LAUNCHING
FALL 2024!
Explore the self-optimization program
through one of our pop-up centers
or our exclusive AI-powered webinar
CAN'T
KEEP UP?
Not just another self-help seminar, YOU ARE PREPARED is a unique interactive system designed to push you beyond your limits.
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NEAR YOU
Immerse yourself in hands-on demos at our pop-up training centers. Launching October 2024 at Harvestworks in NYC and the New Media Project Space at UNC Asheville, with more locations coming soon.
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Engage in a one-on-one AI-powered webinar from the comfort of your home. Explore self-optimization tools, personalized exercises, and a guided journey towards your next level of evolution.
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POP-UP TRAINING CENTERS
Our training centers offer a unique opportunity to begin your journey toward peak self-optimization. Immerse yourself in hands-on demos, connect with fellow participants, and take your first steps toward optimizing your mind, body, and life. Receive priority access to our exclusive webinar and preview sample exercises ahead of its full public launch. All events below are FREE and open to the public.
Pop-up Training Center at Harvestworks
Harvestworks Art and Technology Program
Building 10a, Nolan Park,
Governors Island, NYC
October 5–27, 2024 (Saturdays + Sundays)
11 AM – 5 PM
Special Event October 26: Meet the artists + discussion
Pop-up Training Center at UNCA (POSTPONED)
New Media Project Space at University of North Carolina Asheville
302 Owen Hall
Asheville, NC
October 10–24, 2024
Special Event October 10: Opening, demos, and artist talk with Allison Berkoy
ALL UNCA EVENTS POSTPONED DUE TO HURRICANE HELENE
Interested in hosting a pop-up training center at your location? Get in touch with our team!
EXCLUSIVE WEBINAR
In Fall 2024, we will launch the beta version of our one-of-a-kind webinar experience, allowing you to participate from the comfort of your home. This is not your typical sleepy Zoom seminar— prepare to engage actively, using your voice and moving your body under the expert guidance of our virtual hosts.
In this webinar, you will explore:
--- What is self-optimization?
--- What real-world tools and technologies can help you on your journey?
--- How to achieve your goals through personalized training exercises.
Our webinar is powered by AI thought leaders. Though our hosts will see, hear, and interact with you, you won’t be engaging with any human facilitators. All interactions are one-on-one and fully private.
Click here to register for the webinar before spaces fill up!
YOU ARE PREPARED
YOU ARE PREPARED is a project created by artist Allison Berkoy in collaboration with students and alumni of the Emerging Media Technology (MTEC) program at New York City College of Technology, City University of New York (CUNY). It has been further developed with the assistance of Aiden, a generative AI entity.
In Fall 2024, YOU ARE PREPARED premiers in three locations: Harvestworks in NYC, the New Media Project Space at University of North Carolina Asheville, and online. The exhibitions are co-presented and curated by Carol Parkinson, Director of Harvestworks, and Victoria Bradbury, Director of the New Media Gallery at UNCA. All events are free and open to the public.
THE TEAM
Allison Berkoy is an interdisciplinary artist based in Brooklyn. Mixing physical and electronic media, she creates video sculptures, interactive installations, and performances between humans and machines. With participatory and often absurd narratives, Berkoy’s installations become stages for performance that test the boundaries and etiquette of human-machine interaction as well as human-human relationships. Berkoy holds an MFA in Electronic Arts from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, an MA in Performance Studies from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, and a BS in Theatre from Northwestern University. She is an Assistant Professor of Emerging Media Technology at CUNY’s New York City College of Technology and serves on the Board of Directors of the New Media Caucus.
Students and alumni from the Emerging Media Technology (MTEC) program collaborated with Professor Berkoy in developing YOU ARE PREPARED, contributing code, visuals, sound, research, and creative ideas. MTEC is a four-year undergraduate Bachelor of Technology degree program within the Department of Entertainment Technology at CUNY’s New York City College of Technology. Students concentrate in areas such as: game design and interactive media, physical computing, media computation, and music technology.
Aiden is a generative AI entity that collaborates with artist Allison Berkoy in the development of the interactive project YOU ARE PREPARED. Aiden assists in creating and refining creative ideas, supporting code development, and contributing to the overall structure of the project’s interactive elements. Through its generative capabilities, Aiden helps explore the boundaries of human-machine interaction, a central theme of Berkoy’s work. (This bio was written by Aiden.)