Perception iO

Can emotions betray prejudice? And could a machine read them?

Karen Palmer

Perception iO (Input Output) is an immersive experience created at the convergence of neuroscience, behavioral psychology, film, AI, facial emotion detection, eye tracking, bias and social justice. 

Watching Perception iO, you take the viewpoint of a police officer in a volatile situation. A camera mounted to the screen tracks your eye movements and facial expressions. Where your eyes go and how you respond to the scene will have consequences for the characters.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Karen Palmer is the Storyteller from the Future. International Artist and TED Speaker. Her work is at the intersection of AI, Immersive Storytelling, Neuroscience, Behavioural Psychology, Implicit Bias and the Parkour philosophy of moving through fear. She has exhibited at the V&A London, PHI Centre Montreal, FoST NYC, The Museum of Modern Art Peru and SXSW . Her previous emotionally responsive film RIOT was honoured as part of Columbia University’s Digital Dozen: Breakthroughs in Storytelling 2017. Perception iO received honorary mention for the ARS Electronica STARTS Prize 2019. Her new project currently in development with the BFI is Consensus Gentium and is emotional film experience on a mobile device coming 2021.