David Parisi
Special guest
Dr. David Parisi is a professor specializing in haptic media. His new book, Archaeologies of Touch: Interfacing with Haptics from Electricity to Computing traces the iterative development of a technoscientific haptics across four centuries. The book explores how electric shock, experimental psychology, cybernetics, aesthetics, telemanipulation robotics, and virtual reality each participated in a reconceptualization of touch necessary for its integration into contemporary computing technologies. His research on tactility has been featured in forums such as The Wall Street Journal, Vice, Playboy Magazine, Computer Business Review, and Public Seminar.
David Parisi has been a guest on 2 episodes.
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The Logic of the Tactile Internet
20 December 2021 | 1 hr 6 mins
Dave Birnbaum plays the role of guest in this one, and is interviewed about the possibilities for fundamental change brought about by advanced haptic technology. This episode is rebroadcast from episode 14 of the podcast entitled Haptics Club.
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Evolution of Touch Technology
11 November 2019 | 1 hr 29 mins
Dr. David Parisi is a professor specializing in emerging media. In this episode, we talk about his new book, Archaeologies of Touch: Interfacing with Haptics from Electricity to Computing, which traces the iterative development of haptics across four centuries.