Jen Stein is a design researcher examining the implications of ubiquitous technologies on the built environment. She completed her Ph.D. in Media Arts and Practice at the School of Cinematic Arts, University of Southern California, where she combined theory and practice to speculate about near future scenarios for Interactive Architecture. Her research explored how the technologies now commonly embedded within architectural spaces could be used to create more personalized and enchanted experiences for inhabitants. Jen is currently Professor of Design Futures at the University of the West of England and a Resident at the Pervasive Media Studio at the Watershed in Bristol. Previously she was Research Assistant Professor in the Mobile and Environmental Media Lab and the Media Arts + Practice program at USC’s School of Cinematic Arts. Her research explores design for interactive architecture, ambient storytelling, and mobile experiences. She holds an M.A. in Media and Communication from Goldsmiths College, University of London.

Perry Hoberman is an artist and educator who works with a wide variety of new and old technologies, ranging from the utterly obsolete to the state-of-the-art, from low-tech to high-tech and nearly everything in between. Often incorporating stereoscopic 3D media and virtual reality, his work has variously taken the form of installations, sculptures, multimedia, performances, concerts, plays and uncategorizable spectacles. Hoberman has exhibited internationally, with major shows throughout the USA and Europe. He has been the recipient of many awards and honors, including Guggenheim and Rockefeller Fellowships, as well as prizes from Prix Ars Electronica and the ICC Biennale. He has taught and lectured widely, with previous appointments at Cooper Union, the San Francisco Art Institute, the California Institute of the Arts, and the School of Visual Arts.