dc.contributor.advisor	Leblanc, Jean-René
dc.contributor.author	Blair, Kathryn Marie
dc.contributor.committeemember	Oehlberg, Lora A.
dc.contributor.committeemember	Forlini, Stefania
dc.date	2018-11
dc.date.accessioned	2018-08-01T13:56:10Z
dc.date.available	2018-08-01T13:56:10Z
dc.date.issued	2018-07-31
dc.description.abstract	My work is focused on finding a way to talk about algorithms in society through art. I aim to create experiences that examine the status quo of our relationship with technology by throwing it into stark relief. My work looks to help visitors move from passive engagement with algorithmic systems, to active questioning of and engagement with them. This paper details the development of Logical Conclusion, a collection of logic puzzles based on algorithms that impact our society — from Trust Scores that the Chinese government is issuing to its citizens, to the Facebook news feed algorithm. The puzzles are presented on blackboards with magnetic tiles that visitors can manipulate to solve the puzzles, and accompanied by illustrations that underscore the absurdity of the puzzles. The blackboards are paired with a workbook of additional puzzles, which visitors can take away to complete. I invite visitors to step into the school for algorithms, where young computer programs come to complete their early logic training. Visitors can apply their logical faculties to the puzzles. Are the premises upon which the logical statements are based valid? Does the combination of premises lead to truly logical conclusions?	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Blair, K. (2018). Logical Conclusion (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/32731	en_US
dc.identifier.doi	http://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/32731
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/1880/107553
dc.language.iso	eng
dc.publisher.faculty	Arts
dc.publisher.faculty	Graduate Studies
dc.publisher.institution	University of Calgary	en
dc.publisher.place	Calgary	en
dc.rights	University of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subject	installation
dc.subject	Participatory
dc.subject	Logic
dc.subject	algorithms
dc.subject	technology and society
dc.subject	algocracy
dc.subject	puzzles
dc.subject.classification	Fine Arts	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Computer Science	en_US
dc.title	Logical Conclusion
dc.type	master thesis
thesis.degree.discipline	Art
thesis.degree.grantor	University of Calgary
thesis.degree.name	Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
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