Associate Director Henrik Bennetsen, 14th January 2010, Roskilde University
Henrik Bennetsen is the associate director of the Stanford Humanities Lab. He maintains a strong interest in virtual worlds and open source technology and is currently engaged in the Speed Limits research project (a collaboration with the Danish Bornholm’s Kunstmuseum) that explores artistic expression and archiving inside virtual space. Previously, Henrik led the Life Squared (L2) research project and the construction of a 3D immersive art archive inside the virtual world of Second Life. In 2007 Bennetsen co-founded the Stanford Open Source Lab that has since grown to about 60 members from across the Stanford community. Henrik is Danish and has a MSc. in Media Technology and Games from the IT University of Copenhagen and a BSc. in Medialogy from Aalborg University. Before his return to the world of academia, Henrik was a professional musician and still has a strong side interest in creative self-expression augmented by technology.