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Timeline Authoring System

October 22, 2021 by psilva6

Creation of an interface and authoring system for creating stories that allow interactors to explore … [Read more...] about Timeline Authoring System

Filed Under: 2020, 2021 Tagged With: Interactive Documentary, Interactive Fiction

Essential Workers

October 22, 2021 by psilva6

Essential Workers is a cooperative game about a community working together to overcome the COVID-19 … [Read more...] about Essential Workers

Filed Under: 2020, 2021 Tagged With: Game Design

Dino-Store

October 22, 2021 by psilva6

Dino-Store is a persuasive game that was designed to use gamification way to communicate with people … [Read more...] about Dino-Store

Filed Under: 2020, 2021 Tagged With: Game Design

Pipping

April 30, 2019 by psilva6

Pipping aims to explore how introducing passive haptics can affect the feeling of presence in the … [Read more...] about Pipping

Filed Under: 2019 Tagged With: Game Design, Interactive Fiction, Virtual Reality

Data Leak

April 29, 2019 by psilva6

Data Leak is a VR stealth game, designed for Oculus Rift and other room-scale VR devices. The game … [Read more...] about Data Leak

Filed Under: 2019 Tagged With: Game Design, Interactive Fiction, Virtual Reality

Homelessness in Atlanta

April 29, 2019 by psilva6

Homelessness in Atlanta is a Human and Civil Rights VR experience focusing on educating interactors … [Read more...] about Homelessness in Atlanta

Filed Under: 2019 Tagged With: Game Design, Interactive Fiction, Virtual Reality

Wilted Flowers, Wilted Lives

April 29, 2019 by psilva6

Human rights issue There are 135 thousand suicides in India every year. A quarter of a million … [Read more...] about Wilted Flowers, Wilted Lives

Filed Under: 2019 Tagged With: Game Design, Interactive Fiction, Virtual Reality

Exposure

April 29, 2019 by psilva6

Exposure is a virtual reality demonstration that digitally recreates the Stonewall uprising of June … [Read more...] about Exposure

Filed Under: 2019 Tagged With: Game Design, Interactive Fiction, Virtual Reality

The Grand Palace

April 28, 2019 by psilva6

The Grand Palace is a Chinese history simulation game exploring a strategy of representing a complex … [Read more...] about The Grand Palace

Filed Under: 2019 Tagged With: Interactive Fiction, Simulation

Haptic VR Controller

April 28, 2019 by psilva6

This project is an extension from previous work from Pen Lab studio “SteampumpT” (DM Studio 6650 - … [Read more...] about Haptic VR Controller

Filed Under: 2019 Tagged With: Game Design, Interactive Fiction, Virtual Reality

To Be a Friend

April 28, 2019 by psilva6

To Be a Friend is a mental health application that simulates the experience of comforting a loved … [Read more...] about To Be a Friend

Filed Under: 2019 Tagged With: Interactive Fiction, Simulation

What’s Up in Wonderland

December 13, 2018 by psilva6

What’s Up in Wonderland? is a virtual reality experience created for the Samsung Odyssey platform. … [Read more...] about What’s Up in Wonderland

Filed Under: 2018 Tagged With: Game Design, Interactive Fiction, Virtual Reality

The Resurrected

December 13, 2018 by psilva6

The resurrected is a VR experience designed for Oculus Rift using the setting of Michael Jackson’s … [Read more...] about The Resurrected

Filed Under: 2018 Tagged With: Game Design, Interactive Fiction, Virtual Reality

Flee to the Tree

December 13, 2018 by psilva6

“Flee to the Tree” is a virtual reality (VR) exploratory experience designed for HTC Vive and other … [Read more...] about Flee to the Tree

Filed Under: 2018 Tagged With: Game Design, Interactive Fiction, Virtual Reality

Singularity VR

May 1, 2018 by psilva6

Singularity is a VR application created with Unity and the Oculus Rift Touch. The experience aims to … [Read more...] about Singularity VR

Filed Under: 2018 Tagged With: Game Design, Interactive Fiction, Virtual Reality

T2B: Tale of Two Boyfriends 2.0

May 1, 2018 by psilva6

The live version can be accessed here. T2B: A tale of two boyfriends is based on Janet Murray’s … [Read more...] about T2B: Tale of Two Boyfriends 2.0

