where technological enhancement aids the
Protest
My understanding of posthumanism draws from Rosi Braidotti’s The Posthuman 2013 and Cary Wolfe’s What is