Projects that deploy emerging technologies to make art with relevant impact for social good.
Embodied Media @ UCI
We connect people through applied cultural research in media art and design, producing tangible outcomes that incorporate creative exhibition and performance.
Directed by Professor John Crawford, the Embodied Media Research Group (EMRG) is based at University of California, Irvine. Our work integrates socially engaged artmaking and connected design thinking with emergent media production. We create compelling interactive experiences building upon the transformational technologies of our time.
Socially Engaged Artmaking
In collaboration with our communities, we make art that grapples with environmental, cultural and political issues, considering both immediate relevance and future potential for societal change.
Connected Design Thinking
We employ connected, responsible methods based on empathy, ideation, intuition and iteration to guide research and development toward solutions based on people's lived experience and actual needs.
Emergent Media production
We engage with new forms of expression enabled by emerging technologies, perhaps turning these media in directions not foreseen by their creators, opening new pathways for creative thinking.
