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  • ZENetic Computer is an interactive experience that evokes "self-awakening," a particular cognitive response to processing reality via subliminal consciousness. It uses stories portrayed in sumie (ink painting), haiku and kimono which display
  • In face-to-face communication, the occasional need for intentional lies is something with which everyone can identify. In short, to abide by social norms, we consciously lie. On the other hand, if we consider the signs that our bodies express as
  • N/A See colaboration with Naoko Tosa
  • Rome & Juliet in Hades is based on the play by Shakespeare. There are two main characters, Romeo and Juliet, in the story and, therefore, this story supplies a good example of multi-person participation. People have a strong desire to act out the
  • “MIC was a male baby with a distinct personality who responded more clearly to a variety of emotions, using voice patterns to make interpretations of emotions. For example, joy (happiness, satisfaction, enjoyment, comfort, smile) was extrapolated
  • Neuro Baby -
    “Neuro Baby, one of her [Naoko Tosa's] best-known installations, uses sophisticated neural-network programming to create a computer graphic entity that responds to the emotional tones of voices. The baby responds appropriately with crying or cooing
  • Neuro-Baby is a communication tool with its own personality and character. Through emotional modeling, it reacts to changing voices, handshake intensity, and facial expressions. Artificial neural networks allow the system to "learn" from individual
  • Born in the Japanese city of Fukuoka, media artist Naoko Tosa was awarded a PhD for Art and Technology research by the University of Tokyo in 1999. She gained experience as a lecturer at Musashino Art University in Tokyo from 1989 to 1994. After
  • To enhance his performances, presented between 1980 and 1982 in Rio de Janeiro and in other Brazilian states, Kac started to produce visual texts, small sculptures, graffiti, and other kinds of images and objects. After the conclusion in 1982 of his
  • Interactive Poem MUSE -
    “"Interactive poem" is a new type of poem that is created by a participant and a computer agent collaborating in a poetic world full of inspiration, emotion and sensitivity. […] A computer agent called "MUSE", who has been carefully designed with a