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The simulacrum is never that which conceals the truth – it is the truth which conceals that there is none. The simulacrum is true.<br />– Jean Baudrillard, ''Simulacres et Simulation'', 1981<br /> | ''The simulacrum is never that which conceals the truth –<br /> | ||
it is the truth which conceals that there is none.<br /> | |||
The simulacrum is true''.<br />– Jean Baudrillard, ''Simulacres et Simulation'', 1981<br /> | |||
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In a world where machines have become more than capable of autonomously generating (seemingly) credible newspaper articles, danceable techno tracks, adorable cat memes and plausible Nicolas Cage videos, the ability to algorithmically produce and transform digital media forms – so-called deepfakes – has arrived on the desktops and devices of millions. This project module focuses not on the demise of the distinction between real and rendered, but on a future where this distinction becomes increasingly blurred and irrelevant.<br /> | In a world where machines have become more than capable of autonomously generating (seemingly) credible newspaper articles, danceable techno tracks, adorable cat memes and plausible Nicolas Cage videos, the ability to algorithmically produce and transform digital media forms – so-called deepfakes – has arrived on the desktops and devices of millions. This project module focuses not on the demise of the distinction between real and rendered, but on a future where this distinction becomes increasingly blurred and irrelevant.<br /> | ||
Revision as of 14:09, 31 March 2022
Projektmodul / Project Module
Synthetic Media for Parallel Hyperrealities
Instructor: Vertr.-Prof. Jason Reizner
Credits: 18 ECTS, 16 SWS
Capacity: max. 12 students
Language: English
Date: Plenum: Tuesdays, 13:30-17:00; Consultations by appointment
Location: Online/Marienstraße 7b
First Meeting: 12 April 2022, 13:30 on BBB
(Link to online meeting will be sent to accepted participants by email.)
BISON Course ID: [TBA]
Description
The simulacrum is never that which conceals the truth –
it is the truth which conceals that there is none.
The simulacrum is true.
– Jean Baudrillard, Simulacres et Simulation, 1981
In a world where machines have become more than capable of autonomously generating (seemingly) credible newspaper articles, danceable techno tracks, adorable cat memes and plausible Nicolas Cage videos, the ability to algorithmically produce and transform digital media forms – so-called deepfakes – has arrived on the desktops and devices of millions. This project module focuses not on the demise of the distinction between real and rendered, but on a future where this distinction becomes increasingly blurred and irrelevant.
Through a series of lectures, workshops and targeted discussions, participants will address topics including human and artificial intelligence, generative and autonomous systems, supervised and unsupervised machine learning, neural networks, GANs and hyperreality, and will engage with state-of-the-art tools and methodologies for the synthetic production of text, images and audiovisual media.
Admission requirements
Enrollment in MKG/MAD MFA or MediaArchitecture MSc programs
Application and registration procedure
Application with CV and Statement of Motivation to jason.reizner [ät] uni-weimar.de
Evaluation
Successful completion of the course is dependent on regular attendance, active participation, completion of assignments and delivery of a relevant semester prototype and documentation. Please refer to the Evaluation Rubric for more details.
Eligible participants
MFA Medienkunst/-gestaltung, MFA Media Art and Design, MSc MediaArchitecture candidates
Platforms and Tools
This Wiki
BigBlueButton (only as necessary)
Cisco WebEx
Are.na
MURAL
Miro
Google Jamboard
Syllabus (subject to change)
TBA