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Virtual Reality and Critical Engagement with Dr Josh Harle

Written by Dr Timothy Mansfield
Published on 27 March 2020

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Tim Mansfield is a strategist, culture consultant and futures researcher, specialising in the cultural sector. He has been the CEO of the Interaction Consortium since August 2016.

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Dr Josh Harle is a new media researcher and practitioner with a mixed background in Computer Science and Fine Arts.

We spoke to Josh about getting visual artists more critically engaged in a medium that is dominated by computer scientists right now and his recent VR work in the style of a first-person video game with Joan Ross who is one of Australia's leading visual artists.

The book Josh refers to at the end is titled "Decolonising the Digital: Technology as Cultural Practice", co-edited by Josh Harle, Angie Abdilla and Andrew Newman – "… a collection of critical essays, showcases, and interviews by Australian experimental artists, and diverse digital media theorists."

If you enjoy this episode, you can find more about Dr Harle's work and Tactical Space Lab at tacticalspace.org . You can also see a previous interview we did with Josh on his personal About page.

You can also catch up with recent TSL work at the Facebook page.

Josh Harle speaking to a group of people seated around a table in front of a slide presentation.
Group of people assembling robot components at a table during a workshop.
Josh Harle and another person observing a wheeled robot on the ground.
Josh Harle and another person observing looking at a laptop screen.
Josh Harle operating a drone on a flight of steps outside.
Someone operating a virtual reality headset.
Someone standing in the middle of an empty room with blank white walls and surrounded by tiny cameras.
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