We are artists who first came to interactive media design with industry experience that included commercial, institutional, and non-profit clients, as well as other experiences directing artistic, experimental, and educational projects. We are also educators who regularly teach a variety of students with different skill levels and backgrounds in interactive media design classes.
My name is Owen Mundy (he/him). I am based in Davidson, North Carolina. I usually identify as an artist and designer, since I am always using both of these perspectives when I make these things. My favorite technologies are whatever the idea dictates, but usually I choose one that allows flexibility. One of my favorite works online is The Nicest Place because it makes me happy every time I see it. It doesn’t try to be more than it is — a collection of videos of people around the world giving virtual hugs to visitors, countering the commerciality and pessimism so commonly found online.
My name is xtine burrough (x/x or she/her). I live in Dallas, Texas where I teach at UT Dallas. I refer to myself as a hybrid artist, a media artist, and an artist-scholar, depending on who I’m talking with; and I have seen my work categorized as new media, electronic literature, installation, remix, and digital poetry. My studio practice is fluid. My favorite technology offline is an X-acto knife, and I love using the laser cutter. I also enjoy working within the confines of the browser, and meeting audiences with unexpected media on social platforms. While I’m generally drawn to political artwork, one of my favorite works from the CWD is James Bridle’s Do It from 2020. The whole project lives in a call to action and a simple Javascript function. I usually showcase this project to students while breaking apart our university's home page.
We love Endless.horse (2015) by Colleen Josephson and Kyle Miller. It depicts an ASCII art horse with legs that automatically grow as users scroll. Created during a hackathon, we are tickled by the simplicity and humor in this piece.