Data Through Design:
Digital Twins
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February 28th–March 10th, 2020
Opening: Friday, Feb 28th, 6:30–9:30pm
Monday - Sunday, 12pm–6pm
357 Canal Street, New York City
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Artist roster and project titles
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Amanda Anderson, The Landscape Generator
Mona Chalabi, Home Sweet Home
Mariya Chekmarova & Hana Dunston, Cities as Spirographs
Jennifer Ding, I Am Therefore I Am
Nathaniel Quinn, Route Optimization Through Digital Profiles
Abe Rubenstein & Cameron Yick, Almost Everywhere
Devang Thakkar, Best Places to (ALMOST) Die
Eric Lee & Yen Mooi, Long Lost Twins
Squirrel Census, Squirrel Census
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Digital Twin
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The theme of our event will be Digital Twin, a term used to describe a virtual replica of a real world object or phenomenon. Digital twins — avatars, simulation models and artificial intelligence — constitute virtual worlds which can be used to both interpret and shape our reality. How are individuals, societies, cities and natural systems reflected in and impacted by digital worldbuilding? How can they help us better understand ourselves and our reality? On the other hand, how can implicit or explicit bias distort or mislead such efforts, and what are the consequences when we lose control of these digital worlds?
The mission of Data through Design and Open Data Week, a city-wide endeavor by the NYC Mayor’s Office of Data Analytics, is to encourage a wider knowledge of New York City’s open datasets and how these resources can enable better public understanding of what is happening in NYC’s neighborhoods, schools, streets, and parks.
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Sponsors
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City of New York
wallplay/ On Canal
Pratt SAVI
Columbia Data Science Institute
Revel
Organizers
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Can SucuoÄŸlu
Will Geary
Alexander Kennedy
Nicolas Grefenstette
So Yeon Jeong
Sara Eichner
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For more information contact oncanal@wallplay.com
@dataxdesign website #oncanal