The best mixtape is made with love and care. The best mixtape requires deep knowledge and skill to make. The messages contained in a mixtape are simultaneously opaque and clear. A mixtape is an invitation. A mixtape is not a compilation. I’ve been thinking a lot about exhibitions recently. They are expensive beasts and tend [...]
Entries from May 29th, 2012
On robot guides
May 23rd, 2012 No Comments
The robot guides are coming. This isn’t entirely new – as some Japanese museums have been, unsurprisingly, experimenting with this for over a decade. One of my fondest science museum memories was stumbling upon a ‘bipedal robotics conference’ inside the Miraikan in Tokyo sometime in the early 2000s. But this is slightly different and combines [...]
Tags: docents · NBN · remote visiting · robots
On Sleep No More, magic and immersive storytelling
May 23rd, 2012 20 Comments
If you’ve run into me in New York City since I moved here six months ago I’ve probably badgered you about Sleep No More. It was something I saw in my first weeks after moving here after two aborted attempts on previous trips to New York. Best described as an immersive theatrical experience, it has [...]
