Video Archive – The Conference by Media Evolution theconference@mediaevolution.se https://videos.theconference.se Media Evolution is a membership organization that help media industries to innovate and grow. The videos in this podcast are generated at our annual conference The Conference and lectures we arrange throughout the year. http://www.mediaevolution.se en-us Visualplatform http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Video Archive – The Conference by Media Evolution Videos generated by Media Evolution Media Evolution is a membership organization that help media industries to innovate and grow. The videos in this podcast are generated at our annual conference The Conference and lectures we arrange throughout the year. http://www.mediaevolution.se media, music, games, publishing, future, social, tv, film, 334841 episodic no https://videos.theconference.se/files/rv0.0/sitelogo.gif https://videos.theconference.se http://videos.theconference.se/qa-creative-assemblages <p>Q&amp;A from the session Creative Assemblages – Emerging Alliances to Augment Human Creativity with&nbsp;Kristoffer Ørum (Artist) and&nbsp;Kader Bagli (RISE | Visual Effects Studio)&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://videos.theconference.se/qa-creative-assemblages"><img src="http://videos.theconference.se/64968568/88204385/11a29bd69d01148878ae0ec440806a63/standard/download-8-thumbnail.jpg" width="75" height=""/></a></p> http://videos.theconference.se/photo/88204385 Fri, 01 Sep 2023 17:14:04 GMT Q&A – Creative Assemblages QA from the session Creative Assemblages – Emerging Alliances to Augment Human Creativity withKristoffer Ørum (Artist) andKader Bagli (RISE | Visual Effects Studio) QA from the session Creative Assemblages – Emerging Alliances to Augment Human Creativity withKristoffer Ørum (Artist) andKader Bagli (RISE | Visual Effects Studio) Video Archive – The Conference by Media Evolution 14:27 <p>Q&amp;A from the session Creative Assemblages – Emerging Alliances to Augment Human Creativity with&nbsp;Kristoffer Ørum (Artist) and&nbsp;Kader Bagli (RISE | Visual Effects Studio)&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://videos.theconference.se/qa-creative-assemblages"><img src="http://videos.theconference.se/64968568/88204385/11a29bd69d01148878ae0ec440806a63/standard/download-8-thumbnail.jpg" width="75" height=""/></a></p> 2023 creative assemblages http://videos.theconference.se/kristoffer-orum-even-images-that <p><span><p>Kristoffer Ørum finds satisfaction in taking a particular technology that is meant for something else and misusing it. In his current unfinished Instagram project that unfolds over time, the artist uses AI to create a version of history. The generated pictures combine 90s hip-hop culture, the Danish worker movement, fishermen's culture, and the health care system. But the more you look at it, the more you notice its imperfections. That is Kristoffer’s way of imagining and reimagining the past. Why? Because any discussion of the past is a discussion of the future.</p><p>We need to rediscover our own imagination. Kristoffer criticises the lack of imaginary futures and our incapability to get out of the future narratives dictated by tech giants. Also, the “horrible shitshow” that is social media, where we constantly get bombarded with fake and manipulated images, contributes to that problem. So he hopes that with projects like his that play with past, future, and (re)imagination, we can regain the power to imagine futures not defined by tech monopolies.</p><div><span><br></span></div></span></p><p><a href="http://videos.theconference.se/kristoffer-orum-even-images-that"><img src="http://videos.theconference.se/64968568/88203915/52e292ee0e5f83402df3b95dc9bf6aa9/standard/download-8-thumbnail.jpg" width="75" height=""/></a></p> http://videos.theconference.se/photo/88203915 Fri, 01 Sep 2023 17:13:49 GMT Kristoffer Ørum – Even Images That You Know To Be False Affect You Kristoffer Ørum finds satisfaction in taking a particular technology that is meant for something else and misusing it. In his current unfinished Instagram project that unfolds over time, the artist uses AI to create a version of history. The generated pictures combine 90s hip-hop culture, the Danish worker movement, fishermen's culture, and the health care system. But the more you look at it, the more you notice its imperfections. That is Kristoffer’s way of imagining and reimagining the past. Why? Because any discussion of the past is a discussion of the future.We need to rediscover our own imagination. Kristoffer criticises the lack of imaginary futures and our incapability to get out of the future narratives dictated by tech giants. Also, the “horrible shitshow” that is social media, where we constantly get bombarded with fake and manipulated images, contributes to that problem. So he hopes that with projects like his that play with past, future, and (re)imagination, we can regain the power to imagine futures not defined by tech monopolies. Kristoffer Ørum finds satisfaction in taking a particular technology that is meant for something else and misusing it. In his current unfinished Instagram project that unfolds over time, the artist uses AI to create a version of history. The... Video Archive – The Conference by Media Evolution 18:04 <p><span><p>Kristoffer Ørum finds satisfaction in taking a particular technology that is meant for something else and misusing it. In his current unfinished Instagram project that unfolds over time, the artist uses AI to create a version of history. The generated pictures combine 90s hip-hop culture, the Danish worker movement, fishermen's culture, and the health care system. But the more you look at it, the more you notice its imperfections. That is Kristoffer’s way of imagining and reimagining the past. Why? Because any discussion of the past is a discussion of the future.