The New Storytellers 4: Kevin Slavin

Kevin Slavin is an artist, entrepreneur, and the Chief Science and Technology Officer for the Shed. He was a faculty member and founder of the Playful Systems Group at the MIT Media Lab, where he is a research affiliate. A pioneer in rethinking game design, in 2005 he co-founded Area/Code, developing games using mobile, pervasive, and location-aware technologies for Nokia, Nike, Puma, MTV, A&E, Discovery Channel, CBS, and Disney. He has worked as a creative director in advertising agencies. His TED Talk, “How Algorithms Shape Our World,” has over three million views. Slavin has taught at New York University’s ITP, the Cooper Union, and Fabrica. His artwork has been exhibited in Frankfurt’s Museum für Moderne Kunst and the Design Museum in London.

About The New Storytellers 4:
On June 4, 2018, in parallel to the Particles of Existence exhibition and for a fourth consecutive year, The New Storytellers invited the creative community from the media, communication, entertainment, arts and culture industries to a one-day conference addressing the power, possibilities and responsibilities of narration in the age of VR, AR, AI and other immersive technologies.

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