AR Animation
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AR Animation

Can Augmented Reality be used to create unique and memorable spaces for both shared and private emotional engagement? Utilizing Adobe After Effects and Adobe Aero we attempt to create three AR animations that incarnate three emotional states: joy, desire, and grief, in hopes of facilitating a moment of reflection for users who observe these three animations.

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Blog: Runway Ml
Maya Williams Maya Williams

Blog: Runway Ml

Three concepts for synthetic media made utilizing Runway ML models.

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Blog: Synthetic Media
Maya Williams Maya Williams

Blog: Synthetic Media

Synthetic Media is any media created or modified by algorithmic means. VOCALOID, a synthesizing software used to produce singing using virtual singers, took its leap into this arena with the release of VOCALOID:AI.

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Soundscape
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Soundscape

A soundscape experience created by Maya Williams and Ding Wenxiao. For the best experience listen with headphones.

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Response: On the rights of Molotov man
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Response: On the rights of Molotov man

In a world where technology constantly allows us to decontextualize and repurpose images, who has the right to do this? And in the case of Molotov Man, “who owns the rights to this man’s struggle?

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Response: Field Recording

While listening to the audio Sunset at Gundabooka, as the sound of insects begins to crescendo, I can imagine why it’s subtitled Losing my Mind.

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Response: The difference between hearing and listening

In high school, I was introduced to the concept of active listening, which discussed ways to stay engaged with whatever you were listening to. This practice was one of the earliest times listening and hearing were distinguished for me. While hearing is something that can be done passively, listening was a process that needed practice and intention to do effectively. While active listening was largely presented to me as a tool for students to pay better attention in classes, deep listening seems like its more holistic cousin.

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Response: The Danger of a single story

Storytelling has always been a passion and skill of mine. Born from a love of books and movies, storytelling started as a gateway to new worlds and became a way for me to let others cross the threshold over into my own truths. The point Chiminanda N’gozi makes in her talk The Danger of A Single Story significantly reflects the main reason I hunger to tell and learn new stories.

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