{"product_id":"the-future-of-memory-games-censorship","title":"Making Games to Combat Algorithmic Censorship","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eIn what ways have you used power in your life against others? In what ways have you addressed harm, in what ways have you attempted repair? In what ways have you yielded power so that others with less of it may gain some? When you take power, do you intend to take it for yourself only? And in a society where money, power and respect are interlinked, what is your relationship to these three? \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe questions \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.xiaoweiwang.com\/\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.xiaoweiwang.com\/\"\u003eXiaowei Wang\u003c\/a\u003e asks in their essay \"\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dingdingding.org\/issue-4\/shadow-visions\/\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/dingdingding.org\/issue-4\/shadow-visions\/\"\u003eShadow Visions\u003c\/a\u003e\" could do no better to explain the challenges developers face in designing social media. To address the question even more directly, Wang' and fellow artist and educator \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/qianqian-ye.com\/\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/qianqian-ye.com\/\"\u003eQianqian Ye\u003c\/a\u003e launched \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/thefutureofmemory.online\/\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/thefutureofmemory.online\/\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Future of Memory \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e(FOM) in 2020. As a \"provocation on algorithmic content moderation, power, profit and the ever-shifting nature of language online,\" FOM is a powerful collection of works on the reality of \"algorithmic censorship.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cst.cam.ac.uk\/people\/jc2106\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.cst.cam.ac.uk\/people\/jc2106\"\u003eLaw Professor Jennifer Cobbe\u003c\/a\u003e coined the term in 2019 to describe the new realities that digital citizens now face each day through social media platforms like Facebook and WeChat. To make those ideas practical to non-technologists, Wang and Ye released a toolkit, documenting various projects to creatively resist algorithmic censorship, such as disguising subversive messaging in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/thefutureofmemory.online\/hanzi-maker\/\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/thefutureofmemory.online\/hanzi-maker\/\"\u003ethe Chinese (Mandarin) character system\u003c\/a\u003e and using \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/morsedecoder.com\/\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/morsedecoder.com\/\"\u003eMorse code.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhat piqued our interest was the work of interactive fiction of the same name. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/thefutureofmemory.online\/fom-game\/\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/thefutureofmemory.online\/fom-game\/\"\u003eIn the \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFuture of Memory\u003c\/em\u003e game\u003c\/a\u003e, you play as a new engineer at a large technology company on their content moderation team. Faced with the choice to invest in human vs. machine-driven content moderation, a set of choices arise that determine both your professional and personal futures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn this talk, we discussed the background of the project and why Wang and Ye manifested their ideas in a game format. We also talked about the challenges and opportunities of using games and interactive fiction to tackle political and cultural concerns.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAbout the Speakers\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eXiaowei R. Wang, PhD is an artist, writer, organizer and coder. They are the author of the book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Blockchain_Chicken_Farm\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Blockchain_Chicken_Farm\"\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eBlockchain Chicken Farm: And Other Stories of Tech In China's Countryside\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e, a 2023 National Book Foundation Science and Literature Award winner. Their multidisciplinary work over the past 15 years sits at the intersection of tech, digital media, art, and environmental justice. As of 2023, they are one of the stewards of\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/school.logicmag.io\/\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/school.logicmag.io\/\"\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eCollective Action School\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e (formerly known as Logic School), an organizing community for tech workers, a faculty member at ELISAVA’s\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.elisava.net\/en\/masters\/master-design-responsible-artificial-intelligence\/\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.elisava.net\/en\/masters\/master-design-responsible-artificial-intelligence\/\"\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eMaster in Design for Responsible AI\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e and a Postdoctoral Scholar at the\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/digitaljustice.ucla.edu\/\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/digitaljustice.ucla.edu\/\"\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eCenter on Race and Digital Justice\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eQianqian (Q) Ye (she\/they) is a Chinese artist, creative technologist and educator based in Los Angeles (Gabrielino-Tongva Land). Trained as an architect, she creates digital, physical, and social spaces exploring issues around gender, immigrant, power, and technology. Their most recent collaborative project, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/thefutureofmemory.online\/\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/thefutureofmemory.online\/\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"font-color-primary\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Future of Memory\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, was a recipient of the Mozilla \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/foundation.mozilla.org\/en\/blog\/toolkit-outsmarting-ai-powered-censorship\/\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/foundation.mozilla.org\/en\/blog\/toolkit-outsmarting-ai-powered-censorship\/\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"font-color-primary\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCreative Media Award\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e. At the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/processingfoundation.org\/\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/processingfoundation.org\/\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"font-color-primary\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eProcessing Foundation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, Qianqian is the Lead of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/p5js.org\/\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/p5js.org\/\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"font-color-primary\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ep5.js\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, an open-source art and education platform that prioritizes access and diversity in learning to code, with over 1.5 million users. She currently teaches creative coding as an Adjunct Assistant Professor at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cinema.usc.edu\/directories\/profile.cfm?id=59105\u0026amp;first=\u0026amp;last=\u0026amp;title=\u0026amp;did=50\u0026amp;referer=%2Fdirectories%2Ffaculty%2Ecfm\u0026amp;startpage=1\u0026amp;startrow=331\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/cinema.usc.edu\/directories\/profile.cfm?id=59105\u0026amp;first=\u0026amp;last=\u0026amp;title=\u0026amp;did=50\u0026amp;referer=%2Fdirectories%2Ffaculty%2Ecfm\u0026amp;startpage=1\u0026amp;startrow=331\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"font-color-primary\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eUSC Media Arts + Practice\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e and 3D Arts at Parsons School of Design. For 2022-2023, Qianqian is a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.annenberglab.com\/civic-media-fellowship\/2023-cohort\/\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.annenberglab.com\/civic-media-fellowship\/2023-cohort\/\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"font-color-primary\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCivic Media Fellow\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e at USC Annenberg Innovation Lab.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePhotos credit \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/chloejackman.com\/\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/chloejackman.com\/\"\u003eChloe Jackman\u003c\/a\u003e of Xiaowei.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gameplayarts","offers":[{"title":"Student \/ Artist","offer_id":45239743283364,"sku":"","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Professional","offer_id":45239743316132,"sku":"","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Pay What You Can - Click Green Button","offer_id":45239743348900,"sku":"","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0647\/3125\/0852\/files\/Future-of-Memory-7.png?v=1710882088","url":"https:\/\/ecc08a-2c.myshopify.com\/products\/the-future-of-memory-games-censorship","provider":"Gameplayarts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}