Haakon Faste
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Haakon Faste, Ph.D, is an American designer
and artist
, best known for his work in the fields of interaction design
, virtual reality
, and robotic art
. He is currently a visiting assistant professor at the Human-Computer Interaction Institute at Carnegie Mellon University
, where he directs the Creative Systems Laboratory, and executive director of the Rolf A. Faste Foundation for Design Creativity in Palo Alto, California
.
Faste is a leading figure in the field of posthuman factors
and posthuman-centered design, coining the terms in 2010, and is a regular contributor, editorial board member, and reviewer for numerous professional journals and conferences. He earned his bachelor's degree with High Honors in Art from Oberlin College in 1998, and a PhD in Perceptual Robotics
from the Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies
in 2010. Previously he worked as an interaction designer and Software Experiences practice lead at IDEO
, and as a virtual interface designer at Fakespace Laboratories. As an interaction designer with Nettmedia in New York
from 2000–2001, Faste led website design and development projects for the Whitney Museum of American Art
, the New York Yankees
, and David Bowie
.com.
Designer
A designer is a person who designs. More formally, a designer is an agent that "specifies the structural properties of a design object". In practice, anyone who creates tangible or intangible objects, such as consumer products, processes, laws, games and graphics, is referred to as a...
and artist
Artist
An artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only...
, best known for his work in the fields of interaction design
Interaction design
In design, human–computer interaction, and software development, interaction design, often abbreviated IxD, is "the practice of designing interactive digital products, environments, systems, and services." Like many other design fields interaction design also has an interest in form but its main...
, virtual reality
Virtual reality
Virtual reality , also known as virtuality, is a term that applies to computer-simulated environments that can simulate physical presence in places in the real world, as well as in imaginary worlds...
, and robotic art
Robotic art
Robotic art is a broad term that encompasses a variety of sub-types of art, all of which employ some form of robotic or automated technology.Robotic installation art unifies Installation art and robotic technologies insofar as the works and installations often employ computers, sensors, actuators...
. He is currently a visiting assistant professor at the Human-Computer Interaction Institute at Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States....
, where he directs the Creative Systems Laboratory, and executive director of the Rolf A. Faste Foundation for Design Creativity in Palo Alto, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
.
Faste is a leading figure in the field of posthuman factors
Posthuman factors
Posthuman Factors is a strategically pragmatic approach to design, operating as an intuitive extension of posthuman theory in action. First articulated by Haakon Faste in his doctoral dissertation and subsequent writings on perceptual robotics and art, posthuman factors uses human-centered design...
and posthuman-centered design, coining the terms in 2010, and is a regular contributor, editorial board member, and reviewer for numerous professional journals and conferences. He earned his bachelor's degree with High Honors in Art from Oberlin College in 1998, and a PhD in Perceptual Robotics
Perceptual Robotics
Perceptual robotics is an interdisciplinary science linking Robotics and Neuroscience. It investigates biologically motivated robot control strategies, concentrating on perceptual rather than cognitive processes and thereby sides with J. J. Gibson's view against the Poverty of the stimulus...
from the Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies
Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies
The Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies of Pisa is a special-statute public university located in Pisa, Italy, operating in the field of applied sciences....
in 2010. Previously he worked as an interaction designer and Software Experiences practice lead at IDEO
IDEO
IDEO is an international design and innovation consultancy founded in Palo Alto, California, United States with other locations in San Francisco, Chicago, New York, Boston, London, Munich, Shanghai, and Singapore, as well as Mumbai, Seoul, and Tokyo. The company helps design products, services,...
, and as a virtual interface designer at Fakespace Laboratories. As an interaction designer with Nettmedia in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
from 2000–2001, Faste led website design and development projects for the Whitney Museum of American Art
Whitney Museum of American Art
The Whitney Museum of American Art, often referred to simply as "the Whitney", is an art museum with a focus on 20th- and 21st-century American art. Located at 945 Madison Avenue at 75th Street in New York City, the Whitney's permanent collection contains more than 18,000 works in a wide variety of...
, the New York Yankees
New York Yankees
The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the The Bronx, New York. They compete in Major League Baseball in the American League's East Division...
, and David Bowie
David Bowie
David Bowie is an English musician, actor, record producer and arranger. A major figure for over four decades in the world of popular music, Bowie is widely regarded as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s...
.com.