"Self-Portrait of the Mind" is a self-reflective collage project encapsulating the journey of consciousness. Utilizing personal time capsule journaling and symbolism, it distills defining moments from youth to adulthood, portraying shifts in identity and personal growth. While tangible artifacts evoke multi-sensory recollections and deep engagement with memories, the chronological arrangement mirrors the evolution of consciousness, from innocence to self-discovery. Ultimately, the project serves as a dynamic exploration of identity and narrative, driven by the human quest for self-expression and understanding.
It is a short story in the style of Dr. Seuss that explores consciousness and “the hard problem” through a child’s inability to think about what it’s like to be different animals.
The project is a video of interviews conducted on and off campus. The interviews explore different attitudes and beliefs about poverty and the conditions the poor live in. All individuals in the video answer the same set of questions and the audience is able to compare how socioeconomic status, age, and their variables effect ones opinion on poverty.
In a magical world beyond any imagination, where reality and fantasy blur, only a black hole is needed to transport the players into a deep, fantastic world. In a world where every fantastic character comes to life, the clock starts running backwards, which means players need to hurry if they want to explore all the fantastic characters, travel in imaginary plots, narratives, scenarios, and be themselves the version of their favorite character.
“DeMontfort Enigma” is an interactive fiction game, where players explore a mysterious hall and attend midnight lectures. Each player can interact with the environment and characters, while their choices affect the progression. The game is intended for multiple play-throughs to explore all endings, with the first being most important, as it assigns the player a profile showing them statistics about their personal traits. Overall, the project offers an experience in which the player has agency and affects its results. Though this implementation is for entertainment purposes, the engine created can be used in business settings for hiring procedures, among others.
Ideology as a form of enslavement. A means to conceal the truth about society and the system. Brutal scenes of the meat industry as a depiction of the truth that lies behind a distorted, ideological lens.
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This project is a creative Turing Test inspired by the material discussed during an AI-focused IHP course. The aim of the project was to have our classmates and the professor be the evaluators needed for the Turing Test and try to tell apart which of the presented outputs is AI generated or is created by us and why.
I created a photography book that allows the viewer to discover the city of Athens through street art. The work showcases the way that a colorful pop of color tells stories that are political, comedic, etc.
This project reimagines the traditional calendar by featuring delightful scenes of Athens, including 2024's key dates. Users can color handmade outlines of the displayed images, promoting joy and tranquility. Inspired by Ansel Adams' nature photography and Henri-Cartier Bresson's street captures, it offers diverse images from flowers and landscapes to buildings and pretty finds. Minimal doodles offer a creative, calming coloring activity, letting users "color Athens" themselves. The calendar includes cutting marks, allowing users to preserve the pictures and doodles as an interactive "picture book" after use.
As the camera lens zooms in on the bustling streets of Athens, one comes face to face with distinct, coexisting elements of the centuries-old Greek tradition. Modern and traditional structures, vast highways and scenic alleyways, grandiose architecture, and apartment complexes make up a city of contrasts. However, this duality is not only evident in Athens’ beauty but also in its less glamorous aspects. In the beautifully paved streets and adjacent to the monumental architecture and imposing statues, one can view the less fortunate side of the city. Athens, then as another Janus, embodies two contrasting faces, each reflecting a complex narrative of grandeur and tribulation.
