
About
i'm interested in games and stories that augment alternate states of the world, governance and economics in simulated worlds, human relationship to technology, and evolution alongside computers. i tell these stories through writing, videos, art pieces, and exhibitions.
Education
learning to cook with houdini, touchdesigner, and unreal
minor in human-computer interaction and design + sprinkles of philosophy and drama
tutorials in 'building virtual worlds' and 'digital relationships' in the oxford internet institute
Work Experience
met scientists, artists, and researchers and gave them grants to let them do what they love outside school. putting them one step closer to freedom
conducted user study on assessing user perception of seed phrases in crypto wallet in professor jason hong's chimps lab, learned that people don't care about security until something goes wrong
designed and prototyped the sharing experience of the ray bans stories smartglasses. imagined the future of sharing memories with others through a user’s eyes and realized the only users were rich people who recorded their kids with these glasses
updated blog and created monthly newsletter content for children's maker spaces, highlighting student projects and stories from each space, talked to some really nice educators
conducted note-taking study with professor danny oppenheimer to assess whether taking notes by hand or computer is more effective, learned that there will probably never be an answer
remotely taught 70+ customized lessons in adobe cc, video editing, programming, and math. taught a kid how to photoshop a giraffe head onto a duck and another kid how to edit his screaming minecraft videos together
communicated across marketing, learning, and design teams to script, film, and edit video and podcast teaching content for state farm agents. created infographic and digital material to simplify claim filing process. realized insurance is the most boring industry to work in
Awards
gladiator cat vr game to learn sign language
social media but you scroll with your feet
buff mushroom fitness game
Writing
casual personal lowercase essays about my concerns with technology
Projects
3d scanned, rigged, and animated clay people in the arhouse artist residency