Experience how to turn a dataset into a dessert! Two thought-provoking, interactive AI installations explore the interplay between artificial intelligence, data, and human experience, highlighting how these elements can be harnessed to transform our perceptions of self and environment.

Incarnation: Step into a pseudo room space and encounter a mirror that transforms your reflection in real-time using AI. "Incarnation" allows visitors to incarnate various identities, from different ages to origins and even species, providing a profound exploration of self-perception and transformation. This installation challenges traditional notions of identity, encouraging visitors to reflect on the fluidity and multiplicity of self in the digital age.

DiGiWAGASHi: Inspired by Wagashi, the traditional Japanese confectionery art, DataWagashi is a dessert that blends taste, smell, touch, and texture with data communication. DiGiWAGASHi is a cross-platform browser app that transforms climate data into tangible, multisensory DataWagashi experiences. Powered by Generative AI, DiGiWAGASHi allows users to explore various environmental datasets and generate unique recipes to create DataWagashi at home based on their data choices. DiGiWAGASHi aims to make climate data engaging and accessible, promoting environmental awareness through everyday practices.

V.Lab is an award-winning multidisciplinary design lab based in Cambridge, MA, specializing in experience design innovation, digital and physical product design, speculative design, and multimedia art direction. We blend experimental experiences with market-ready ideas to create tangible futures focused on emerging technology, climate and sustainability, health and wellbeing, and everyday life. At V.Lab, Vending, Variety, and Vision converge. We champion the ethos of self-service and hybridity by vending diverse ideas, curating immersive multimodal experiences, and enabling our clients to bring visionary projects to life.

September 28
12:30 - 2:30pm

This program is presented as part of Cambridge Science Festival. The MIT Museum is free during the Cambridge Science Festival.

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