James Patten

[1] Patten is a TED fellow and speaker whose studio-initiated research has led to the creation of new technology platforms, like Thumbles, tiny-computer controlled robots; interactive, kinetic lighting features; and immersive environments that engage the body.

[4]" Prior to the Media Lab, Patten studied virtual environments with Randy Pausch at the University of Virginia,[5] and developed new interfaces for visualizing time-varying volumetric data at NASA Langley Research Center.

[8] His body of work however remains consistent, conceptually, in its merging of both digital and physical spaces for "richer, real-world" tangibility.

Patten's article, "Architecting Experiences" introduces a new set of design principles towards creating constructive "physical resonance."

Particularly, poignant are his ideas on improvisation and empowering people to be the authors of their own experiences, a view all the more relevant, with increasing filtration of online algorithms.