Our guest lecture today is Atif Akin of Paganstudio  in New York. He is an artist, curator, lecturer and designer. Studied engineering in Middle East Technical University. Recently he worked at Bilgi University and Kadir Has University in Istanbul. He taught various courses related to new media and interaction in the context of art and design. He is the founder and the organizer of PixelIST festival, dedicated to electronic arts and its subcultures, together with PixelACHE network.