M Kuznetsov is a futurist, technologist, and installation artist from the Midwest who leans on their background in sociotechnical systems and biology to create placemaking, visceral work about existing in a world that is still coming to be. Often situated within nightlife or rituals, their multimedia work seeks to foster vulnerability and collective yearning. Since co-founding the art collective Encoder Rat Decoder Rat in 2020, they have been developing their vision of the rat techno future: a subversive, radical lens for alternative pluriversal futures rooted in design justice, mutual aid, thoughtful technology, and designing for transition. Their most recent work, ...

Eric Cheng is a software/ML engineer and creative technologist exploring the intersection of data, games, and art. His previous work involves building AI-assisted artistry tools that empower creators, developing 3D world building tools for game development. His current exploration focuses on transforming real-time data into compelling visual and interactive experiences.

Bryce Matsumori is a game developer and creative technologist exploring play, joy, and empathy through whimsical interactive experiences. His work tries to cultivate a feeling of wonder and shift perspectives through the immersive, personal nature of interactive media. He crafts experiences featuring vibrant aesthetics, playful anthropomorphism, and touches of magical realism. Bryce has a background in software engineering, game design, and a decade of XR development experience.

falsework builds temporary structures for play, thought, and disruption. We work with artists who unsettle cultural feedback loops, moving across media to make space for new ways of sensing and telling.

Amaya Lim is a generalist at heart; her work spans and attempts at bridging the divide between analog and digital culture. Her main projects are centered around unconventional personal archival work, related to music, climate, and online community interactions. She explores her personal identities of formally educated data scientist and strictly non-technical curator and writer through her newsletter Record Store, her band Bike Lane, and her web app turntable. She believes that technology is not evil.