Datengeist

Datengeist is a digital artwork that challenges how we identify as private individuals in the 21st century. Pulling from real-time social media data sources, the work is a two-part system that exists both online and in the physical world. The online component invites participants to allow themselves...

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Main Author: Naidu, Kapilan
Other Authors: Kristy H.A. Kang
Format: Final Year Project
Language:English
Published: 2018
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/74540
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University
Language: English
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-745402019-12-10T12:53:17Z Datengeist Naidu, Kapilan Kristy H.A. Kang Randall Packer School of Art, Design and Media DRNTU::Visual arts and music::Media DRNTU::Science::Mathematics::Applied mathematics::Data visualization DRNTU::Visual arts and music::Drawing, design and illustration Datengeist is a digital artwork that challenges how we identify as private individuals in the 21st century. Pulling from real-time social media data sources, the work is a two-part system that exists both online and in the physical world. The online component invites participants to allow themselves to be data-mined. This information is processed and presented to users as their datengeist: the digital shadow of their real world identities. The physical installation takes this further, presenting an immersive world filled with captured datengeists. Visitors are able to reach out and interact with any of these digital shadows, revealing the personal information they hold within. Bachelor of Fine Arts 2018-05-21T06:14:29Z 2018-05-21T06:14:29Z 2018 Final Year Project (FYP) http://hdl.handle.net/10356/74540 en Nanyang Technological University 32 p. application/pdf
institution Nanyang Technological University
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DRNTU::Science::Mathematics::Applied mathematics::Data visualization
DRNTU::Visual arts and music::Drawing, design and illustration
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DRNTU::Science::Mathematics::Applied mathematics::Data visualization
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Naidu, Kapilan
Datengeist
description Datengeist is a digital artwork that challenges how we identify as private individuals in the 21st century. Pulling from real-time social media data sources, the work is a two-part system that exists both online and in the physical world. The online component invites participants to allow themselves to be data-mined. This information is processed and presented to users as their datengeist: the digital shadow of their real world identities. The physical installation takes this further, presenting an immersive world filled with captured datengeists. Visitors are able to reach out and interact with any of these digital shadows, revealing the personal information they hold within.
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