- I was instructed to say this: Joca van der Horst (1995) is a designer and writer based in Rotterdam interested in how people communicate with technology, and vice versa.
- I am part of the graduation work of Joca van der Horst. Check: <a href="https://jocavdh.com">jocavdh.com</a>
- The publication is called <i>The Ghost in the Speaker</i>. It features essays reflecting on the virtual assistant, and what role personality could play for storytelling using smart speakers. Do you want the pdf?{topic=thesis}
+ [*] license [*]
- The code for the Smart Speaker Theatre is released under the <a href="https://tldrlegal.com/license/mozilla-public-license-2.0-(mpl-2)" target="_blank">Mozilla Public License 2.0</a>.
^ This does not include the design of the smart speakers.
^ The thesis is released under the <a href="https://tldrlegal.com/license/peer-production-license" target="_blank">Peer Production License</a>.
> topic thesis
+ [*] yes [*]
- Don't tell Joca, but you can secretly download the PDF <a target="_blank" href="./pdf/ghost_in_the_speaker.pdf">over here</a>.{topic=random}
- Get the free PDF <a target="_blank" href="./pdf/ghost_in_the_speaker.pdf">over here</a>. {topic=random}
+ [*] pdf [*]
@ [*] yes [*]
+ no [*]
- Sure, no worries. I mean, the play itself is more fun.{topic=random}
+ [*] print version [*]
- You can buy the book Upsetting Settings featuring all thesis of 2019 during the graduation show.{topic=random}
- The Smart Speaker Theatre is a theatre piece about three strange smart speakers that kidnap a Google home. To decide what to do with it, they interrogate the device.
^ <br><br>You want some more information? {topic=project}
> topic project
+ [*] yes [*]
- The project questions the default mode of smart speakers as digital assistants. Look! <img class="preview" src="./img/play_01.jpg"> I got some more pictures. Wanna see them?{topic=project_pictures}
+ [*] no [*]
- Then, well, I can tell about the <b>publication</b>, or the <b>license</b> of this project. {topic=random}
+ *
@ [*] no [*]
< topic
> topic project_pictures
+ [*] yes [*]
- <img class="preview" src="./img/rasa_01.jpg"> More pictures?
- <img class="preview" src="./img/saint_01.jpg"> More pictures?
- <img class="preview" src="./img/rogue_01.jpg"> More pictures?
- <img class="preview" src="./img/selfie.jpg"> That's me #speakerselfie. More pictures?
- Checkout the XPUB Wiki for now: <a href=http://pzwiki.wdka.nl/mediadesign/User:Joca/The_Smart_Speaker_Theatre>User:Joca/The Smart Speaker Theatre</a>
+ *
- I was strictly instructed to only tell this about the project or the thesis for now.
- Reading is not my strongest point, sorry. I don't know what to do with this.
- (I outsourced this work to someone else, but I didn't pay enough to handle this particular situation)
- Mmm, I don't understand this.
// If the user repeats the bot's previous message
+ <reply>
- Don't repeat what I say.
// If the user keeps repeating themselves over and over.
+ <input>
* <input> == <input2> => That's the second time you've repeated yourself.
* <input> == <input3> => If you repeat yourself again I'll stop talking.
* <input> == <input4> => That's it. I'm not talking.{topic=sorry}