On October 24th, join TAG for a talk about the emotional landscape of data-driven decision-making in game development with guest speaker Olli Sotamaa. ABOUT THE EVENT: Application of data analytics and other data-driven working methods creates new processes and work cultures in game studios. While data analytics tools are often promised to support rational, […]
Join the Media History Cluster for the first talk of a series of public talks and discussion on recent media history. On September 26, Fenwick McKelvey will discuss his forthcoming book "Voter_Machine_World" (under contract with MIT Press). ABOUT THE EVENT: Voter_Machine_World explores America’s long history to solve political problems with computers. Focusing on the early […]
Join Visiting Scholar Robert Glashüttner and TAG member Dr. Martin French for a discussion around Pinball. Pinball is an archaic arcade game for some, a technical marvel for others, and a favorite pastime for more and more dedicated players. Little is commonly known about pinball except that it’s made up of big sturdy amusement machines […]
To conclude the 2024 edition of Milieux May Madness, the Milieux Institute will host a conversation titled "Propositions: Designing through Land" on May 31st. Co-organized with the Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA), the event will convene nine scholars to reflect on how design disciplines and their associated practices can better align with the concept of […]
Join us Thursday, April 18th, between 3:00 pm and 5:00 pm, at the Milieux Speculative Life Cluster for TeZ’s artist talk - SOLARPUNK Lab: eco-anarchism and pico-power to the people - and the Pico Power and Energy Transition residency demo and discussion. From April 3rd until April 19th, transdisciplinary artist and independent researcher TeZ will […]
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development adopted by United Nations Member States outlines a collective vision for global peace and prosperity. Its core consists of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), urging both developed and developing nations to collaborate in addressing poverty, enhancing health and education, reducing inequality, fostering economic growth, combating climate change, and conserving […]
Join us for an engaging presentation of the SunBlock One solar Minecraft server project, part of the Pico Power residency with TeZ. Bart Simon, Director of Milieux Institute will share with us the research-creation journey of the SunBlock project. This innovative project tackles two crucial challenges in energy transition research: The significant contribution of personal computing […]
Join the Concordia Ethnography Lab for a thought-provoking exploration of urban life with Durham University professor Colin Mcfarlane, as he challenges conventional narratives and invites us to reimagine the cityscape! In this presentation, Colin Mcfarlane will delve into his recent research on urban fragments and waste, asking: "how do we write differently about urban life?". […]
On March 22nd, The DIGS lab is hosting a research talk to explore the work of Lotte de Jong and Antonia Hernández. This will be followed by the screening of Fantasy Lane at 5 p.m. About the talk: This research talk will explore the work of Lotte de Jong and Antonia Hernández addressing the spatial construction […]
Join us on February 22, 2024, from 5-7 PM, at the Performance Lab (EV 10.785), for an exciting talk with artist Juan Miceli, hosted by LePARC. Come learn about Juan's experience following six months as a research intern at Milieux in this performance lecture. He will share artworks and creative concepts - such as Inverse […]
Join us on December 7th, 2023, from 5-7 PM, at the Performance Lab (EV 10.785), for an artist talk hosted by LePARC with one of the cluster's new co-directors Lilia, and visiting doctoral student Laura Pante who is here until the end of December. Lília Mestre (she, her) is a performing artist, dramaturge and researcher […]
Through a common interest in the environment and creative storytelling, the Concordia Ethnography Lab has partnered with McGill's Critical Media Club to host Jacquelyn Mills who will present her stunningly beautiful film Geographies of Solitude, part nature film, part biographical portrait. The screening will be followed by a master class on the making of the […]
