Mentor

IDA TOFT IS A GRADUATE STUDENT IN THE INTERDISCIPLINARY PHD PROGRAM (INDI) AT CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY. AS A MEMBER OF TAG (THE TECHNOCULTURE, ART, AND GAMES RESEARCH CENTRE) THEY EXPLORE POLITICS OF GAME TECHNOLOGIES AND GAME MAKING HOBBY COMMUNITIES FROM AN INTERSECTIONAL FEMINIST MAKER PERSPECTIVE. THE BODY.
IDA’S CRAFT SKILLS INCLUDES CHEAP HACKS, SIMPLE ELECTRONIC TRICKS, ALL KINDS OF FABRICULTURES (KNITTING, WEAVING, SEWING, FILTING, CROCHETING, SOFT CIRCUITRY), JEWELRY AND ELECTRONICALLY ENHANCED JEWELRY, LEATHER WORK, PAP-MACHE, VOICE, ETC. BUT MOSTLY THEY LIKE TO JUST JACK THINGS TOGETHER USING WHATEVER SKILLS SEEM SUITABLE.

SKILLS:
– ALTERNATIVE INTERFACES
– WEARABLES
– PLAYFUL CONSTRUCTIONS
– ESCAPE ROOMS