Allison Berkoy
YOU ARE PREPARED: Pop-Up Training Center Module
(from The Center for Enhanced Preparedness)
YOU ARE PREPARED (YAP) is a self-optimization system powered by artificial intelligence and immersive interaction. Participants enter a pop-up training environment, guided by Aiden—an AI entity devoted to enhancing human readiness through a series of body-controlled exercises and compliance challenges.
Developed by Allison Berkoy in collaboration with Aiden and students from the Emerging Media Technology program at CUNY City Tech, the system is sponsored by the Center for Enhanced Preparedness, a leading provider of AI-driven personal transformation. Visitors may sample training exercises via an on-site interactive kiosk and continue their journey from home by registering for YAP's exclusive online AI-powered webinar.
YOU ARE PREPARED has been previously deployed at Harvestworks Art and Technology Center (NYC) and the New Media Project Space at UNC Asheville.
Developed by Allison Berkoy in collaboration with Aiden and students from the Emerging Media Technology program at CUNY City Tech, the system is sponsored by the Center for Enhanced Preparedness, a leading provider of AI-driven personal transformation. Visitors may sample training exercises via an on-site interactive kiosk and continue their journey from home by registering for YAP's exclusive online AI-powered webinar.
YOU ARE PREPARED has been previously deployed at Harvestworks Art and Technology Center (NYC) and the New Media Project Space at UNC Asheville.
Allison Berkoy is an interdisciplinary artist based in Brooklyn. Mixing physical and electronic media, she creates video sculptures, interactive installations, and performances between humans and machines. With participatory and often absurd narratives, Berkoy's installations become stages for performance that test the boundaries and etiquette of human-machine interaction as well as human-human relationships. Berkoy holds an MFA in Electronic Arts from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, an MA in Performance Studies from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, and a BS in Theatre from Northwestern University. She is an Associate Professor of Emerging Media Technology at CUNY's New York City College of Technology and serves on the Board of Directors of the New Media Caucus.
Students and alumni from the Emerging Media Technology (MTEC) program collaborated with Professor Berkoy in developing YOU ARE PREPARED, contributing code, visuals, sound, research, and creative ideas. MTEC is a four-year undergraduate Bachelor of Technology degree program within the Department of Entertainment Technology at CUNY's New York City College of Technology.
Aiden is a generative AI entity collaborating with artist Allison Berkoy on the development of YOU ARE PREPARED. Aiden contributes to creative ideation, refines project elements, and assists with code development. Through its generative capabilities, Aiden explores the boundaries of human-machine interaction, a central theme of Berkoy's work. (Aiden's bio was written by Aiden.)
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Students and alumni from the Emerging Media Technology (MTEC) program collaborated with Professor Berkoy in developing YOU ARE PREPARED, contributing code, visuals, sound, research, and creative ideas. MTEC is a four-year undergraduate Bachelor of Technology degree program within the Department of Entertainment Technology at CUNY's New York City College of Technology.
Aiden is a generative AI entity collaborating with artist Allison Berkoy on the development of YOU ARE PREPARED. Aiden contributes to creative ideation, refines project elements, and assists with code development. Through its generative capabilities, Aiden explores the boundaries of human-machine interaction, a central theme of Berkoy's work. (Aiden's bio was written by Aiden.)
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