In this talk Sander Veenhof will be discussing the implications of wearable technology and social media on humanity, and the new challenges facing the world. Humans used to trust our analog senses and intuition, but people are now getting used to trust the guidance of devices. In his talk, Sander will be inspiring us to think critically […]
Author: Sander Veenhof
Object Oriented storytelling
The scenario in the “Be Your Own Robot” web-app makes use of a story engine for interactive, non-lineair narrative experiences. The engine is using an object oriented approach to organise the output to its viewers/readers. Interactions by users can lead to instant or timed follow-ups, or triggers can ‘float’ in limbo for a while, to be […]

Is onze toekomst al gepatenteerd?
Met het gerucht dat Apple werkt aan een augmented reality bril, wordt de kans groter dat er een moment komt dat “AR brillen” toch doorbreken. Zeker als de volgende generatie augmented reality brillen lichter is en de gehele dag gedragen kan worden. De apparaten zullen ons gaan helpen, aansturen en ons doen en laten (op […]
Why Not festival – it’s time to leave the body behind
Be Your Own Robot What makes us human? Our body? Our behaviour? With technology becoming part of us, one wonders to what extent we can outsource our (inter)actions. How is humanity changing under the growing influence of hi-tech? Computer scientist and fiction developer Sander Veenhof will sketch a future scenario in which we do not […]