Filed Under: 2019 Tagged With: Interactive Fiction

Sci-Fi Escape VR

April 30, 2018 by psilva6

Sci-Fi Escape is a virtual reality (VR) room escape experience designed for the Oculus Rift and … [Read more...] about Sci-Fi Escape VR

Filed Under: 2018 Tagged With: Game Design, Interactive Fiction, Virtual Reality

Fallen Fairy VR

April 30, 2018 by psilva6

Background Fallen Fairy is a virtual reality exploration that uses a narrative framework involving … [Read more...] about Fallen Fairy VR

Filed Under: 2018 Tagged With: Interactive Fiction, Virtual Reality

Maliang and the Magic Brush VR

April 30, 2018 by psilva6

Maliang and the Magic Brush is a VR experiment designed for the HTC Vive and other room-scale VR … [Read more...] about Maliang and the Magic Brush VR

Filed Under: 2018 Tagged With: Game Design, Interactive Fiction, Virtual Reality

Alien Encounter VR

December 11, 2017 by psilva6

Alien Encounter is a VR experience exploring the role of gestural communication with diegetic … [Read more...] about Alien Encounter VR

Filed Under: 2017 Tagged With: Gestural Interaction, Virtual Reality

Trespass VR

December 11, 2017 by psilva6

Trespass is a stealth game designed for the HTC Vive and other room-scale VR devices. We borrowed … [Read more...] about Trespass VR

Filed Under: 2017 Tagged With: Game Design, Interactive Fiction, Virtual Reality

SteamPumpT VR

December 10, 2017 by psilva6

  Compete in a steampunk hot-air-balloon race using a custom VR controller. You and your … [Read more...] about SteamPumpT VR

Filed Under: 2017 Tagged With: Game Design, Interactive Fiction, Virtual Reality

T2B Storytelling Platform

December 6, 2017 by psilva6

Yichi (Lyric) Liu Tales of Two boyfriends platform provides a platform for creating interactive … [Read more...] about T2B Storytelling Platform

Filed Under: 2017 Tagged With: Interactive Fiction

The BoARd game

May 29, 2017 by psilva6

The BoARd Game is a room-scale interactive narrative designed specifically for the Hololens. In this … [Read more...] about The BoARd game

Filed Under: 2017 Tagged With: Augmented Reality, Gestural Interaction, Mixed Reality

Isola VR

May 18, 2017 by psilva6

Isola is a VR journey that takes place in a fantasy world consisting of many floating islands. … [Read more...] about Isola VR

Filed Under: 2017 Tagged With: Game Design, Interactive Fiction, Virtual Reality

Gundam VR

May 15, 2017 by psilva6

https://vimeo.com/217738244 Gundam VR is a virtual reality adaptation of the Japanese animated … [Read more...] about Gundam VR

Filed Under: 2017 Tagged With: Game Design, Interactive Fiction, Virtual Reality

Lonely Mountain VR

May 15, 2017 by psilva6

Lonely Mountain is a virtual reality adaptation of the movie The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five … [Read more...] about Lonely Mountain VR

Filed Under: 2017 Tagged With: Game Design, Interactive Fiction, Virtual Reality

Over The Garden Wall VR

May 15, 2017 by psilva6

Alone in a strange and dark forest, you find a lantern, your sole source of light and comfort. But … [Read more...] about Over The Garden Wall VR

Filed Under: 2017 Tagged With: Game Design, Interactive Fiction, Virtual Reality

Ares Room Scale VR

May 5, 2017 by psilva6

  In a race against the clock, players embark on a dangerous adventure. Within moments, the … [Read more...] about Ares Room Scale VR

Filed Under: 2017 Tagged With: Game Design, Interactive Fiction, Virtual Reality

Bridging Cultural Gaps

February 16, 2017 by psilva6

Digital culture of the 21st century brought great cultural wealth to viewers, but didn’t equip them … [Read more...] about Bridging Cultural Gaps

Filed Under: 2017 Tagged With: Second Screen Companion

GIFline

December 27, 2016 by psilva6

  GIFline is a social TV application that empowers viewers to aggregate, organize, and … [Read more...] about GIFline

