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Leonardo Volume 57, Issue 2 "Criptech and the Art of Access"

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CripTech Incubator Formation2021

CripTech Incubator2022-23

Meet the Artists Event

Gray Area Festival Panel2023

Behind-the-Scenes - CripTech MetaVerse Lab Panel

Female presenting individual with glasses and blonde hair wearing black leather jacket sitting on a white couch, talking while holding a microphone.
Panel of 7 individuals, on the left is an ASL interpreter seated. Behind the panelists is a giant purple screen with their names, profile pictures, and event name.
Female presenting individual with dark red hair wearing a green cap and a multicolored dress. Sitting on a white couch speaking while presenting and holding a microphone.
Male presenting individual with black hair is taking a video landscape style. Has sunglasses on the top of their face and is wearing a white mask with a clear window in front. Behind is other audience members.
Individual wearing with black hair and black dress is standing on stage holding a microphone. Behind is a blue banner screen.
Gallery in gray area space with different attendees trying VR prototypes while seated.
Individual seated with wearing a VR headset in the background while attendees are walking in front.
Individual with blonde hair and wearing a leather jacket is lifting their VR headset to look into the camera.

Criptech & the Art of Access Launch2024

Touch Aesthetics Activation2025

A group of five people wearing masks are gathered around a colorful and furry textile object on a wooden floor. One person in a black dress makes peace signs with their hands while another with red hair leans over from a wheelchair to look at the object.
Two people are sitting on a wooden floor. The person on the right is speaking into a microphone while the person on the left, who is wearing a black dress and listens with their eyes closed. Both are wearing face masks.
A person with dark hair with purple highlights, wearing glasses, a black mask, and a black dress, sits on a wooden floor holding a microphone. They are looking down with their eyes closed.
A close-up shot of a person with long, dark, curly hair, wearing a white face mask and a green shirt. They are looking off to the left of the frame, and the top of a walker is visible behind them.
A side-profile shot of a person with short, bright red hair, wearing a black face mask and looking off to the right.
A person with curly brown hair, glasses, and a light blue face mask sits cross-legged on a yoga mat on a wooden floor with their eyes closed in a meditative pose.
A person with short, bright orange hair and a white 3M face mask sits cross-legged on a grey mat on a wooden floor. They are wearing a light-colored t-shirt with a graphic on it. In the background, there are inflatable objects.
A person with dark, curly hair, wearing a black face mask and glasses, sits in a wheelchair in a sunlit room with large windows. They are looking off to the right of the frame. Another person is sitting on a mat in the background.
A close-up shot of a person with a mullet hairstyle, wearing a black face mask and a black sleeveless shirt. They are sitting on a wooden floor, looking to the right.
A person with short, bright orange hair wears a white respirator mask and a cream-colored t-shirt with a graphic that says "DO NOT TOUCH". They are sitting on a grey mat on a wooden floor, looking to the right.
Two women are sitting next to each other. The woman on the left, wearing a grey polo shirt, is smiling and wearing a white mask that has an opening for her mouth. The woman on the right, wearing a floral dress and a black mask, is waving at the camera.
A group of people, some in wheelchairs and some seated on mats on the floor, are gathered in a large, sunlit room. They are all wearing face masks and appear to be in a workshop or class setting, with inflatable objects and camera equipment in the background.
Two people are sitting on a wooden floor with papers in front of them. The person on the left, with purple-streaked hair and a prosthetic leg, speaks into a microphone. The person on the right, in a green shirt, listens with their eyes closed. A walker is behind them.
Two men wearing face masks are sitting on mats on a polished wooden floor. The man in the foreground wears a blue shirt and baseball cap, while the man behind him has blond hair and wears a light blue button-up shirt.
Three people are relaxing on a large, orange, inflatable raft on a wooden floor. In the background, other people are seated, and there are large, inflatable, mushroom-shaped decorations. Everyone pictured is wearing a face mask.
Three people wearing face masks are lying on orange inflatable loungers in a room with wooden floors. They are looking at the camera, and their reflections are visible in a mirror behind them.
A person with long hair, wearing a black sleeveless shirt and black pants, kneels on a wooden floor while putting on a white VR headset. Next to them are large, inflatable green plants with yellow flowers
A close-up of a white sign on an easel. The sign has text and is titled "Blackout by Haptic Tads." A QR code is visible at the bottom right. A plant is to the right of the sign, and a desk with a laptop and a chair are to the left.
Two women wearing face masks are at a desk with a laptop. The woman on the left, with curly brown hair, is using the laptop. The woman on the right, with purple-streaked hair and glasses, is in a wheelchair and looks toward the right side of the frame. In the background, other people are in a large, open room.
The back of two women sitting at a desk and looking at a laptop screen. The woman on the left has long, dark hair with purple highlights and is in a wheelchair with a walker behind her. The woman on the right has long, curly brown hair and is showing something on a phone.
Two people are sitting on a grey couch. The person on the left is wearing a VR headset and a colorful floral dress and is holding controllers. The person on the right, wearing a yellow top and a face mask, is looking at them with a hand to their chest.
A wide shot of a large, sunlit event hall with polished wooden floors. Three people wearing face masks are visible. A woman in a patterned dress stands in the foreground, a man in a red shirt carries equipment in the middle of the room, and a man in a purple and yellow basketball jersey stands on the right next to a tripod. Inflatable decorations are visible in the background.
Two women wearing black face masks are sitting next to each other against a light green wall. The woman on the left wears a red shirt and a blue cardigan. The woman on the right, wearing a black top and a pink sparkly skirt, holds up a peace sign and a cell phone.

Photography by Roz Kumari

CripTech AI Lab2025

Access Play: AI prosthetics for self augmentation | Artist talk with CripTech AI Lab Lead Artist: M Eilo

Work-in-Progress Presentations