ICE Lab/Studio at the Georgia Institute of Technology

Fantastic blends of ideas, rich metaphors, social hierarchies, and cultural identities all exemplify the diverse power of imaginative cognition. We explore the intersection of imaginative cognition and computational expression through both theory and practice. Central expressive loci are computational narratives and gaming, no longer construed as escapist play, but rather as a diverse set of media forms that enable active identity play, narrative imagining, social critique via mapping of fantastic worlds onto real life, and more. Algorithmic and knowledge-representational innovations are crucial for enabling these culturally engaged possibilities.