WordHack is a monthly evening of performances and talks exploring the intersection of language and technology. Code poetry, digital literature, e-lit, language games, coders interested in the creative side, writers interested in new forms writing can take, all are welcome here.
This month we will feature talks and performances by:
JASON SCOTT (http://textfiles.com/)
LAINE NOONEY (http://www.lainenooney.com/)
THEADORA WALSH (https://theadorawalsh.com/)
QIANXUN (SALLY) CHEN (http://chenqianxun.com/)
We also have an OPEN PROJECTOR (like an open mic for digital work) where anyone can come up and show their work (for 5 minutes). Signup starts at 6:45, and will fill up so get here early! Performers start at 7:15.
Host & Curator: TODD ANDERSON (http://toddwords.com/)
SUGGESTED DONATION $5-10
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Jason Scott, is an American archivist, historian of technology, filmmaker, and performer. He is the creator and maintainer of textfiles.com, a web site which archives files from historic bulletin board systems.
Laine Nooney is a computer and video game historian, and an Assistant Professor of Media and Information Industries in the Department of Media, Culture and Communication at NYU. You can find her sounding off about 1980s computer history and the economics of the contemporary video game industry on twitter at @Sierra_Offline.
Theadora Walsh is a writer and video artist who makes letters float around. Her work has appeared in Apogee, Inpatient Press, and Electronic Book Review and she is an editor for the Electronic Literature Directory.
Qianxun Chen is a media artist, programmer and researcher focusing on the relationships between digital technology, language, and culture. Her practice explores digital aesthetics, multilingual textuality, and translation across languages media and experience.