Zane and I delve deep into the materialities of the virtual world, and try to imagine who the Metaverse (in all its possible iterations) is for — with some attention to our uncomfortable, sweaty bodies, fussing with headsets and sensory overload. We conclude that Big Tech’s visions of the future are a bit stale. Recorded Jan 20, 2023. Released March 30, 2023. The Metaverse<a href="https://about.meta.com/what-is-the-metaverse/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://about.meta.com/what-is-the-metaverse/</a> Decenterland<a href="https://decentraland.org/download/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://decentraland.org/download/</a> Zane’s work<a href="https://www.zanegriffintalleycooper.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.zanegriffintalleycooper.com/</a> <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Unsafe, with Gina Neff

Hi everyone, my name is Mél Hogan and I’m a critical media studies scholar based in Canada. I’m working on a project called The Data Fix through a series of conversations with scholars, thinkers, and feelers. Together we explore the significance of living in a world of data, and especially the growing trend of “digital humans” in the form of chatbots, holograms, deepfakes, ai images and videos, and even tech that revives the dead. The conversations are minimally edited, and serve as an archive of the collective thinking and feeling that is going into the Data Fix project. Please see thedatafix.net for more details and show notes. Thank you so much for listening.&nbsp;Cover art by Oona Ode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.