Growing up in the late 90’s/early 2000’s, I experienced what it was like to be an immigrant in a new country and live far away from family. I remember the nightly routine of land-line phone calls. And for this reason, exploring new and better ways to communicate has become one of my passions. In this […]
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During the pandemic the world went remote and with this came an opportunity to connect across distances without a feeling of exclusion for not being able to be present. Nigeria Music Week was a success with the first ever addition of a representative from the Recording Academy, the organization that produces the GRAMMY AWARDS. Afrobeats […]
Read More ›Voting and surveys shouldn’t be a pain in the [you know what]. As a self-initiated speculative project, I conceived and designed a new approach to GRAMMY Awards voting by leveraging streaming, sleek UI, and a deep understanding of user experience. The goal of this exercise was to encourage participation, viewing, and listening of a wider […]
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The COVID-19 Pandemic brought many real estate in-person viewings to a grinding halt. However, that did not stop Colliers International, a global corporation with billions in assets from serving their clients. Our team worked closely with the Colliers team in Los Angeles to produce a walk-through and micro-site for one of their clients. This was […]
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Being asked to participate as a curator at this exhibition has been an honor and a pleasure for me. This project challenged me as a designer; bringing out my practice as an ethnomusicologist, and applying it toward the use of immersive technology for understanding. Daito Manabe Interview // Exposé Laventille Rhythm Section (Redbull) In 1970, […]
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VirtuosoXR is a music education platform that uses spatial computing and ethnomusicological methods for learning context and performance. Performing music is one the greatest joys in the world, but many people do not have access to great musical education or encounter a frustrating learning process that leads them to eventually give up. By augmenting makeshift […]
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July 4, 2019 Thank you to Champion City (Client) for inviting us out to South Central Los Angeles for a day of fun playing Oculus Quest with approximately 120 participants. Throughout the day we demonstrated Beat Saber, Tilt Brush, and 360º VR films such as Laventille! A musical journey to the rhythm of Trinidad and […]
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The use of masks and disguises for entertainment and identity is not new. In fact, some of the oldest relics of self expression date back 9,000 years ago. Fast forward to the spatial computing age where we have augmented reality filters through platforms like Instagram and Snapchat, and you begin to see that this impulse […]
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My work takes me to communities in Latin America and the Caribbean as a technologist and coach for young entrepreneurs. These experiences have allowed me to share the gifts I’ve had the privilege to receive through an amazing journey of learning and self actualization as an immigrant in the United States. Most recently I was […]
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Our team came together at MIT Media Lab to explore completely new UX/UI paradigms in audio AR with Bose AR glasses! The digitally augmented world is not just visual! Things are looking up! (pun intended) Augmenting the real world with contextual audio. Location: MIT Media Lab, 6th Floor main hall. Design Challenge Our team came […]
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