An independent artist/writer and Immersive Experiential Designer combining digital with physical XR principles
What I do:
I design thoughtful and entertaining spatial experiences using experiential platforms. ex. 360 film, VR, AR for marketing, training or brand-entertainment purposes.
Experiential Marketing for Brands or Products:
An educator at heart, I understand how beautiful works can bring inspiration to collaborations while offering value to businesses in need of more interesting ways to tantalize or educate their clients. Currently, I am working in the museum and exhibit design space.
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Background:
- branded entertainment, XR and user experiences, UI + conceptual development for casual games, and education that spans more than a decade.
XR History:
In 2019, I began my VR journey designing virtual worlds and spaces in altspaceVR. It completely changed my perspective on how we could experience content while saving me from the throes of a global pandemic. I was excited to invent and innovate new art-filled experiences incorporating everything I had ever known: photography, sculpture, painting, film, theatre, writing, storytelling & interactivity.
I was invited to speak at conferences like AWE, SXSW and many other film festivals excited by the prospect of designing engaging narrative experiences using spatial technologies. I organized UX meetups, designed an anti-bullying role-playing VR project for new immigrants; an interactive prototype combining story and dance as well as consulted for companies building out VR worlds.
In 2023-2024, I was nominated as one of 100 Top XR women in technology (Women of the Future). It was beyond what I had ever expected and I am profoundly grateful to my peers who saw something special in me while I was toiling away for hours in a headset, thus the life of a creative.
Thoughts on AI
Today, I'm excited to see how AI will be integrated into the models of the future. As a designer/artist, I have two minds about AI having had my artwork scraped and exploited. But progress doesn't stop and I am embracing AI's potential with both curiosity and of course, a healthy dose of ethics. So far, it's been an interesting and thought-provoking journey.
“With curiosity, patience, discipline and faith… you really can achieve anything you set your mind to.“