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Read if you’re a coder 🧑‍💻👩‍💻👨‍💻 XRCamp students are writing behavior scripts inside XR Creator Studio. The scripting language is JavaScript — but built around a lifecycle system unique to the MUD XR Platform. Every object in the world can carry a Behaviour script. That script runs three functions: startup() — fires once when the object is instantiated in the scene. update(delta, time) — fires on every frame, driving continuous behavior. dispose() — fires when the object is destroyed, cleaning up resources. The #pragma lifecycle(startup, update, dispose) directive at the top connects the script to those hooks. Students are using the console to log output, test values, and debug in real time — the same workflow professional developers use. By Day 4, they’re not just building worlds. They’re programming what happens inside them. mud.foundation/xrcamp #XRCamp #MUDFoundation #WebXR #CreativeCoding #JavaScript #XRCreatorStudio #MUDVerse #MiamiDade #LearnToCode #immersivetech

Day 4. XRCamp Spring 2026. This morning, students configured their first AI agents inside the MUD XR Platform — building intelligent, responsive characters that live inside their immersive worlds. This afternoon: back to the desk. 3D scanned objects, 3D printed figures, and JavaScript running in XR Creator Studio. The scan becomes a model. The model becomes a world. The world gets an AI agent. Two more days. Friday is the exhibition. mud.foundation/xrcamp #XRCamp #MUDFoundation #MiamiDade #WebXR #AIAgents #CreativeCoding #3DScanning #3DPrinting #ArtAndTechnology #MiamiYouth

On XRcamp day one last Friday, young artists learned the fundamentals of a 3D engine software and a brief history of the technology and arts. From the first polygons ever rendered to the immersive worlds being built today, our students got a front-row seat to how creativity and code have always pushed each other forward. 🎨💻 They explored how 3D environments work from the ground up — lights, geometry, cameras, and space — and began to see the digital canvas as their own. It was just day one, and already the room was buzzing with curiosity and bold ideas. These young creators aren’t just learning tools — they’re discovering a new language to tell their stories. Thanks to our community partner 🌐✨@Uminteractive and XR instructor @zevenrodriguez ! More to come as XRcamp unfolds. Stay tuned. 🚀 #XRcamp #XR #ExtendedReality #DigitalArts #YoungArtists #3D #CreativeTech #MUDFoundation #Miami #ArtAndTechnology #nextgencreators

🚀 Spring XRCamp Alert! [FREE ACCESS] Calling Miami-Dade youth ages 10–17 👇 Join XRCamp Spring 2026, a hands-on creative program where art meets technology. Participants will explore 3D Modeling, Creative Coding, AR/VR Creation, Spatial Audio, Virtual Worlds, and Digital Art History — guided by MUD Foundation teaching artists. 📅 March 20–27, 2026 (No classes Mar 21–22) ⏰ 10am–3pm 📍 THE DOCK [The Lab Miami] · Wynwood 💥 Limited capacity — registration required 🔥 FREE for Miami-Dade youth 🔗 Register now — link in bio Let's build, design, and imagine new digital worlds this spring! 🌱✨ #DigitalArt #XRCamp #MiamiYouth #ArtAndTech #CodingCamp #XR #VirtualReality #AugmentedReality #3DModeling #MiamiArts #Wynwood #mudfoundation

THE SOUND OF ART PROGRAM FEBRUARY 27, 2026 08:00 PM MUD Foundation at O Cinema Art Film Experiences 80 NW 72ND ST, LITTLE RIVER, MIAMI, FL 33150 Full program, artist bios and works descriptions here: PROGRAM Multichannel Music / Sound Works features works composed specifically for spatialized sound across multiple speakers. Treating space as a core parameter, these works shape trajectories, depth, and motion as integral elements of form. This concert invites audiences to experience sound as an immersive environment. RICHARD GARET RED-SPLICE, 2016-26 Duration: approximately 37 minutes Sonic construction for octophonic output (presented here in quadraphonic format) JOSÉ HERNÁNDEZ SÁNCHEZ MAGIC CARILLON, 2024 Duration: 7’45” JOSÉ HERNÁNDEZ SÁNCHEZ 3 SECONDS TO MIDNIGHT, 2025 Duration: 11’40” LOOKING AT MODELS EXHIBITION CLOSING PARTY - 9:30 PM The evening concludes with a live demonstration of the exhibition’s XR Digital Twin — an immersive digital twin featuring the program’s activations and exhibition space for educational and archival purposes. @mud.foundation @unsoundart @garet_ny #richardgaret #richardgaretsoundart

