Ambient Creativity Hackfest Panel on Computational Design, Diversity and the Changing Face of Modern Developers

Please join us for a panel discussion on computational design, diversity and the changing face of modern developers with guest speakers from our Ambient Creativity hackfest. Bringing together a small group of pioneers in this space, ranging from award winning Agencies to researchers, artists and architects, this talk will explore the blurring line between designers and developers and how open source communities are helping to redefine the way we craft experiences around emerging technology.

Speaker Details

Rick Barraza’s work in Technical Evangelism focuses on Design Engineering and creative guidance across Games, Media and Agency engagements. As a core contributor to the Coding 4 Fun team, he is passionate about educating, entertaining and inspiring the next generation of experience driven developers and designers. Before joining Microsoft, Rick Barraza served as the Creative Director and Principal Experience Architect for the technology agency Cynergy and speaks frequently on the intersection of design and emerging technology.

2013 MSFT Artist in Residence, Producer of Interactive documentary Clouds, the Kinect plug-in for OpenFrameworks, & 4D video editing software for Kinect, the RGBD Toolkit.

WIEDEN+KENNEDY, Creative Technology & Experience Design Group The Lodge applies technology to brand and business problems via deep expertise in hardware engineering, computer graphics, user experience design, artificial intelligence, and more.

Genevieve Hoffman is an artist and designer working at the intersections of research, data, science, sustainability and design.

Anna Czoski is captivated by the dynamics of motion and how technology an bring a unique message to new audiences. Her background is in traditional fine arts and 3D digital art.

SOFTlab embraces architectural projects that are strange, difficult, blurry and straddle multiple mediums. By mixing research, creativity and technology with a strong desire to make work fun, SOFTlab attempts to create new and unique experiences.

Date:
Speakers:
Rick Barraza, James George, Stephen Schieberl, Genevieve Hoffman, Anna Czoski, and Michael Szivos
Affiliation:
Microsoft, CLOUDS, Wieden+Kennedy, Freelance Artist, SOFTlab

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