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We looked at the ambitions and targets in our proposal. The workshops mentioned in it were described briefly and each participant gave an update on their current ideas about their research subject.\\ | We looked at the ambitions and targets in our proposal. The workshops mentioned in it were described briefly and each participant gave an update on their current ideas about their research subject.\\ | ||
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- | **Judith** described how she's interested in smells and sound in the landscape. She mentioned work by Bernie Krause on how animals occupy different frequencies and form a densely rich mosaic of sounds. She is interested to learn whether this applies to smells too, and could you map phenomenon like these to form a better understanding of **natural signalling** and the semiosphere. Could a better understanding help us design our technologies to be more tuned to natural signalling. She described also the idea of **' | + | **Judith** described how she's interested in smells and sound in the landscape. She mentioned work by Bernie Krause on how animals occupy different frequencies and form a densely rich mosaic of sounds. She is interested to learn whether this applies to smells too, and could you map phenomenon like these to form a better understanding of **natural signalling** and the semiosphere. Could a better understanding help us design our technologies to be more tuned to natural signalling. She described also the idea of **' |
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- | **Theun** | + | **Theun** |
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- | **Ivan** is interested to explore ideas about how to build connections between technology and natural systems with experts; How can we find a balance between technology and nature at the **level of energy**? The mechanisms we are looking for often aren't possible yet, but prototyping them shows an ambition. The focus is on **sharing ideas** / brainstorm to bring about a change of perspective. The thought is more important than the technique. Every life form is part of an ongoing experiment called life and all biological and technological creatures share these tiny electrical signals travelling inside them.\\ | + | **Ivan** is interested to explore ideas about how to build connections between technology and natural systems with experts; How can we find a balance between technology and nature at the **level of energy**? The mechanisms we are looking for often aren't possible yet, but prototyping them shows an ambition. The focus is on **sharing ideas** / brainstorm to bring about a change of perspective. The thought is more important than the technique. Every life form is part of an ongoing experiment called life and all biological and technological creatures share these **tiny electrical signals** travelling inside them.\\ |
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- | Judith: The organisational principle of nature is **flow**. That is the flow of energy or spirit.\\ | + | **Judith**: The organisational principle of nature is **flow**. That is the flow of energy or spirit.\\ |
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- | **Daan** is interested in physical experiments. His Giraffa experiment looked at the potential for robotics in sustainable agriculture: | + | **Daan** is interested in physical experiments. His Giraffa experiment looked at the potential for robotics in sustainable agriculture: |
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From this we entered the topic of audience participation: | From this we entered the topic of audience participation: | ||
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* not too general that is too open, not too strict that interests few people | * not too general that is too open, not too strict that interests few people | ||
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- | Alice: The question of how to develop collaborative design can be a focus within our program.\\ | + | **Alice**: The question of how to develop collaborative design can be a focus within our program.\\ |
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- | Daan: Maybe we could do Fast Prototyping; | + | **Daan**: Maybe we could do **Fast Prototyping**; sketching out robotics with natural materials? |
- | Ivan: Maybe look at species and natural forms in the park as design inspirations? | + | **Ivan**: Maybe look at species and natural forms in the park as design inspirations? |
- | Theun: Would be great to combine with all age groups. Maybe we could work with Maria Blaisse on natural materials, and with Kenzo Kusuda on the way animals move? We could invite people like from Wageningen robotics or Robird.\\ | + | **Theun**: Would be great to combine with all age groups. Maybe we could work with Maria Blaisse on natural materials, and with Kenzo Kusuda on the way animals move? We could invite people like from Wageningen robotics or Robird.\\ |
- | Ivan: Spela Petrich is working on plant communities and sensing.\\ | + | **Ivan**: Spela Petrich is working on plant communities and sensing.\\ |
- | Judith: Can we look at different scales? Could we look at microscopic robotics or something so large that we would ride along in it, like we would live in its gut?\\ | + | **Judith**: Can we look at different scales? Could we look at microscopic robotics or something so large that we would ride along in it, like we would live in its gut?\\ |
- | Theun: Different scales are very inspiring. And your image of people being part of the gut of a larger system is certainly very humbling. I think we should look very broadly.\\ | + | **Theun**: Different scales are very inspiring. And your image of people being part of the gut of a larger system is certainly very humbling. I think we should look very broadly.\\ |
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- | Daan: How do things get focussed? We need some focus or it will go all over the place.\\ | + | **Daan**: How do things |
- | Theun: | + | **Theun**: we have **central aims**; Machine Wilderness |
- | Ivan: We can have an expert meeting and with them get more focus on what we want to experiment with.\\ | + | **Ivan**: We can have an **expert meeting** and with them get more focus on what we want to experiment with.\\ |
- | Alice/ | + | **Alice/Theun**: That is how we want to design |
* bring in experts for a discussion -> shift perspectives | * bring in experts for a discussion -> shift perspectives | ||
* build networks and look for opportunities for collaboration | * build networks and look for opportunities for collaboration | ||
- | * to get feedback or our ideas, | + | * to focus and get feedback or our ideas, |
- | * energy | + | |
- | * senses | + | |
- | * collaborative prototyping | + | |
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- | Ivan: we could each propose 3 experts for next meeting.\\ | + | **Ivan**: we could each propose |
- | Alice: We also should already look for a venue, because we want this to be in september, so it would be good to have something before the summer holidays, Artis?\\ | + | **Alice**: We also should already look for a **venue**, because we want this to be in september, so it would be good to have something before the summer holidays, Artis?\\ |