HACKSTOCK Vll - R.U. Cyber

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• All The World's A GenieMo Stage! PlayLa.bZ Spatial CadetZ

DiY Virtual Production And The Making A  Sci-Fi Experimental Short In 48 Hours with The McLuhan Institute, PlayLa.bZ  & X-Box Gaming Kit. A Free Open Access Multi-dimensional Motion Arts Storytelling Hands On Createch Workshop.

PlayLa.bZ Community Interest Company: A next generation multi award winning, multi-sensory, multi-dimensional motion arts experience design [XD] Createch laboratory, crafting accessible & Changemaking Immersive experiences for social good.

• ANANDALA by Kevin Mack 

Transcendent multi-dimensional mystical abstract experience, Anandala combines the Sanskrit words, Ananda (bliss) & Mandala: A geometric figure representing the Universe in Hindu & Buddhist symbolism

Kevin Mack is a pioneer of immersive art, computer graphics, and visual effects. He has won an Academy Award for his work on What Dreams May Come, and his work has been exhibited at art and technology events around the world. Mack's work is inspired by transcendent visions, nature, and technology, and he is using his skills to create new forms of art that can inspire and amaze people

• Babel: What Would We Say To The Gods? by Dr Eleanor Dare & Dr Dylan Yamada-Rice

Join us for a collaborative, multi-dimensional comic happening. Explore the future of technology and AI. Using recycled materials and old tech parts, you'll build a tower in front of a ML-generated projection. As we build, we'll discuss the potential dangers and benefits of human omniscience. What would Babel look like today? 

Eleanor Dare is an academic and critical technologist with a PhD and MSc in Arts and Computational Technologies from the department of Computing, Goldsmiths. Eleanor was formerly Reader in Digital Media and Head of Programme for MA Digital Direction, at the Royal College of Art. Eleanor is now working with Cambridge University, Faculty of Education, as well as supervising PHD students at the RCA and UCL. A full list of publications, exhibitions etc can be found here.

Dylan has held academic posts in Childhood Education at the University of Sheffield, Acting Head of Information Experience Design at the Royal College of Art and in Immersive Stortelling in the School of Digital Arts at Manchester Met University. She is an expert in storytelling for child audiences. Having worked for several years in the Kids Media Industry. Her educational background includes degrees in Asian Art History, Japanese Art History, Childhood Education, Research Methods and Semiotics. This interdisciplinary background also allows her to quesion the role of culture to stories and storytelling technologies.  Sunday

• R.U. Cyber.. R.U. Against NFTs? by R.U. Sirius, MONDO VANILLI, MONDO 2000 History Project & PlayLa.bZ

“Madness radness! The Twenty Twenty’s manifestation of MONDO Vanilli together with MONDO 2000 friends. As we accelerate into a darker cavern built by MONDO’s anarcho-capitalist pals (we were a too-friendly sorts) the cypherpunks, and sink at last into the unalloyed chaos of mass digitization. Now merging with gold-rush obsessions with inauthentic/authentic/inauthentic cryptocurrencies with Joker names and Riddler brandings. All the better to run scams or keep your stash (sort-of) hidden from the man and the rise and fall and vaguely re-arisen moment of the NFT… which I am vaguely against/aghast!” R.U.Sirius

R.U. Sirius is an American writer, editor, musical artist and media pioneer. Known for being one of key cyberpunk and cyberculture movement figures. Mondo 2000 editor-in-chief. A published author, and has written books on topics related to technology, culture and society.

• Musical Alien Family & Alien Choir: Multi-dimensional Mystical Being (Art From Waste) by Dan Knight

Upcycled Interactive Sound Art Machines (Inflable Installation) & Alien Choir Pop Up Surprise

Dan Knight builds sculptures that are larger than life and infused with a celebratory, joyous vibe. Often, their scale makes them feel as though they have emerged from science-fiction or mythological stories. They’re interactive and multi-dimensional, utilizing electrical, wind-generated, or human-generated energy, as well as water and sound.

