I was never so proud to have been nominated last year to be one of 100 women represented in a book called: Women of the Future (Emerging Technology). Thank you Amy Peck and Sue Rooney for recognizing the impact and contributions my work has had on the XR landscape.
Once again, huge thank you to the people who have helped me on this journey especially Nicholas Liang, my technologist partner at the time. Together, we achieved more than we even dreamed of!
Thoughts
Art styles change, technologies continue to update and oftentimes, we can't see the forest for the trees. All of these changes require self-reflection, sacrifice time, passion and introspection as you ask yourselves the question: WHY you do what you do and WHAT drives you?
Advice for aspiring creatives?
1) Do ART (any creative work) for art's sake. If you were not paid a single dime for the honor of doing something creative and fun, would you still do it? Innovation isn't born of nothing... it all starts with an idea and a metric ton of experimentation. Art/writing/theatre etc. allows you to play in the kind of sandbox that makes you into a BETTER person.
2) Get to know the audience that you are creating for and make friends with AI. Did I say 'make friends'? I meant make "good" friends with AI. Why? If you know the basic principles of design, then AI will be there to serve you... not the other way around.
3) Learn what 'good taste' means. Read as much as you can about design and pattern, critiques and historical trends. Learn about the classics and spend as much time as you can listening, enjoying other people and socializing hopefully in nature.
Everything will change and things are going to get very exciting! So start dreaming up of your plans/stories and ideas now... coz DREAMS DO COME TRUE!
