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Vacation Research Scholarships offer an opportunity to work closely with our experienced researchers. And most recently, Bachelor of Engineering and Arts graduate Ella Marie Di Stasio joined the MOD team in completing a 4-week placement in analysing our 2024 exhibition dataset. Answering how might MOD. examine the participation of public audiences in foresight and science engagement. Read Ella Marie Di Stasio's blog here: https://lnkd.in/gmWs4Dwk

What a great night in Whyalla for the Adelaide Fringe and Unearth Whyalla event, “Would you want to be the same forever?” We explored how our bodies and brains change with age, what we can do about it, and the ethics around future technologies to “overcome” death. The audience was so engaged and asked such great questions. I especially loved the word cloud we made about what they look forward to with age- so many great things still to come! Keen to hear more? We’re in Mt Gambier next week or you can visit the Forever exhibit MOD. through November.

Continuing our collaborative relationship with MOD., in January we launched 'Beyond Endings' - an exhibit set in a speculative future where living beyond death is possible. Visitors enter the gallery for a job interview at EternaLife, a leading death tech service provider, and converse with a virtual employee of the fictional company before being offerred a role (or not!). Later this month, Tom Siddall and Claudia von der Borch will be speaking about the project at the MuseumNext AI Summit. They'll cover how we integrated custom metahumans and a LLM for a truly personal and highly interactive experience on the museum floor. Tickets here: https://lnkd.in/etKcwD78 #ai #exhibitiondesign #interactiveexperience #interactive #museum #digitalexhibit #museumnext

Hey all! I've just posted a reflection and short breakdown of my sound design work with MOD. for their new exhibition, FOREVER, on my blog! You can check it out through the link below. FOREVER is open until this November, so be sure to visit if you find yourself in Adelaide!

What happens when art and advanced manufacturing collide? You get this beautiful 3D printed piece for the FOREVER exhibit at MOD. The new exhibit at the University of South Australia's MOD. is exploring time and its effect on our lives. This part represents the Quantum department where you can interview with a death tech service provider EternaLife in the year 2125. The design and exhibit was created by Junior Major. This was one of our largest prints on our Bambu Lab printer, taking 40 hours and 1.2kg of glitter iridescent PLA material. #NCRISimpact #ANFFNetwork #3Dprinting #AdditiveManufacturing #AdvancedManufacturing Judy Halliday Department of State Development Jason Clare MP Australian Government Department of Education Jane Fitzpatrick The Australian National Fabrication Facility (ANFF)

Applications for our MOD. Youth Board are closing soon! Our Youth Board are for young people who are interested in testing, prototyping, and co-designing concepts, exhibitions, events and experiences. Who are you? - You are between 15 and 25 years of age  - You may be a student at University of South Australia, but you don’t have to be  - You are interested in science, art, technology, design, exhibitions, or events Hear from our 2024 members https://lnkd.in/gXcgyaks Apply here: https://lnkd.in/gWGHbbnN

Come to our sensory-friendly night on the 6th of March! Quiet Mode is a sensory-friendly night out for those who prefer to experience museums in a more relaxed and reflective environment. Visit our exhibition FOREVER after hours, when things are quieter, a little slower, and a little less busy to explore in your own time. This evening event is designed for anyone who prefers a quieter atmosphere, autistic people, and those with other sensory or access requirements. Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/gmRtTi7m

Congratulations to our Alumni Youth Board Member Stuart Vass! Wonderful to see all of your achievements. Applications for our 2025 Youth Board are still open! Apply Now: https://lnkd.in/gWGHbbnN

After 9 years we now farewell MOD.’s inaugural Director Dr Kristin Alford as she pursues a new adventure to California as Co-Exectutive Director of The Ubuntu Lab. Kristin leaves a legacy of leading with a kind heart while pushing perspectives. Challenging visitors, stakeholders and staff to imagine possibilities of the future. The staff at MOD. and UniSA will deeply miss Kristin but, we know that she will continue to achieve great things in her future. 

Hello Fellow Futures and Foresight Thinkers, We would like to invite you to our Foresight Community of Practice Gathering on Tuesday 28th of January, 5 - 7:30 pm to welcome and learn from mutant futurist Timothy Boykett. With a background in abstract mathematics and computer science, contemporary art and experimental music, Tim co-founded Time’s Up in 1996 and has been an essential part of the development of their groundbreaking work in immersive installations, physical narrative and experiential futures. Tim and other members of Time’s Up were exposed to futures techniques over a decade ago. They mutated their artistic practice by adding futures literacy to the mix, and developed a hybrid form of immersive physical narrative that plunges participants into an enacted and staged experiential fragment of a possible future scenario. The Foresight Community of Practice drinks is co-hosted by Dr Kristin Alford and Professor Ariella Helfgott as a chance to connect with others working or interested in foresight in South Australia. The galleries will be open from 5 pm where you can view our new exhibition FOREVER to experience time in new ways. Entry is free. Short speeches and activities from 5:45 pm with mutant futurist Timothy Boykett, Program Director Foresight and Decision-Making, One Basin CRC, University of Adelaide; Director Foresight and Strategic Learning, World Energy Council; Director, SA Futures Agency Professor Dr Ariella Helfgott and the Director of MOD., and Co-Executive Director of The Ubuntu Lab, Dr Kristin Alford. Register here https://lnkd.in/gF4YAAwr..