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Narrative Data: Connecting data to human experiences and social issues through storytelling.
Affective Data: Representing subjective and felt experiences beyond labels and metrics.
Embodied Data: Exploring how people experience and express data through XR and the body.

A place to shape what data can become.

For

Students

We welcome curious, self-directed students across disciplines who enjoys making, exploring, and reimagining how people relate to data.

For

We welcome collaborators from diverse backgrounds who share our interest in human-centered approaches to data.

What we value

We embrace diverse perspectives, creative experimentation, and a commitment to bridging data and lived experience.

Are you a UMD student interested in connecting with the collective? Fill out the interest form and tell us a bit about yourself.