This Friday February 27 at 8:00 PM, join us for Multichannel Music / Sound Works, a concert dedicated to works composed specifically for spatialized sound across multiple speakers, featuring Richard Garet @garet_ny and José Hernández Sánchez @unsoundart . Sound moves through space, tracing trajectories, depth, and motion as essential elements. Space becomes a living dimension of the works. 9:30 PM Looking at Models Exhibition Closing Party Curated by @lucyscribbles Photo: Fabiola Larios @fabiolalariosm Scroll_over(me) RSVP via the link in our bio or at https://mudf.link/vRjFM0 Location: MUD Foundation at O Cinema Art Experiences 80 NW 72nd St Little River, Miami, FL 33150 #experimentalmusic #multichannelaudio #exhibition #party #miami #art #tech

On February 27 at 8:00 PM, join us for Multichannel Music / Sound Works, a concert dedicated to works composed specifically for spatialized sound across multiple speakers, featuring Richard Garet @garet_ny and José Hernández Sánchez @unsoundart . Sound moves through space, tracing trajectories, depth, and motion as essential elements. Space becomes a living dimension of the works. 9:30 PM Looking at Models Exhibition Closing Party RSVP via the link in our bio or at https://mudf.link/vRjFM0 Location: MUD Foundation at O Cinema Art Experiences 80 NW 72nd St Little River, Miami, FL 33150 #experimentalmusic #multichannelaudio #exhibition #party #miami #art #tech

Open talk for everyone! Over the past weeks, @jillian_mayer_ has participated in closed sessions with the Cohort 20 artists. Her expertise and critical feedback have significantly contributed to the development of the group’s work. We are now opening this conversation to the public. In this online talk, Jillian Mayer will share insights into her work, unpacking the concepts, processes, and questions that shape her exploration of digital culture and contemporary life. A multidisciplinary artist working across video, sculpture, performance, and immersive media, her practice critically examines our relationship with technology, the body, and the internet, challenging how we construct identity in an increasingly virtual world. 🔗LINK IN BIO TO RSVP

New MUD Foundation Store! Link in bio and below 🔥 https://store.mud.foundation Support tech-centered arts, critical media, and digital infrastructure for the arts and education. Every purchase supports Miami’s artist- and engineer-run nonprofit dedicated to digital culture, immersive exhibitions, and critical media, keeping our XR programs, hybrid exhibitions, and community partnerships alive. Your support helps us expand the MUD XR Platform and metaverse tools for artists and educators, lowering barriers to WebXR creation and access. Together, we’re fostering critical dialogue about how the internet, data, and extended reality shape everyday life in Miami and beyond. From Media Under Dystopia exhibitions to XRHub-powered experiences and inclusive XR collaborations, your merch purchase directly fuels this work. Tap the link in bio or visit store.mud.foundation to explore the new MUD Foundation Store and help build more accessible, experimental spaces for art + tech. #MUDfoundation #MUDstore #TechCenteredArts #CriticalMedia #DigitalInfrastructure #XRplatform #XRart #WebXR #ArtAndTechnology #ArtTechCommunity #ImmersiveArt #MiamiArts #ArtistRun #NonprofitArts #SupportTheArts #DigitalCulture #NewMediaArt #MetaverseArt #ArtAndSociety #FutureOfArt

