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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
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 License.
Recommended Citation
Forbes, Avery, "Your New Best Friends: An Exploration of Furby, Siri, and Other Sociable Electronics" (2021). Masters Theses. 1047.
https://doi.org/10.7275/22818580.0
https://scholarworks.umass.edu/masters_theses_2/1047
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