[-empyre-] Fw: Re: FYI: Fwd: Re: empyre Digest, Vol 77, Issue 7

Amy meidesign.net at gmail.com
Wed Apr 13 07:51:32 EST 2011 

Hi there,

Found out this mailing list through Natasha. Can I possible join this mailing list?

Here is a short bio about me:

Amy Li is a multidisciplinary creative director and designer, specializing in branding, creative marketing strategy, and user experience design for global brands such as Yahoo, AT&T, VW, and Sony etc. She is also on the board of directors of Humanity+. Amy is passionate about combining design, technology, and human factors to create state of the art products that impact our daily lives. One example of this is the iPhone app Have2P. It is a fun and creative app that addresses a universal human need in a new high-tech fashion. It was showcased as "App of the Week" in the New York Times, and also featured in Gizmodo.

And here is a link to a previous talk that I gave that includes a longer version of bio:

http://hplussummit.com/li.html

Thanks,

Amy

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Amy Li
UX Creative Director
UX :: Design :: Technology
www.meidesign.net  || www.linkedin.com/in/meidesign

Board of the Directors, Humanity+ || www.humanityplus.org

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Forwarded message: 
> From: natasha at natasha.cc
> To: Amy <meidesign.net at gmail.com>
> Date: Tuesday, April 12, 2011 2:09:20 PM
> Subject: Re: FYI: Fwd: Re: [-empyre-] empyre Digest, Vol 77, Issue 7
> 
> The email list is an academic art/design lsit by invitation only. You 
> can email them at empyre at lists.cofa.unsw.edu.au and ask to join. 
> (unless they have changed this recently) Anyway, it's easy.
> 
> empyre forum
> empyre at lists.cofa.unsw.edu.au
> http://www.subtle.net/empyre
> 
> N
> 
> 
> Quoting Amy <meidesign.net at gmail.com>:
> 
> > Thank you very much Natasha. This is very interesting. I have 
> > included a good section of AR in my presentation, and this will be a 
> >  good one to include as well. Is this a mailing list? Looks like a 
> > good one to join. :)
> > 
> > ..........................................................................
> > 
> > Amy Li
> > UX Creative Director
> > UX :: Design :: Technology
> > www.meidesign.net || www.linkedin.com/in/meidesign
> > 
> > Board of the Directors, Humanity+ || www.humanityplus.org
> > 
> > ..........................................................................
> > 
> > 
> > On Tuesday, April 12, 2011 at 1:57 PM, natasha at natasha.cc wrote:
> > > 
> > > 
> > > ----- Forwarded message from davinheckman at gmail.com -----
> > >  Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2011 11:00:39 -0400
> > >  From: davin heckman <davinheckman at gmail.com>
> > > Reply-To: soft_skinned_space <empyre at gamera.cofa.unsw.edu.au>
> > >  Subject: Re: [-empyre-] empyre Digest, Vol 77, Issue 7
> > >  To: soft_skinned_space <empyre at gamera.cofa.unsw.edu.au>
> > >  Cc: Alan Sondheim <sondheim at panix.com>
> > > 
> > > Alan,
> > > For me, inequality in access is a recurring concern. I think that AR
> > > is appealing because it formalizes "folk" practices. I think the poor
> > > man's (or woman's) AR can be seen in virtually any bathroom stall, bus
> > > stop, high school desktop, etc.: graffiti. But even graffiti is a
> > > material representation of consciousness, directing thought towards
> > > another. The iphone offers the ability to apply narrative and
> > > interpretation to space in the same way that graffiti and storytelling
> > > do.... but where it might differ is in the personal stakes for the
> > > writer, the permanence of the writing, and in the reading public that
> > > it engages. Writing in public space immediately puts the writer into
> > > dialogue with the other inhabitants of that space. Various AR apps
> > > engage a narrower slice of the public, which calls into question the
> > > notion of the public at all, but which is also why they are permitted.
> > >  Hacker attacks on websites are also AR applications, but like
> > > graffiti, they are considered criminal.... as opposed to merely
> > > "fun." At the same time, I think most people want to be a part of
> > > culture and society in this neoliberal era.... so simulated folk
> > > practices are incredibly appealing. I think the test is how to push
> > > our way from simulated practices into the real.
> > > Davin
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > On Sun, Apr 10, 2011 at 12:12 AM, Alan Sondheim <sondheim at panix.com> wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > I was fascinated by the link Paul Brown sent in,
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/onepercent/2011/04/new-augmented-reality-app-unle.html
> > > > 
> > > > - because of the creativity unleashed; the iphone, whatever, becomes an
> > > > active tool instead of a receiver. I have two questions, 
> > > occasioned in part
> > > > by my relative poverty in relation to this discussion (I can't see my own
> > > > pieces!) -
> > > > 
> > > > 1 - What, if anything is being done to eliminate the various headgear or
> > > > even smartphone receivers that are current necessary to receive AR and its
> > > > extensions? The last issue of Lusitania, Beyond Form, Architecture and Art
> > > > in the Space of Media, focuses on the physico-inert-kinetic constructs of
> > > > situated responsive liquid architectures, some of which have been 
> > >  realized.
> > > > But even these require an over-emphasis on things. I was taken in this
> > > > regard by Newstweek which runs interference on a wide variety of 
> > > platforms,
> > > > augmenting inscription.
> > > > 
> > > > 2 - A vast number of people already carry smartphones etc., constantly use
> > > > them on the move (too many walks/hikes with people staring at the screens
> > > > etc.); for them, the media environment is already amalgamated, physical
> > > > reality already augmented simply by the presence of the screen. So there's
> > > > an enclave set up in the midst of the practico-inert, one occasioned by
> > > > surplus income, local/technological accesspoints, etc. The second question
> > > > is related to the first and my previous post - what can be done to extend
> > > > this, breakdown the enclave? The uses are tremendous - think of a device
> > > > that might be employed around Fukushima, directly outlining 
> > > radiation levels
> > > > as AR. This would have application for all sorts of pollutions; one might
> > > > use it in a firefight, for example, in order to avoid oncoming.
> > > > 
> > > > Sorry, I'm writing blurrily at the moment. ... What I'm asking - how does
> > > > one break the enclave - the sense of privilege AR implies - how does one
> > > > make the creative version of the $100 or $10 laptop here?
> > > > 
> > > > Why is this important? It's not in a lot of places, but in the US at this
> > > > point, 1% of the country owns 95-99% of the wealth (depending on 
> > > the stats)
> > > > and the relative income of the poor is decreasing quickly:
> > > > 
> > > http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_thelookout/20110408/ts_yblog_thelookout/off-the-charts-income-gains-for-super-rich
> > > > and http://l.yimg.com/a/i/ww/news/2011/04/08/inequality.jpg - these are
> > > > people who would socially benefit from AR, and yet it's totally out of
> > > > reach. I might add that the elderly obviously fall into this category as
> > > > well, etc.
> > > > 
> > > > So is there a way for AR to reach out? Is there a technology that doesn't
> > > > require technology? Or an AR-technological equivalent, say, of the old
> > > > Bread-and-Puppet Theater?
> > > > 
> > > > Finally I want to thank everyone for an fascinating discussion, and it's
> > > > really heartening to see so much amazing work, so many directions! I
> > > > particularly want to thank Patrick here, and Mark Skwarek, who 
> > > has nurtured
> > > > me to some extent.
> > > > 
> > > > - Alan
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
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