Happy New Year 2026 🎉 XRCamp Winter Recap! XRCamp Winter Camp was a six-day Art + Technology program for youth ages 10–17, held at the MUD Foundation XRHub Lab in Miami-Dade County. The camp introduced participants to creative digital production through hands-on workshops focused on 3D spaces, sound, coding, and online art environments. Throughout the camp, students worked through a rotating station model, allowing each group to explore different tools and creative approaches. Activities included basic 3D modeling, creative coding with simple JavaScript logic, building XR environments, experimenting with spatial sound, and exploring digital exhibitions and public domain artworks. The program also introduced youth to internet-based art practices, helping them understand digital culture as a space for artistic expression. The camp followed a process-based structure. Early days focused on context, imagination, and skill-building, while later sessions emphasized open lab time, project development, and connecting ideas across stations. Students were encouraged to think about how visuals, sound, interaction, and space come together to form a cohesive virtual world. Open Lab days allowed participants to refine their projects, document objects through 3D scanning, experiment with portals between virtual spaces, and prepare their work for presentation. The program concluded with informal presentations, where students shared their virtual worlds with peers, instructors, and families. We are grateful to the youth who participated, and to the families who supported and trusted us throughout the camp. Thank you to everyone who helped make this experience possible. This program was supported by the Youth Arts Enrichment (YEP) Grants Program, funded by The Children’s Trust and administered by the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs, @microsoft , @thelabmiami , @nextreality.digital and @markcubanai We will be open starting Tuesday next week! Photos by @perezfernandezgustavo #XRCamp #MUDFoundation #YouthArts #ArtAndTechnology #DigitalArt #XR #MiamiArts #YouthPrograms #CreativeLearning #STEAM

🚀 Winter Camp Alert! [FREE ACCESS] Calling Miami-Dade youth ages 10–17 👇 Join XRCamp Winter 2025, a hands-on creative program where art meets technology. Participants will explore digital art, 3D modeling, coding, and Extended Reality (VR + AR) guided by MUD Foundation teaching artists. 📅 Dec 22–30, 2025 (No classes Dec 25, 27–28) ⏰ 10am–3pm 📍 Wynwood 💥 Limited capacity — registration required 🔥 FREE for Miami-Dade youth 🔗 Register now — link in bio Let’s build, design, and imagine new digital worlds this winter! ❄️✨ #DigitalArt #XRCamp #MiamiYouth #ArtAndTech #CodingCamp #XR #VirtualReality #AugmentedReality #3DModeling #MiamiArts #Wynwood #mudfoundation

WISPer: Guerrilla Hotspot — Public Activations As part of MUD 6.0: Looking at Models, Guerrilla Hotspot returned to the streets of Miami with a series of public projections across the city. Originally developed by Rodolfo Peraza in collaboration with Olivia Solis and Jommy Barban, Guerrilla Hotspot was first activated in Wynwood during the 2017–18 Art + Hack + Data event. Using the Data Interceptor, a security-car–like vehicle equipped with its own WiFi network, the project explored how internet infrastructures shape visibility, access, and control in public space. In 2025, Guerrilla Hotspot evolved into a mobile public art platform. Over four nights, selected works from Looking at Models were projected onto the exterior walls of cultural spaces across Miami, bringing the exhibition to commuters, neighbors, and passersby. Activations: Tuesday, Dec 2 Zapata Art Gallery Exterior Wall 1333 SW 22nd St, Miami 7:00–9:00 pm Wednesday, Dec 3 Marshall Davis African Heritage Cultural Arts Center Exterior Wall 6161 NW 22nd Ave, Miami 7:00–9:00 pm Thursday, Dec 4 El Espacio 23 Exterior Wall 270 NW 23rd St, Miami 5:30–7:00 pm Thursday, Dec 4 Feria Clandestina Exterior Wall 7700 Biscayne Blvd, Miami 8:00–10:00 pm Through projection, WiFi sharing, and conversation, the Data Interceptor shifted its familiar visual language into a communitarian gesture, reclaiming public space for art in a city increasingly shaped by real-estate pressure. Artists: @boriseldagsen @carlagannis @emiksn @fabiolalariosm @gretchenandrew #JamesBridle @mayaontheinternet @mmandiberg @superrrrman Curator: @lucyscribbles (Charlotte Kent) We thank our community partners for opening their walls and supporting public access to art: @zapata_gallery @mdahcac @elespacio23 @feriaclandestina #WISPer #GuerrillaHotspot #DataInterceptor #MUD6 #MediaUnderDystopia #LookingAtModels #PublicArt #UrbanProjections #CriticalMedia #ArtAndTechnology #mudfoundation