Jay Springett leads writer, producer, and sound designer Mike Rugnetta through a series of imaginative exercises.

Then they discuss:

* The nature of imagined versus physical experiences

* Carmen San Diego’s role In sparking a love for portable technology

* Nostalgia and memory

* Smart phones and ‘machine touch’

* where the audience is when making work for the internet?

* Mike’s relationship with the Yamaha FB-O1 four operator FM synthesiser.

QUOTES

"You just have to get used to what done enough feels like."

“It's like everybody is looking at the horse that just walked into the bar, and they're all talking amongst themselves. Being like, what's the deal with this horse?"

“I often feel like I am fighting with my phone to get it to do what I want it to do.”

"I could have gotten a similar result and not spent hundreds and hundreds of hours learning a really particular implementation of a really particular thing."

ABOUT THE GUEST

MIKE RUGNETTA is Brookyn-based writer, producer, and sound designer. He is the co-creator and host of Never Post, a podcast about the internet – as well as the co-creator, co-DM and sound designer of the actual play tabletop roleplaying podcast Fun City. Previously he was the writer, researcher and host of the multiple-award winning PBS Digital series Idea Channel, and the host of Crash Courses Theater and Dramaturgy and World Mythology. His production clients have included Atlas Obscura, Adobe, Duolingo, Future of Storytelling, IBM, Longreads and more.

IN YOUR MIND

Has this interview sparked any thoughts or questions about your own mind's eye, creative process, or inner experience? I'd love to hear your insights! Share your reflections in the comments below or on social media!

LINKS

* Mike’s Website

* Never Post Podcast

* Fun City Podcast

* Yamaha FB-O1 Documentation

* Mike’s Newsletter

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* Spotify

* Pocketcasts

ABOUT THE SHOW

In 2022 writer and host Jay Springett discovered he had aphantasia - the inability to voluntarily create mental images in one's mind. For 36 years he thought 'picture this' was a metaphor.

Experience.Computer is slow radio about high tech. An interview show exploring perception, experience and expression. The show examines how people perceive the world, and how they work with the creative tools they use to make their work with.

ABOUT THE HOST

Jay Springett is a strategist and writer. His work focuses on the design, administration and flourishing of worlds of all kinds He has hosted the 301 second long essay podcast Permanently Moved since 2018, and Experience.Computer since 2023. Jay is currently working on his first book ‘The Web Was a Side Quest‘ and writes online at thejaymo.net

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