• How To Hack Reality by Prof. Stephen E. Dinehart IV

Embark on a mind-bending journey as we dive into the realm of hacking reality. In this talk, inspired by the principles from my book "Narrative Designer: Fabulator Ludus," we will explore how the Active Protagonist serves as a catalyst for transforming our world by harnessing the power of good will and conscious manifestation.

Through a fusion of ancient wisdom and contemporary insights, we will unveil the transformative potential within each of us. Drawing upon the rich tapestry of storytelling and gaming traditions, we will explore how the Player-Teller navigates hyperdimensional structures in reality through action, and in the process shapes the world around them.

• The Infinite Monkeys Theorem

Infinite Monkeys with projectors, synthesizers and an infinite amount of time could produce an AV version of “Selected Music From Washing Machines 85-92”. This theorem was tried in real life, but only for a month. The thirteen monkeys involved produced 4 minutes of cow sounds, slammed projectors and synthesizers with a stone and ate 31kg of bananas.

Infinite Monkeys will try it again performing live during this new edition of HACKTSTOCK. Please, don’t expect any art or great performance at HACKSTOCK VII, the Monkeys are not musicians, the Monkeys are not artistic agents, the Monkeys are just Monkeys.

• Red Dreamachine 78RPM by Luciana Haill

Luciana Haill is a fine artist who uses brainwave mapping to create art that explores the mind. Her work has been described as a form of ephemeral portraiture, as it captures the brain's activity in real time.

• R.U. Cyber Live Coding Music by Georgie McVicar

Spawned from an angry whirlpool of blood and seminal fluid. Out of the spindrift of surf and seed emerged the sweet sounds of music. But what kind of music? The noise emanating from Georgie makes use of looping and extreme repetition.

“will either push foolhardy types to the precipice of sanity or focus their nerves for the incoming march of robots shooting death rays from googly eyes." Boomkat

• IAHKLU’ by Ninon Ardisson

Inspired by Ursula Le Guin’s “The Lathe of Heaven”, examines the liminal spaces opening up at the edges of imagined digital realities -and the creatures emerging from it.

A transdisciplinary, research-based artist. Exploring the reality of the virtual and its generative quality, she investigates the shifting ontology of simulated storyworlds, and how these environments can enable us to actively perform new possibilities.

• By The Waterfall by Tinderdust

By the Waterfall unfolds a journey of sonic astral transcendence. It invites viewers to travel deep into their subconscious mind, and allow the essence of sound to infiltrate into the far depths of a mind’s unchartered terrains, and discover what lies there. ✨

Tinderdust explores the involuntary relationship between sound and imagery in our subconscious, and how this correlation evokes new realities. It unravels an entrance into a different reality existing within our own; a secret exit into a holographic portal, a trapdoor into another dimension, a convergence of realities. Through the use of forefront technologies, Tinderdust seeks to enable audiences to feel what it is like to step into a holographic phantasmagoria.

• Live Performance by Edward Griffiths

Edward Griffiths, a multifaceted creative, weaves together the worlds of music, design, art, and craftsmanship with a touch of innovation. His live electronic experimental compositions emerge from an intuitive, iterative process, leaking raw emotions, echoing his subconscious and often defying his own artistic intent.

Edward's rich history as a member of Spiral Tribe, organiser of XOLO, and contributor to Emerging Species, amongst others, has seen him perform at venues from IKLECTIK to The Ministry of Sound. These experiences inform his current work, where the raw energy of his music meets the cutting-edge visuals of new media artists.

• MyndPlay by Tre Azam

Sci-Fi & PsychFi Mind Control Trips

Grounded in brain research the MyndPlay platform was created to empower users to train their brains to improve attention, meditation skills, and the ability to overcome mental obstacles through entertainment, simulations and guided training applications.