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Architecting Emergence Through Computational Simulation: Why We Should Build A Virtual World Together In An Art Museum

Architecting Emergence Through Computational Simulation: Why We Should Build A Virtual World Together In An Art Museum
published on Rhizome (https://rhizome.org/editorial/2021/feb/17/architecting-emergence/) on Feb 17, 2021 Systems may have a tendency to perpetuate their normalized states. Collective actions...
February 2, 2021
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How Not To Be Looped

How Not To Be Looped
A Step-By-Step Guide on Creating Meaningful Zones of Meaninglessness Today, life seems increasingly prescribed, recursive, narrowing. Stories depicted by mainstream...
November 22, 2020
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The Hazy Chatroom

The Hazy Chatroom
Background Computation has become the primary medium for almost all of our everyday communication. Yet we have to recognize the...
Sticky April 15, 2020
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Computational Haze

Computational Haze
In the past we have difficulty creating truthful representation of the world. Today, we have difficulty negotiating freedom with the...
April 14, 2020
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ThingThingThing

ThingThingThing
Live Simulation: US server | China server ThingThingThing is a computational system that invites audiences to take part in collective...
Sticky December 8, 2019
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LENNA

LENNA
LENNA is a computing system that produces graphic design on its own. The system is made of multiple software and...
February 19, 2018
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The Ambition of Interactivity

written by Zhenzhen Qipublished on BLINK Magazine, 2017 March issue. So sinful; So good As an art viewer, I am...
March 30, 2017
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  • zzyw is an art and research collective formed by Yang Wang and Zhenzhen Qi in New York, 2017. It produces software applications, simulatons, and text as instruments to examine the cultural, political, and educational imprints of computation. For their commercial practice, please visit Power Nap Studio.

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    Worlding — Architecting Systems of Ambiguity

    Today, life seems increasingly prescribed, recursive, normalizing. Stories depicted by mainstream media are increasingly divided. What ar...

    Jan 30, 2021 / Read More

    Beating the “Software Boss” and Claiming Back Our Soul

    Who tells you what to cook for dinner?

    Nov 25, 2020 / Read More

    The Future of AI: Is There a Place for Ambiguity?

    by Zhenzhen Qi & Yang Wang

    Nov 13, 2020 / Read More

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