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DB Bauer is an assistant professor of interactive media and games in the School of Arts, Media, and Engineering in the Herberger Institute of Design and the Arts at Arizona State University. DB’s research is rooted in digital humanities and media studies, focusing on the theoretical and social impact of media theory and practice, speculative design, applied critical making, and research creation with a focus on 3D and interactive media. 

Jaime Kirtz is an assistant professor of media studies and algorithmic culture in the School of Arts, Media, and Engineering in the Herberger Institute of Design and the Arts at Arizona State University. Jaime's research lies at the intersections between new materialism, feminist theory, science and technology studies and media archaeology and focuses on making critical interventions into algorithmic technology and digital media by confronting social inequalities at the levels of code, discourse, materiality and design.