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DESCRIPTION:Join MIT CSAIL professor and MIT Center for Advanced Virtuality
  director D. Fox Harrell in conversation with Rocky Bucano\, director of t
 he Universal Hip Hop Museum (UHHM)\, as they discuss working at the inters
 ection of art\, music\, social consciousness\, and emerging technology. At
  the center of their conversation will be the creation of The [R]evolution
  of Hip Hop Breakbeat Narratives\, an immersive art installation that take
 s museum-goers on an interactive journey through the history of hip hop\, 
 designed as a centerpiece exhibit for the UHHM.\n\nUsing a computational m
 odel of users’ preferences and conversational AI technologies to drive i
 nteraction\, Harrell’s team of artists and computer scientists from MIT 
 Virtuality collaborated with the UHHM and Microsoft to create customized v
 irtual experiences for each visitor. Harrell and Bucano will discuss the g
 enesis of this project\, the significance of the UHHM for Black\, Latinx\,
  and other diverse forms of cultural expression\, and the ways technology 
 can help create inclusive spaces and immersive educational experiences for
  a diverse public. An audience Q&A will follow their conversation.\n\nThis
  event is free and open to the public. Please register on Eventbrite.\n\nT
 witter: #OLTalks\n\nBios:\n\n\n\nPhoto: Microsoft\n\nRocky Bucano is Execu
 tive Director of the Universal Hip Hop Museum\, a cultural arts and educat
 ional institution dedicated to the preservation and celebration of Hip Hop
  Culture. Rocky began his career in the music industry as a teenage DJ dur
 ing Hip Hop’s first years of existence in the early 70’s under the mon
 iker of Kool DJ Rock and the Come Off Crew. In a long and varied career in
  music and public service\, he has worked as a club/concert promoter\, imp
 resario\, producer\, and as Executive Director of New York Gauchos Youth B
 asketball program\, an organization helping disadvantaged youth earn colle
 ge athletic scholarships. He now leads the UHHM\, founded in 2014 and char
 tered by the New York State Department of Education Board of Regents.\n\n 
 \n\n\n\nPhoto: Bryce Vickmark\n\nD. Fox Harrell is a professor of Digital 
 Media & Artificial Intelligence in the Comparative Media Studies Program a
 nd Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) at MIT\
 , as well as the director of the MIT Center for Advanced Virtuality. His r
 esearch explores the relationship between imagination and computation\, an
 d it involves developing new forms of virtual reality\, computational narr
 ative\, video gaming for social impact\, and related digital media forms b
 ased in computer science\, cognitive science\, and digital media arts. His
  work explores how computers can be used for creative expression and socia
 l empowerment. Dr. Harrell holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science and Cognitive
  Science from the University of California\, San Diego. His other degrees 
 include a Master’s degree in Interactive Telecommunication from New York
  University\, and a B.F.A. in Art (electronic and time-based media)\, B.S.
  in Logic and Computation from Carnegie Mellon University (each with highe
 st honors). Dr. Harrell also draws on his past experience as an interactiv
 e television producer and as a game designer to inform his work.
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SUMMARY:Hip Hop\, Technology\, and Narrative: Rocky Bucano and D. Fox Harre
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