FUNGUAGE – the FUN spirit in the future

Panel Discussion

Sat Sep 7, 2019, 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm
All times are given in Central European Time (CET / UTC +1).
POSTCITY, OPEN FUTURELAB
After the panel discussion, there will be a small ceremony in honor of the 150th anniversary of the Austro-Japanese friendship.

What is the future of playfulness? How can we work on this future in the present, in the midst of our current societies? At the Panel Discussion FUNGUAGE – the FUN spirit in the future, these questions will be examined, using the example of a shared research project between BANDAI NAMCO Research Inc., Hakuhodo and the Ars Electronica Futurelab – FUNGUAGE. FUNGUAGE is a new form of language that enables humans and non-living material to communicate more effectively, creating a speculative scenario that uses FUN as a universal language, transcending cultural boundaries.

Additionally to the panel discussion, the current research progress and insights are shown at the FUNGUAGE ROOM at the OPEN FUTURELAB.

Speakers:

Moderated by:

  • Kyoko Kunoh, Ars Electronica Futurelab

A design concept based entirely on fun: FUNGUAGE

At the 2019 Ars Electronica Festival (September 5 – 9), FUNGUAGE ROOM will show what happens when you design human-to-object interaction with FUN in mind. We talked to the two leading artists and researchers responsible for the new design concept that wants to bring more joy to communication with our inanimate surroundings.