We're drawing near to my speaking and research tour of Japan. Getting very excited. This is the latest flyer promoting my talk (front and back). Waseda is the university from which Haruki Murakami - one of my favourite authors - graduated, and many of his characters also. #Japan #writingcommunity #cultureireann #cultureireland
Thursday, April 25, 2024
Sunday, April 14, 2024
TALK AT MEIJI UNIVERSITY, JAPAN
Flyer announcing my talk at Meiji
University, May 14, 2024. It's
getting nearer! Dashing about with
last-minute preparations. I'll be doing
some research as well as my talks on
haiku, haibun and Kabuki Theatre.
#Ireland #Japan #speakingtour
Thursday, April 11, 2024
SPEAKING TOUR JAPAN, MAY 2024
It's getting nearer! My presentation is all green and gold, how Irish can ye get. The maps in my Japanese translations are, of course, in Japanese script and there will some in my text slides also: 日々旅にして、旅を栖とす "their journey is life, their journey is home" (Matsuo Basho, Oku no Hosomichi). Also some Irish: Is an turas i n-ailithre é an saol "life is a journey through a foreign land" (ancient Irish poem). And I'll be blathering away in three languages. #nihongo #gaeilge #Japan #Ireland
Tuesday, April 02, 2024
JAPANESE SPEAKING TOUR, MAY 2024
Sunday, March 24, 2024
Living in the Metaverse
This is my new home environment whenever I put on my VR headset and where I spend time in between exploring worlds and apps. I can move around in my space station apartment, sitting or standing. Recently spent some time relaxing on the sofa watching 3D TV on a big screen. Then I headed off to VR Animation to join a wild quantum race that dashed through dimensions. After linking my whatsapp to my headset, I was able to share photos I took with my Oculus camera. #Metaverse #VR #XR #Creativetechnology
Wednesday, March 06, 2024
RENDR FESTIVAL 2024, BELFAST, NORTHERN IRELAND
It was a deep dive into gaming, animation, AI, XR/immersive tech and more, including a networking meet-up hosted by WiiT (Women in Immersive Tech) Europe, open to all. As well as international speakers on two main stages, there were art installations and gaming arcades (indie and giants). Got AI'd by AIAIAI.AI: The Forgettable Art Machine by Amsterdam artist Matthias Oostrik. Stayed with a Fulbright Scholar pal in the Seamus Heaney Centre and wound up giving a talk on AI/XR/immersive tech to her 3rd year creative writing class at Queen's University.
Wednesday, February 14, 2024
XR IMMERSIVE WORKSHOP IN GALWAY