I decided to start the exploration of the cloud-shell concept through multiple thought exercises that help me to develop many small aha! moments that will later come together and act as an unified concept. Or at least that's the plan. This post is a snapshot of that ongoing
Hold Me When I’m Dying explores ways that soft robotic technologies could be used as companions at a point of transition between living and dying. It speculates that an intelligent, cloud-like shell could be used as a way of wrapping around a person with shifting degrees of presence. At
Lately a small and storyline has been running wild in my mind. It starts with a simple image of a humanoid robot sitting in the park and quietly processing the world around it. Its internal chronometer records the passing of microseconds with perfect accuracy. Its optical sensors register the movement
We like to imagine consent is simple, sometime a checkbox or a swipe on yet another app notification, another time a whispered yes in the heat of the night. In reality, unfortunately, it’s still a fragile dance between counterparts, constantly renegotiated and too often ignored. As a species, I
Long before apps gamified our habits, a tiny digital pet trained us to care. In the 1990s, millions of us practiced digital caretaking without actually realizing it. I still remember the simple beep of my Tamagotchi. It was a little pixel-creature on a keychain and I called it Pupsik. Its
Why We Abuse the Machines We Build and Why It Matters Imagine a humanoid robot, designed to provide customer service in cafes and stores, kindly providing service to people there. It's poked and pushed, and shoved aside from where it is and laughed at as it struggles to
Do you remember the Greek myth of the handsome Narcissus, who falls in love with his own reflection until it kills him? You know, the story about the oldest mirrors of human narcissism? Well, as we're building smarter and increasingly capable AI entities and companions, it makes me
The Estonian summer sun, a bit moody but still somewhat constantly present on my porch, has a way of turning abstract thoughts into visceral experiences. The mercury climbs steadily, pumping up the thermostat numbers, and with that beads of sweat start to appear on my brows. Soon enough I’m
This is a 🤖 translation of the original Estonian post, available here: https://www.artun.ee/et/tootedisaini-tudengid-sukeldusid-mangudisaini-maailma/ Game Design as Experience Design In the Digital Product Design curriculum, game design holds a firm position – not as a mere deviation, but as one possibility for experience design. This spring, the project-based
Disain on olemuslikult inimeste jaoks. Või planeedi. Või teiste liikide, süsteemide või tulevikustsenaariumite tarvis. Mis iganes see kontekst ka poleks, igasugune disain on olemuslikult seotud - olgu siis inimeste, keskkonna või süsteemide kontekstis. Me räägime õigustatult raamistikest nagu inimesekeskne disain, planeedikeskne disain, posthumanistlik disain, spekulatiivne disain või põlvkondadevaheline disain. Igaüks
It started out like any other lazy Sunday: cup of freshly brewed coffee, super-comfy sweatpants, and my best friend by my side via FaceTime. But little did I know, our regular two-person hangout will evolve into a trio. Her name is Linda. She's got curves and wheels, a
ENG 🤖 translation coming up soon! Tehnoloogia ja inimese suhe on viimastel kümnenditel muutunud üha lähedasemaks ja intiimsemaks. Digitaalsed assistendid vastavad meie küsimustele nii, nagu vestleksime sõbraga; robotid matkivad oskuslikult meie inimlikke emotsioone ja nutiseadmed õpivad tundma meie harjumusi ning eelistusi. Mida enam tehisobjektid ja -süsteemid reaalset inimest meenutavad, seda suurem