Projects
The future of Mesoamerica
Year: 2023
Description: We created "The Future of Mesoamerica", a public art series for the Clinton Foundation that merges 3D nature imagery with urban settings to promote sustainability. During a presentation for Hillary Clinton on providing advanced technology and educational resources to bipoc communities, we crafted an immersive experience that combines phone and headset mediums. Our augmented reality mural reveals a 2-story Mesoamerican pyramid in a forest with butterflies flying out into the user's surroundings, showcasing the ancient art of muraling with digital overlays. We also developed an audio-reactive AR headset experience, where plants sprout from the floor and dance around the user, aiming to strengthen our connection with nature and express our cultural heritage through innovative mediums.
MTV Mental Health Activation
Year: 2023
Description: Approximately 800,000 users, mainly girls aged 13-17, engaged with our mental health AR experiences that we made for MTV’s Mental Health Action Day in coordination with The STEAM Connection. Our aim is to encourage healthy technology use and inspire students’ creativity in STEM, culture, and mental health. This mental health filter allowed students to use augmented reality to visualize their powers after successfully completing mental health prompts. We were recognized as a part of MTV’s Metaverse category for our innovative approach of using augmented reality as a method of introducing youth to grounding methods through social media.
Beyond the Canvas: A Chicanofuturism AR Gallery Showcasing Chicano and Black Innovation
Year: 2023
Description: “Beyond the Canvas” displayed at the Chatsworth Artisan Festival, fuses AR paintings with the Chicano-futurism aesthetic to bring the elements of the painting to life in 3D. Visitors engage with the artwork through their mobile devices, activating 3D elements that emerge from the canvas. This pioneering project challenges biases against minorities in art and technology and showcases that diverse cultures are not only foundational and forward-thinking but are also actively innovating and creating new experiences for the future. Collaborating with MetaKulture, we were nominated as finalists in the 2022 Snapchat AR Lens Fest Competition and established ourselves as official Snap AR Partners.
Indigenous Language Revitalization and Augmented Reality Engineering Education
Description: We developed AR experiences with The STEAM Connection for language revitalization in Indigenous communities. Along with the STEAM Connection’s existing robotics education for Indigenous communities, we are partnering with them to bring culturally competent Augmented Reality engineering education to Indigenous communities across the country. Our methods incorporate design with language education for students.
Year: 2022-2023