We are in the midst of some huge shifts in technology - AR/VR, Machine Learning, Blockchain, the Internet of things - but what does it all mean for Museums and our visitors? How do we understand and critique technology, without jumping to dystopic/utopic visions?
These are the questions we attempted to answer in the #FutureSlam, a series of internal events held at Auckland Museum. We didn’t get (nor expect) clear cut answers. This talk will look at how we asked the questions, structured the events, and digested the future - one slice of rocky road at a time.
Holly is a Digital Experience Producer at Auckland Museum. Her greatest wish is for less screens and more Harry Potter. She is currently studying a Master of Design at Auckland University of Technology, with a focus on creating speculative communication devices for a post-human w... Read More →