Design and Care – Nordes Summer school
Last week I got the opportunity to participate in the Nordic Design Research (Nordes) Summer School, with this year’s theme: Design and Care (in connection to their 2019 Conference with … Continue reading
25% PhD Seminar: Imagining Non-Speciesism
After a bit more than 1,5 years of PhD-ing, next week it’s time for my 25% seminar. It will take place on May 2nd at Malmö University (10.15-12.00). I will … Continue reading
Animals & Agency
A Critical Animal Studies Blog Series (3/4) Last two blog posts I discussed the term speciesism and the intersectionalities between speciesism and other forms of oppression. In this post, I … Continue reading
Animals & Other Forms of Oppression
A Critical Animal Studies Blog Series (2/4) In my previous post I discussed the term speciesism and questioned what a non-speciesist approach in my research could mean. In this post … Continue reading
Virtual Reality: The Future for Chickens?
Imagine a farm in which the animals are living inside a shed but are tricked into thinking that they are roaming free. US company Second Lifestock is following the human … Continue reading
Felino – Videogame Playtesting with Cats
Finally the moment was there. After eight months of design and development on Sunday afternoons the Felino prototype was ready for serious playtesting. Of course we did some small qualitative … Continue reading
Announcing Felino, our game for cats and humans
After months of designing, drawing, animating, and coding, the prototype of a new form of digitally mediated human-animal interaction finally starts to take shape. Together with Alex Camilleri we are … Continue reading