Monday, April 1

• In class:
  • E-poetry:
    • "Typoemas and Anipoemas" by Ana María Uribe
    • "Thoughts Go" by David Knoebel
  • Lecture and discussion of installations and virtual spaces
    • “The Library of Missing Datasets” by Mimi Ọnụọha
    • “The Kimchi Poetry Machine”  by Margaret Rhee
    • “Robopoemas” by Tina Escaja
• Assignment:
  • Read:
    • “Skawennati Makes Space for Indigenous Representation and Sovereignty in the Virtual World of Second Life” by Rea McNamara
    • Explore Skawennati.com
    • "Time Traveller" (press)
  • Write a post in which you discuss Skawennati's "Time Traveller"  in the context of her work on indigenous virtual spaces.

Wednesday, April 3

In class:

• Discussion of Skawennati's work and the Initiative for Indigenous Futures
• Lecture and discussion of AR & VR work
  • 34 North 118 West
  • Skawennati's webpage
  • "She Falls for Ages"
• Opertoon by Erik Loyer

Assignment:

• Explore/Read/Play:
  • “Languish” by Erik Loyer
  • Explore Loyer's playable works.

Friday, April 5

• Explore/Read/Play:
  • “Languish” by Erik Loyer
  • Explore Loyer's playable works.
• Write a post about how Loyer uses virtual spaces and game interfaces in meaningful ways.
• Post due by Saturday morning, reply to a classmate's post by Monday before class.

Assignment:

• Read Rettberg, Chapter 7: Divergent Streams
• Read selected Creative Project #2 works here and here.
• Write a response in our forum to 2-3 of the student projects.