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From May 17 to 28, 2025, the Polytechnic University of Turin will host the transmedia hackathon DMSTFCTN \u2013 WALUIGI\u2019S PURGATORY, a creative workshop challenging students to design new digital narratives about the future of artificial intelligence. The starting point is *Waluigi\u2019s Purgatory* (2024), an interactive work by the artistic duo dmstfctn that tells the story of an AI trapped in a purgatory for deceptive AIs.<\/p>\n
The hackathon is organized by the Transmedia course in collaboration with Rizosfera and dmstfctn. Participants will work in interdisciplinary teams to create interactive digital content\u2014sequels, expansions, parallel stories\u2014using the STORNAWAY platform, drawing inspiration from the narrative universe of Waluigi\u2019s Purgatory.<\/p>\n
At the heart of the event are:
\n\u2013 The interactive film Waluigi\u2019s Purgatory
\n\u2013 A seminar led by Francesco Tacchini (London-based artist, educator, and co-founder of dmstfctn). Titled *\u201cUnaligned AIs and Transmedia Imaginaries: Emerging Aesthetics and Narratives\u201d* (May 28), it will explore the cultural, aesthetic, and philosophical implications of \u201cunaligned\u201d AI, referencing dmstfctn\u2019s works *GOD MODE (ep. 1)* (2022) and *Waluigi\u2019s Purgatory* (2024), developed with support from Serpentine Galleries and The Alan Turing Institute.<\/p>\n
Program Highlights:<\/strong> Key Themes: This educational and creative experiment merges art, technology, and philosophy, fostering critical and imaginative reflection on AI\u2019s role in contemporary society. The works will be showcased online via Rizosfera\u2019s distribution, turning participants into co-authors of *Waluigi\u2019s Purgatory*\u2019s expanded universe\u2014contributing to a collective public artwork.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n DMSTFCTN \u2013 WALUIGI\u2019S PURGATORY | May 17\u201328, 2025 From May 17 to 28, 2025, the Polytechnic University of Turin will host the transmedia hackathon DMSTFCTN \u2013 WALUIGI\u2019S PURGATORY, a creative workshop challenging students to design new digital narratives about the future of artificial intelligence. The starting point is *Waluigi\u2019s Purgatory* (2024), an interactive work by […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":218353,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[297,83,407,39,290,357,374],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rizosfera.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/218354"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rizosfera.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rizosfera.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rizosfera.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rizosfera.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=218354"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/rizosfera.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/218354\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":218358,"href":"https:\/\/rizosfera.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/218354\/revisions\/218358"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rizosfera.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/218353"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rizosfera.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=218354"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rizosfera.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=218354"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rizosfera.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=218354"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\u2013 **May 17, 10:00 AM\u20133:00 PM (Room 7)**: Seminar with dmstfctn (Francesco Tacchini) and Rizosfera (Paolo Davoli). Transmedia hackathon kickoff and project development.<\/strong>
\n\u2013 **May 27**: Digital works submission deadline.<\/strong>
\n\u2013 **May 28, 10:00 AM\u20132:30 PM (Room 11S)**: Final presentation of digital works + online talk with **dmstfctn**.<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n\u2013 AI rule manipulation and the *\u201cWaluigi Effect\u201d* (inspired by Jung\u2019s shadow archetype).
\n\u2013 Giulio Camillo\u2019s Theatre of Memory as a cognitive design tool.
\n\u2013 Artistic construction of embodied AIs through real-time technologies.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/rizosfera.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-18-alle-12.29.19-300x287.png\")
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