Better Realities, Continuous Engagement, and New Essay Design

Yesterday Willa Köerner, a creative strategy consultant, joined me to talk about a new book she edited titled Building Better Realities. It came out of an annual conference series at Pioneer Works in Brooklyn called Software for Artists Day, and continues that event’s focus on critical approaches to technology. The book includes interviews with Tsige Tafesse, Salome Asega, Ryan Kuo, and other artists concerned not so much with tech for its own sake as with how it can be used to build