</p><p>We need to rediscover our own imagination. Kristoffer criticises the lack of imaginary futures and our incapability to get out of the future narratives dictated by tech giants. Also, the “horrible shitshow” that is social media, where we constantly get bombarded with fake and manipulated images, contributes to that problem. So he hopes that with projects like his that play with past, future, and (re)imagination, we can regain the power to imagine futures not defined by tech monopolies.</p><div><span><br></span></div></span></p><p><a href="http://videos.theconference.se/kristoffer-orum-even-images-that"><img src="http://videos.theconference.se/64968568/88203915/52e292ee0e5f83402df3b95dc9bf6aa9/standard/download-8-thumbnail.jpg" width="75" height=""/></a></p> 2023 creative assemblages http://videos.theconference.se/kader-bagli-bringing-nuanced <p><span><p><b>“We all deserve to be seen in visual languages. We already have the tool, now it’s about taking action”</b><span><br><br></span></p><p>Could merging VFX and AI create a fully represented world? Kader Bagli certainly thinks so. Working at the intersection of creativity, imagination and technology, she is exposed to a lack of diversity on a daily basis. Our current visual storytelling landscape doesn’t celebrate cultural diversity across all layers of society – we are good at marginalising groups instead of normalizing them. But the good news is: we already have the tools to change that; we just need to put it into action to unstuck ourselves.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>With AI putting a halt to our lack of imagination and VFX offering storytellers new perspectives, the future looks hopeful. Because we all deserve to be seen — on screen and off — with dignity, humanity and no judgment. So, what are we waiting for if that’s what it takes to change our visual language to a more inclusive one?</p><div><span><br></span></div></span></p><p><a href="http://videos.theconference.se/kader-bagli-bringing-nuanced"><img src="http://videos.theconference.se/64968578/88203715/263fb172ba081715360d29c95d7bf73a/standard/download-6-thumbnail.jpg" width="75" height=""/></a></p> http://videos.theconference.se/photo/88203715 Fri, 01 Sep 2023 17:13:36 GMT Kader Bagli – Bringing Nuanced Futures to Life “We all deserve to be seen in visual languages. We already have the tool, now it’s about taking action”Could merging VFX and AI create a fully represented world? Kader Bagli certainly thinks so. Working at the intersection of creativity, imagination and technology, she is exposed to a lack of diversity on a daily basis. Our current visual storytelling landscape doesn’t celebrate cultural diversity across all layers of society – we are good at marginalising groups instead of normalizing them. But the good news is: we already have the tools to change that; we just need to put it into action to unstuck ourselves.With AI putting a halt to our lack of imagination and VFX offering storytellers new perspectives, the future looks hopeful. Because we all deserve to be seen — on screen and off — with dignity, humanity and no judgment. So, what are we waiting for if that’s what it takes to change our visual language to a more inclusive one? “We all deserve to be seen in visual languages. We already have the tool, now it’s about taking action”Could merging VFX and AI create a fully represented world? Kader Bagli certainly thinks so. Working at the intersection of creativity,... Video Archive – The Conference by Media Evolution 17:45 <p><span><p><b>“We all deserve to be seen in visual languages. We already have the tool, now it’s about taking action”</b><span><br><br></span></p><p>Could merging VFX and AI create a fully represented world? Kader Bagli certainly thinks so. Working at the intersection of creativity, imagination and technology, she is exposed to a lack of diversity on a daily basis. Our current visual storytelling landscape doesn’t celebrate cultural diversity across all layers of society – we are good at marginalising groups instead of normalizing them. But the good news is: we already have the tools to change that; we just need to put it into action to unstuck ourselves.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>With AI putting a halt to our lack of imagination and VFX offering storytellers new perspectives, the future looks hopeful. Because we all deserve to be seen — on screen and off — with dignity, humanity and no judgment. So, what are we waiting for if that’s what it takes to change our visual language to a more inclusive one?</p><div><span><br></span></div></span></p><p><a href="http://videos.theconference.se/kader-bagli-bringing-nuanced"><img src="http://videos.theconference.se/64968578/88203715/263fb172ba081715360d29c95d7bf73a/standard/download-6-thumbnail.jpg" width="75" height=""/></a></p> 2023 creative assemblages