Narrative Experiments
Investigations into the hows, whens, and whys of non-linear storytelling
This is My Memory of First Heartbreak, Which I Can't Quite Piece Back Together
The viewer of this digital point & click narrative experience is transported to the world of a high school romance, and immersed into its Midwest, suburban environment. Viewers experience the nuances of these contextual clues through a series of memory fragments, as relayed to you through the eyes of the protagonist, our rememberer. From a memory of playing a game in a tree house with friends, to breaking into a public pool one summer night, the story alludes to a sense of being young, simultaneously losing innocence and experiencing “firsts”, while navigating complicated feelings about what it means to love and to lose someone. The key characters are the two silhouetted figures who face one another relentlessly throughout the piece, as they drift through time and space.
This project was nominated for IndieCade independent games festival (2016), selected for ComicsxGames at Toronto Comic Arts Festival (2017), and in the Wordhack: Installed Anniversary Show at Babycastles video game art gallery (2017). It is event-based only.
Thaumatrope Spin Toys
A modern take on a on a classic. Designed as an update to the traditional bird-in-a-cage thaumatrope of the 19th century, giving a digital, modern "spin" to an analog toy. The thaumatrope featured in the video is self-aware, or artificially intelligent. Other thaumatrope designs in the set included Low Batt, Shake a Leg, Fidget Spinner, and TV Static.
"On a Bagel" Comic
A comic made in response to the theme "Origin Stories". Published in womens comics anthology, The Strumpet. Animated comic performed at Bluestockings Bookstore.
