Hybrid NeuroArt Nexus with Dr. Choi: Utilizing Bio-sensor Feedback In Interactive Art
This is a hybrid event and the first of the EDGE NeuroArt Nexus speaker series to be hosted in person in Albany. The theme of this month's nexus is how we can use sensors to explore the intersection of technology and human experience. After the event there will be a chance to network with this interdisciplinary community!
This event will be live streamed from Albany, the Zoom link for those who wish to join us online is here.
1300-1430 UTC-4 (NY Time)
1900-2030 CEST (Berlin Time)
Agenda
1245 - Doors Open
1300 - Event Starts. Opening to EDGE NeuroArt Nexus
1315 - Talk by Dr. Choi
1345 - Networking
Brief Biography
Dr. Choi is a South Korean-born artist and educator whose practice spans experimental animation, XR, video games, and bio-sensor-driven interactive installations. She has exhibited her work internationally at venues such as the International Symposium on Electronic Art (ISEA), SIGGRAPH Asia, Blitz Valletta in Malta, and the New Mexico Museum of Art–Vladem Contemporary. Her work has been featured in WIRED, Geek Wire, KUOW/NPR, and The Seattle Times.
She currently serves as an Assistant Professor of Digital Arts in the Department of Art and Art History at the University at Albany, where she teaches courses in digital media, animation, and interactive art, and contributes to interdisciplinary programming in gaming and immersive technologies.
Description of Talk
The Remembrance project is an ongoing series that includes Remembrance: Magma and Remembrance: Coral, and is currently expanding into its third installment, Remembrance: Passage. This interdisciplinary art project transforms data from dementia patients into poetry and visual data within a video game environment, which is then played through performances using brainwave sensors. In the current phase of Remembrance: Passage, I am developing customized bio-integrated brain sensors to further explore the intersection of technology and human experience.