A Conversation with Tru Narla and Mori Liu | On Cyberdecks, Playful Interfaces, and Expression

Join us for a conversation with Tru Narla & Mori Liu on cyberdecks and new interfaces, making your own computers with personality, hardware as self-expression, and more ₊˚⊹☆ Tru Narla (@mewtru) is a New York–based creative technologist and maker building playful, colorful alternatives to everyday electronics. Her projects include a flower-shaped digital camera, a Tamagotchi-inspired plant monitor, and a compass that points to the nearest Taco Bell. A former software engineer at Square and Discord, she combines code, hardware, and nostalgic design to make technology feel personal, expressive, and fun. Mori Liu (@morilliu) is is a New York–based creative technologist exploring software as a medium for self-expression and play. Her projects include Textjar, an interactive space where messages tumble into loose letters, alongside experimental websites and AI-powered tools. Through her work and workshops, she invites people to break familiar interface conventions and create software shaped by curiosity, imagination, and personal meaning. ₊˚⊹☆ Presented alongside our latest exhibition at tiat, Every Thing Computer, an exhibition exploring what a computer might be beyond the screen: machines that are tactile, playful, embodied, and wildly more expressive.More on Every Thing Computer: https://www.tiat.place/exhibitions/every-thing-computer tiat is the intersection of art & technology! we are gallery for creative technologists to experiment, exhibit, and expand their practice.