Brain Rot

Photo by David Matos

A Live Lecture Experience.

Welcome to the barely-fictional world of the University of Harbridge, where IRL lecturers are being phased out by automated, AI-fed, photo-real avatars.

Take a seat as a student of the left-field, old-school lecturer Dr Imogen Blake. Hear what she has to say about the future of education… Or what she would say if her digital twin didn’t keep interupting!

This 75-minute interactive performance lecture is one result of our 2-year deep dive into some interesting & troubling questions about the future of avatars in academic institutions.

How will avatars impact universities, teachers, students, cities? Do they change the fundamental nature of knowledge?

Brain Rot is a close collaboration with Professor Richard Owen & the ‘Cyber Security Everywhere’ Centre for Doctoral Training at Universities of Bristol & Bath. The work is funded by EPSRC.

In addition to Brain Rot, the collaboration has also produced The Digital Scholar, a 25-minute mockumentary about the same subject.

Kilter specialises in ground-breaking collaborations with academics & pioneers at the cutting edge of contemporary research. Previous projects include:

Dust To Data / Futures / eVRafter / Invincible

Brain Rot is part of Kilter’s work with Responsible Research and Innovation. Find out more.