The 8 billionth citizen of the world will probably be born within a few months. Never before have we been on the planet with so many people at once. Of the 110 billion people who have lived since the dawn of humanity, 8/110 = 7.3% are present at the same time. Yet we are short of hands to do all the work that is already being done. Or is that perhaps a sign that we are more focused on doing the work right than on doing the right work? This column is a welcome letter to the 8 billionth citizen of the world, discussing the fundamental unpredictability of the future and the many challenges we now face.
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In 1969, the real revolution (internet) was in disguise. It looked like an evolution. Even now, Licklider is hardly known. A regular man. And the revolutionary-looking spacemen of yore, turned out to be part of an evolution. Already in the 17th and 18th centuries people dreamed of a journey to the moon. In retrospect, it’s easy to say that 1969 was the year that the Internet was created and that of course it would radically change humanity....
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Als het gaat om technologische ontwikkelingen balanceren we vaak tussen hoop en vrees. De een hoopt dat technologie ons verlost van saaie taken waardoor we meer ruimte krijgen voor innovatie en creativiteit. De ander vreest dat het de techbedrijven alleen om geld gaat en dat de wetgeving te ver achterloopt om ons voor onheil te behoeden. Lectoren Mark de Graaf en Bart Wernaart bieden ons in een online college verschillende invalshoeken om de nieuwste technologische ontwikkelingen te duiden.
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First Virtual Reality Museum for Migrant Women: creating engagement and innovative participatory design approaches through Virtual Reality Spaces.“Imagine a place filled with important stories that are hard to tell. A place that embodies the collective experience of immigrant women during their temporary stay”. In this project the first museum around immigrant women in Virtual Reality is created and tested. Working with the only migration centre for women in Monterrey, Lamentos Escuchados, project members (professional developers, lecturers, and interior design, animation, media and humanity students) collaborate with immigrant women and the centre officials to understand the migrant women stories, their notion of space/home and the way they inhabit the centre. This VR museum helps to connect immigrant women with the community while exploring more flexible ways to educate architects and interior designers about alternative ways of doing architecture through participatory design approaches.Partners:University of Monterey (UDEM)Lamentos Escuchados
