Podcasts about artful design technology

Humans and computers making music together, it's the best of both worlds.Ge Wang is a professor of music, a computer scientist, and director of the Stanford Laptop Orchestra – an orchestra in which human musicians and computers collaborate to make music. “I once thought computer music was abstract and inaccessible, but it can be very playful, too,” he says. Humans and computers making music together, it's the best of both worlds, Wang tells host Russ Altman on this episode of Stanford Engineering's The Future of Everything podcast.Episode Reference Links:Ge Wang's Stanford ProfileGe Wang's Personal WebsiteStanford Laptop Orchestra (SLOrk) Ge Wang directs: Stanford Laptop OrchestraMusic programming language Ge Wang built: ChucKGe Wang's book: Artful Design: Technology in Search of the SublimeArtful Design | Pi-shaped PersonArtful Design | OcarinaScott A. Lindroth (Ge Wang's professor at Duke who taught his first computer music class)Perry R. Cook (Ge Wang's Computer Science professor at Princeton who inspired him to merge computers and music)Connect With Us:Episode Transcripts >>> The Future of Everything WebsiteConnect with Russ >>> Threads or Twitter/XConnect with School of Engineering >>> Twitter/XChapters:(00:00:00) Introduction Host Russ Altman introduces guest Professor Ge Wang and his work around the intersection of AI, computer science, and music.(00:02:48) Early Inspirations and Merging Music with TechnologyGe Wang shares his early experiences with music and computers, leading to his unique career path combining both passions.(00:07:42) Developing Musical Tools and InstrumentsSignificance of playfulness in merging music with computer science, illustrated by projects like the Ocarina app and the Stanford Laptop Orchestra.(00:13:27) The Role and Impact of AI in MusicThe evolution of AI in music, with deeper questions about AI's role and the value of human creativity.(00:18:28) Music, AI, and Future GenerationsThe future of music and AI in the context of a parent, and the cultural dimensions and values that will shape the use of technology in art.(00:20:19) Ethical and Cultural Concerns of AI in MusicEthical dilemmas and cultural implications of using AI in music, copyright issues and the potential for generic AI-generated content.(00:25:09) Rethinking the Role of AI in the Creative ProcessAI's role in creativity, the value of the creative process over the mere output, and the potential for AI to enrich rather than replace human creativity.(00:29:32) The Concept of a Pi-Shaped PersonThe "Pi-Shaped Person," with emphasis on the importance of disciplinary expertise, domain knowledge, and an aesthetic lens.(00:33:52) Conclusion Connect With Us:Episode Transcripts >>> The Future of Everything WebsiteConnect with Russ >>> Threads or Twitter/XConnect with School of Engineering >>> Twitter/X

Justin Leo Kennedy is back for another sound design deep-dive!

What makes a design artful? The realm of design expands from fine arts to technological innovations, from concrete objects to abstract ideas, and this question about the artfulness of design thus not only relates to the aesthetics, but also to a wide range of topics such as ethics and moral philosophy. What are some of the issues we should keep in mind when designing a tech product? How does art relate to and influence the evolution of technology? How do we want to live with the tech innovations and public policies that we designed? In this episode co-hosted by Tiger and Arjun Mani (Princeton Class of 2021, computer science major with a strong passion for Indian classical music and AI research), Prof. Ge Wang from Stanford will discuss those issues and present his unique vision for the future of our tech and society. Prof. Ge Wang is an Associate Professor at Stanford University in the Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA). He specializes in the art of computer music design — researching programming languages and interactive software design for music, interaction design, expressive mobile music, new performance ensembles (laptop orchestra and mobile phone orchestra), human-computer interaction, visualization (sndpeek), music game design, aesthetics of technology-mediated design, and methodologies for education at the intersection of art, engineering, and design. Ge is the author and chief architect of the ChucK music programming language, and the founding director of the Stanford Laptop Orchestra (SLOrk), and co-founder director of the Stanford Mobile Phone Orchestra (MoPhO). Ge is also the Co-founder of Smule, a startup company exploring music-making via mobile devices (reaching over 200 million users). Ge is the designer of Ocarina, and Magic Piano for the iPhone and iPad. These expressive musical things (are they toys? instruments?) enable people to play and share music with one another around the world. Overall, Ge aims to explore the art of design with technology for music. Ge is recipient of a 2016 Guggenheim Fellowship; he is the author of "Artful Design: Technology in Search of the Sublime" (a MusiComic Manifesto) — published by Stanford University Press.

Ge Wang *08 co-founded the mobile music company Smule, whose apps have reached more than 200 million users. Now he’s a professor at Stanford in the Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics. In a conversation with PAW, he talks about music, computing, and his new book, Artful Design: Technology in Search of the Sublime.

Everywhere around us are things that serve functions. We live in houses, sit on chairs, drive in cars. But these things don't only serve functions, they also come in particular forms, which may be emotionally or aesthetically pleasing as well as functional. The study of how form and function come together in things is what we call "Design." Today's guest, Ge Wang, is a computer scientist and electronic musician with a new book called Artful Design: Technology in Search of the Sublime. It's incredibly creative in both substance and style, featuring a unique photo-comic layout and many thoughtful ideas about the nature of design, both practical and idealistic. Ge Wang received his Ph.D. in computer science from Princeton University, and is currently Associate Professor at the Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics at Stanford University. He is the author of the ChucK programming language for musical applications, and co-founder of the mobile-app developer Smule. He has given a well-known TED talk where he demonstrates Ocarina, an app for turning an iPhone into a wind instrument. Stanford Web page Artful Design home page (and Amazon page) TED talk on the DIY Orchestra of the Future Stanford Laptop Orchestra Smule Wikipedia page Twitter    

Stanford University professor Ge Wang fills in for vacationing Jefferson Graham to discuss his new book, "Artful Design: Technology in Search of the Sublime."