Abstract: MAG Beyond + Links to Lesson Plans
It began in the spring of 2022 as a capstone project for the University of Rochester Digital Media Studies program in partnership with the Memorial Art Gallery (MAG). The original capstone was a Unity app called “MAG Beyond” that utilised augmented reality to overlay stories and details onto scanned artwork in-person in MAG. Post-graduation, the project expanded and secured a $100,000 grant through the Museum Initiative, a collaboration between Verizon and NYU’s NYC Media Lab.
Exploring Immersion in Fiction: How Writers and Readers Experience Imaginary Worlds — A Research Proposal
How do we facilitate immersiveness? Does being familiar with the culture or the geography in a story affect immersion? How do our belief system and morals affect our experience as a reader? How different is the relationship between the writer and their characters versus the reader and those characters?
The Proverbial Brick Road to Transhumanism
The Kinok manifesto states that we as humans lack the ability to control ourselves. The “machine”, on the other hand, has abilities that surpass the limits of human perception and control. By accepting and studying the rhythm of the mechanical, we could potentially be stepping away from the theatrics, and into a world of truth and clarity.
Interwoven Echoes
Behind our eyes, a tiny bird named Synne weaves magical tunes. This bird lives in a realm where thoughts, like tendrils of lightning, form a glowing tapestry. The realm is ever-changing, but Synne’s melody remains constant. Every child, nestled in dreams, hears Synne’s song, only to forget upon waking.
(NYC Midnight 250-Word Short Fiction Challenge)
Experiment K2-9B
A lone human scavenges an exoplanet for clues about his isolation and a mysterious artifact.
(NYC Midnight 500-Word Short Fiction Challenge: Honorable Mention)
SCATTERED HEARTS
In a serene morning, Ayla reminisces about meeting her husband Theodore, whose familiar ritual with tea biscuits now leads her to a bittersweet moment of shared strength and love.
(NYC Midnight 500-word short fiction challenge)
Eyewitness
Four eyes watch as a body falls to the ground. Two of them hover just above it, while the other two are hidden behind a door.
One of them feels the slight brush of a feather in the right palm as the other says, “Done”.