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Discovering an Architectural Metaverse: A Vessel for Emerging Digital Life Forms

M.ARCH Thesis

Discovering an Architectural Metaverse: A Vessel for Emerging Digital Life Forms

Student: Francisco Landeros
Advisor: Scott Shall
Content Experts: Karl Daubman , Eric Ward

Using an ideology of architecture serving as a vessel, a digital simulation of the world can ultimately lead to the discovery of emerging omnipresent, intelligent digital life forms. This is explored within architecture by redefining the relationship between architecture’s substrata: Agent (occupant), Act (activity), and Field (Space).

The Agent – the occupant within the Field (currently described as human), Act – the activity performed by the occupant, and the Field – the space where the Agent does the Act, are substrata for the architect to design. The relationship between these three can be investigated to consider architecture as a network of Agents, Acts, and Fields. Within this architectural network, a vessel for emerging digital life forms can be discovered.

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Use Your Cell Phone as a Document Camera in Zoom

  • What you will need to have and do
  • Download the mobile Zoom app (either App Store or Google Play)
  • Have your phone plugged in
  • Set up video stand phone holder

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From Phone

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  • Type in the Meeting ID and Join
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  • Open (swipe to switch apps) and select the camera app on your phone
  • Start in photo mode and aim the camera at whatever materials you would like to share
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