Ideas Around Phd Noncoherent

Messy - different ways of communicating / existing

there are two branches of research that my masters thesis was beginning to open up:

1. Reality - what is reality / anything can be a reality. shared space, types of reality. ‘Hybrid Space’ / Networked Space

2. messiness - tech is material and tangible. strive for something imperfect/malleable that allows for nuance. Messiness in interactions. Nuance/viscerality/expression. Hacking ?? Allowing for novelty* - hacking

agency, autonomy
unpredictable and unexpected.

‘Messiness’ more in regards to the interactions or the structure of what you are trying to enable.

something about improvisation and the inherent imperfections of it

Algorithms as a frame work you can break

‘Glitch’ more about the aesthetic

playful/experimentation how does this fit into things?

joy . fairness . equity

how do I strive for what I believe in, within a rotten system?

certain people have the privilege to play // Who has the privilege to play?

art as privilege

the foundations (requirements) for play also equals safety (I read something about this in a paper)

making the familiar strange

some current thoughts I have been having in regards to education (and existing within Academia)

• what is education moving forward? specifically in regards to technology (creative computing)

- if AI can ‘do everything’ what is education for? surely creativity is the now the focus/needs to be the focus

• is there a ‘messy approach’ to teaching / education
• what is messiness’ connection to creativity / exploration / play?

what is messiness? How to define it exactly

Definition in my 2020 thesis:

Thoughts regarding this now:

why am I interested in technology? how did I end up in this position, what drew me here?

Technology as magic (connection to wonder, play)

**learning - creativity - play

education & empowerment