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ORCID

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3492-8785

Access Type

Open Access Thesis

Document Type

thesis

Degree Program

Art

Degree Type

Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.)

Year Degree Awarded

2021

Month Degree Awarded

May

Abstract

Your New Best Friends: An Exploration of Furby, Siri and Other Sociable Electronics is focused around interactive electronic systems and the effect these systems can have on our human psyches. My work focuses on two particular periods of development: the late 80’s to early 90’s, and the 2010’s to present. One period represents my childhood and the other my early adulthood. By comparing the two I can examine trends in the ways we engage with robotics and can better understand the ubiquity of electronically mediated interactions today. I utilize these new understandings to manipulate the capabilities of devices from both periods to create pieces that communicate care in a new way, sparking a moment of joy for the viewer while also increasing the awareness of the failings of devices when compared with true human interaction.

DOI

https://doi.org/10.7275/22818580.0

First Advisor

Jenny Vogel

Second Advisor

Susan Jahoda

Third Advisor

Juana Valdes

Fourth Advisor

Karen Kurczynski

Creative Commons License

Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 License.

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