Danielle McPhatter is a NYC-based creative technologist working at the
intersection of emerging technology, art and humanity. She has been a technical
collaborator to a variety of artists throughout her career, experimenting in work
across XR, AI/ML, IoT, spatial audio/sound art, robotics and many more.
As an artist at heart, Danielle’s passion lies in exploring alternative modes of
storytelling and embodied immersive experience, crafting work that revolve around
themes of play, movement, intimacy, vulnerability, and the fluidity between physical
and digital space. Her work is deeply rooted in her lived experiences as a
mixed-race queer woman, having grown up in the inner cities of Irvington and Newark,
NJ.
She has served as the technical lead for several large scale installations, which
have debuted in major events such as Sundance New Frontiers, Ars Electronica, NYC
Design Week and SXSW. She is currently working at Ernst and Young leading the
artist-in-residency program within the EY Metaverse Lab, where she continues to push
the boundaries of technological innovation. Her inquiry-driven approach, fueled by
artistic expression and a profound focus on lived experiences, reinforces her
commitment to reshaping the future of technology in a deeply meaningful and
transformative way.
