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Confucius Computer - Mixed Reality Lab, Singapore, Adrian David Cheok : Confucius Computer is a new form of illogical computing algorithms based on the Eastern paradigms of balance and harmony, which are radically different from the ancient Greek logic normally experienced in computing. The system uses new media to revive and model these historical philosophies and teachings, presenting them in new contexts, such as online social chat, music and food. This enables people to experience and explore the ancient culture using the literacy of digital interactivity. The system core is a virtual Confucius which can appear as a friend in online social groups for instance, ``Facebook''. Based on the model of Eastern mind and teaching, users can chat and have social network communication with a strict and illogical friend which is Confucius. Confucius computer offers a new perspective to music appreciation by ``purifying'' any type of music and visualizing it in a dynamic chinese painting. Confucius computer also allows absurd Confucius dietary advice based on the Yin-Yang concept of balance.