Featuring talks from Christie Morgan on Softer Digital Futures, Nadia Piet on alternative AI practices and Calum Bowden on collaborative system change. Followed by Workshops that invite collective exploration, concluding with a final reflection.

The process culminated in a collective work, Remarkable Dreamers, a deep-sea universe that exists in the borderland between fact and fiction, between the recognisable and the foreign.

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Explore the infinite darkness and meet mysterious and mythical creatures — beings that are normally inaccessible to us humans. We know that we are incompatible by nature; we cannot survive in their world and they cannot survive in ours, and therefore we must attempt to approach each other in this digital no man's land.

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In a world with increasingly black-boxed technologies and rapidly growing AI models, cyberdecks feel like a safe haven, a breath of fresh air, devices that give us hope for brighter tech futures built on playfulness, participation and decentralisation.

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For more details and to apply, please read more on our blog.

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Artwork by Sian Fan

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We'll start with a conversation. What is a body state? What are you already transmitting without knowing it?

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From there, we move into TouchDesigner and MediaPipe, using real-time body tracking to turn movement into data, signal, and image. Then we open Ableton and give that signal a voice. We’ll play together, experiment, and explore how movement can shape sound.

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All you need is an open mind, a laptop, and headphones. Both tools are free to download, and you'll leave with a ready-to-use template to keep exploring.

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This is a door cracked open. A first step into a new language, one your body already speaks.

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In collaboration with Ableton.

Get ready for an evening of connection, exploration and soft vibes, trying to envision a softer future for tech with voices from the SOFTER community.

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The full program will be announced soon.

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No tech skills? No problem. We’ll walk you through everything step-by-step in a cozy space, just bring your curiosity! We’ll provide all the tools, guidance, and good vibes

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This is a separatist coding club for people who fall somewhere on the queer spectrum, in order to create a social space different from what you might find at work or at school. No level of coding skills required, newbies very welcome! But please note that the organizers are not facilitating a coding class. Everyone is bringing their own projects. Questions, helping each other and chit chat is encouraged. Drop by for an hour or the whole day. We will provide snacks, bring your own laptop.

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If you’d like to be part of a project in SOFTER Lab but don’t feel ready to host a workshop on your own, or if you’d prefer to collaborate, you can to join someone else’s project. Feel free to join with an already existing idea or to come and be inspired on the day!

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