2024-05-16T21:47:42-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150122862/jose-sanchez-launched-the-blindspot-initiative-to-a-full-house-at-archinect-outpost Shane Reiner-Roth 2019-02-21T13:53:00-05:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/55/55f12b7d7e868ab1e24347933897c9f5.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>We would like to thank everyone that attended the launch of Jose Sanchez's book, The Blindspot Initiative. During the packed-house event Jose spoke about the intention of the book and was followed by&nbsp;<a href="https://archinect.com/behnazfarahi" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Behnaz Farahi</a>, Biayna Bogosian of <a href="https://archinect.com/somewheresomething" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><em>Somewhere Something</em></a> and <a href="https://archinect.com/sciarc/release/sci-arc-features-exhibition-by-m-casey-rehm-in-the-sci-arc-gallery" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Casey Rehm</a> of <em><a href="http://www.kinch-d.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kinch</a></em>.&nbsp;</p> <p>Published by&nbsp;<a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/71983/evolo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Evolo</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://outpost.archinect.com/store/the-blindspot-initiative-design-resistance-and-alternative-modes-of-practice?category=Books" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Blindspot Initiative</a> contains a forward by generative software designer&nbsp;<a href="https://archinect.com/features/article/112570077/did-you-see-it-wait-now-it-s-gone-casey-reas-generative-art-at-acadia-2014" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Casey Reas</a>&nbsp;and texts by&nbsp;Jose Sanchez,&nbsp;David Gerber,&nbsp;<a href="https://archinect.com/features/article/120061268/oyler-wu-collaborative-in-ink-graphite-and-steel" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jenny Wu</a>,&nbsp;Kate Davies and&nbsp;Mostafa Elsayed.&nbsp;</p> <a href="https://outpost.archinect.com/store/the-blindspot-initiative-design-resistance-and-alternative-modes-of-practice?category=Books" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Purchase The Blindspot Initiative at Archinect Outpost</a> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/b9/b9e90ba3d2e1d268c71e78084dcf50a3.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/b9/b9e90ba3d2e1d268c71e78084dcf50a3.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Jose Sanchez presenting The Blindspot Initiative </figcaption></figure><p>The event was also unique in that it was the first <a href="https://archinect.com/features/tag/695269/virtual-reality" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">virtual reality</a> demonstration set up at <a href="https://outpost.archinect.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Archinect Outpost</a>. On the virtual reality device set up in the top space,&nbsp;Sanchez presented <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/149960918/gaming-the-neighborhood-one-to-one-32-with-jose-sanchez-co-creator-of-block-hood-computer-game" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Block'hood</a>, a city building simulator video game that focuses on ideas of ecology, interdependence and decay.&nbsp;The game invited players to envision a neighborhood, by building structures out of a catalog of 200+ blocks.&nbsp;</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/6a/6af103272277f6e8c65276f417a0774b.JPG?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/6a/6af103272277f6e8c65276f417a0774b.JPG?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Virtual Reality se...</figcaption></figure>