Thursday

The Psychology of Computer Programming (1971)

Mel explores "engagement behaviors in the context of what we called “hosting.” A robot host guides a human, or groups of humans, around an environment (such as a museum or a store), tells them about the environment, and supervises their interaction with. objects in the environment. Hosting is form of collaboration and companionship aimed primarily at information sharing rather than long-term relationship building. Mel implemented algorithms for initiating, maintaining, and terminating engagement in spoken dialogues with a human collaborator. Mel tracked the human’s face and gaze and, when it was appropriate, looked at and pointed to shared objects relevant to the conversation. Mel also produced and recognized head nods. Mel could converse about himself, participate in a collaborative demonstration of a device, as well as locate a person in an office environment and initiate an interaction with that person." – Robots and Avatars as Hosts, Advisors, Companions, and Jesters, by Charles Rich and Candace L. Sidner

Examining landscapes in my sketchbook today.

Roses filmed by Arthur Edward Pillsbury, c. 1925 (in colour).

Kabinett, Jana Köhle & Dominik Münch, 2026

test animation with my tachikoma model!

Max Ernst (1891-1976) — Configuration [oil on canvas, 1974]

1986

Insomnia (1947) - Remedios Varo (1908-1963)

Blossoming in Surrealism: Soey Milk’s Enthralling Piece from ‘Pida’ (‘Flowering’) Collection, 2015

Minoru Nomata / Nowhere-2 | 1993 |

Absolutely bodied.