PinnedOle WilkenDisillusioned yet optimistic gamerReflections on the origin of my PhD projectDec 28, 2021Dec 28, 2021
Ole Wilken‘Sculpting’ the Disillusioned Gamer with DALL-EReflecting on my story “Disillusioned yet optimistic gamer”, I wonder if and how the spirit of ‘a disillusioned gamer’ could be captured in…Nov 10, 2022Nov 10, 2022
Ole WilkenApp for ‘friending’ companion objects — ‘master signifiers’ for consumer products.Imagining and app I would use for personal “inventory management”.Oct 27, 2022Oct 27, 2022
Ole WilkenOur digital-material constitution: building better digital representations of the worldDriven by “a painful, nagging feeling that something [critical or surprisingly useful] is left out or forgotten”.May 7, 2022May 7, 2022
Ole WilkenSucceeding against the odds: oddly inspired by RPGs, Linkedin and moreThe only thing I hear is my heart — I’m inspired By the challenge that I find myself standing eye to eye with The Roots, The Fire (2010)Apr 22, 2022Apr 22, 2022
Ole WilkenEmbracing neurodiversity 🧠++ With inspiration from stoicism and the OODA loopI am happy to see that mental health and the concept of neurodiversity is gaining attention. As I describe below, it has taken me a long…Apr 22, 2022Apr 22, 2022
Ole Wilken<S> ⌿ X: Adorno’s notion of non-identity and digital re-presentation of (companion) productsLooking at the role of digital media in shaping our connection with everyday things — our companion objects.Apr 19, 2022Apr 19, 2022
Ole WilkenUnderstanding inventories of the material self — object-oriented social networking?Some key results from small survey: 30 out of 56 people would like a better overview of their personal possessions, 18 out of 56 don’t…Mar 26, 2022Mar 26, 2022
Ole WilkenDunbar’s number and material self: a case for ‘friending’ companion objects?Considering that an average European owns ~10K objects, I wonder what Dunbar’s number can teach us about human-object relations.Mar 21, 20221Mar 21, 20221
Ole WilkenObjects of the material self — companion objects and/or little monsters 🤿👾About my PhD project on digital media and ‘material selfhood’Mar 20, 2022Mar 20, 2022