THE SYMBIANTS

“Fiction reveals truth that reality obscures “- Ralph Waldo Emerson

SRC

Welcome to the ʻSymbiant Research centerʼ

Dedicated to understanding symbiants and their place in this world

WHAT ARE THE SYMBIANTS ?Techno-social entities

In a Mutualistic relationship with the environmentNeed attention and care

Adaptive behaviour

Anatomy / Interactions

Interaction with the world(employing digital and physical behaviour)

3 species ...

Adaptive Aware Responsive

Type 1 : @RTfeeder

Type 2 : @humfeeder

Type 3 : [unknown]

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Unexpected behaviour[our breakthrough in this case]

Therapy for symbiants ...

@RTfeeder 3 owner points @humfeeder RTing Good job , you bum

@RTfeeder :( , : ) @humfeeder RTing Donʼt worry be happy , Erica

Symbiant HistoryThe Why / What / How ?

“…think of objects not as instruments for our use, but as entities that are effectively linked and that need care – to think of objects as plants in our garden…Think of objects that are beautiful and useful as trees in your own garden, objects that endure and have lives of their own, objects that perform services and, require care…”- Ezio Manzini, “Prometheus of the Everyday”, Design Issues, 1992.

Consumerism / e-waste

MaterialsRecyclingLegislationBehaviour

SYMBIOSIS

MutualismAmensalismParasitism

Commensalism

clownfish video

Something fascinating is happening here

clownfish

algae anemone

MUTUALISM

SPEAKING BACKBREAKDOWN / CARE

Agency / Behavior / Care

FROM PARALLEL WORLDS ..

Low fidelity - Highly emotive responses Adaptation

object

Mr M.

1

Bridging the gap

Relevant responses

Lower fidelity

Frequency of response

Mr J.

2

Awareness of distance and fragmentation !!!

Trying to understand what behavior meant

Sustaining curiosity with randomness

Adaptation and Projection

Social Capital

The graph

A - B - C

Mr M Mr J

The Mutualist paradigm

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