Filed Under: 2016 Tagged With: Social TV

Lycan

December 26, 2016 by psilva6

  Lycan is a virtual reality project that transforms your identity via an interactive … [Read more...] about Lycan

Filed Under: 2016 Tagged With: Game Design, Virtual Reality

StrangVR Things

December 23, 2016 by psilva6

Virtual reality provides interactors a means of immersing themselves into worlds that might be out … [Read more...] about StrangVR Things

Filed Under: 2016 Tagged With: Game Design, Interactive Fiction, Virtual Reality

Giggles

June 17, 2016 by psilva6

"What’s the joke? Appreciating hidden humor in sitcoms: Design and Evaluation of a Second Screen … [Read more...] about Giggles

Filed Under: 2016 Tagged With: Second Screen Companion, Social TV

Harry PottAR

May 16, 2016 by psilva6

Current location-based narratives provide intended action but lack immersion. Current augmented … [Read more...] about Harry PottAR

Filed Under: 2016 Tagged With: Augmented Reality

Nutshell

May 16, 2016 by psilva6

“Nutshell” Nutshell is a video editing tool that allows users to isolate clips from their favorite … [Read more...] about Nutshell

Filed Under: 2016 Tagged With: Second Screen Companion, Social TV

Heads-Up

May 16, 2016 by psilva6

Heads-Up is a Google Glass prototype that functions as a translucent second screen over the … [Read more...] about Heads-Up

Filed Under: 2016 Tagged With: Augmented Reality, Gestural Interaction, Second Screen Companion

Roovie

December 26, 2015 by psilva6

Roovie is a second-screen companion mobile application that allows users to build connected and … [Read more...] about Roovie

Filed Under: 2015 Tagged With: Second Screen Companion, Social TV

GameBridge

December 26, 2015 by psilva6

Demo GameBridge GameBridge Video Transmedia storytelling enables a narrative to traverse various … [Read more...] about GameBridge

Filed Under: 2015 Tagged With: Game Design, Interactive Fiction

InSync

June 17, 2015 by psilva6

Designing experiences for a real-time companion device application to enhance game-watching … [Read more...] about InSync

Filed Under: 2015 Tagged With: Second Screen Companion

Twitch Fiction

January 18, 2015 by psilva6

Twitch Fiction is an experiment in participatory narrative creation that utilizes the live streaming … [Read more...] about Twitch Fiction

Filed Under: 2015 Tagged With: Interactive Fiction, Second Screen Companion

Game of Thrones Companion

November 18, 2014 by psilva6

Game of Thrones Companion

The transition from novel to television creates the issue of compressing story into episodes limited … [Read more...] about Game of Thrones Companion

Filed Under: 2014 Tagged With: Second Screen Companion

Newspad

June 17, 2014 by psilva6

A second screen application for news that enables viewers to understand the news better by providing … [Read more...] about Newspad

Filed Under: 2014 Tagged With: Second Screen Companion

Universe United

January 13, 2014 by psilva6

Dillon Eversman, Tim Major, La Schaffer, Mithila Tople Universe United is a second screen experience … [Read more...] about Universe United

Filed Under: 2014 Tagged With: Second Screen Companion

Infinite Programming Guide

January 13, 2014 by psilva6

Jesse Shedd, Michael Lefco, Chong Guo The Infinite Programing Guide is an experimental electronic … [Read more...] about Infinite Programming Guide

Filed Under: 2014 Tagged With: Replacing the Remote

Stories in Motion

January 13, 2014 by psilva6

Pedro Silva, Abhishek Nandakumar, Dillon Eversman, Rose Peng, Patricia Joe, Jesse Shedd, Sanat Rath, … [Read more...] about Stories in Motion

Filed Under: 2014 Tagged With: Gestural Interaction, Interactive Fiction

SocialTV

November 17, 2013 by psilva6

Ben Pincus, Xize Li, David Muñoz, Iris Sun, Chunhui (Sherry) Wu, Qian (Zee) Xie, Jennifer … [Read more...] about SocialTV

Filed Under: 2013 Tagged With: Second Screen Companion, Social TV

Story Map

October 26, 2013 by psilva6

Abhishek Nandakumar, Kartik Agarwal, Tarun Chakravorty, Jonathan Cutrell, Abraham Doris-Down, Harish … [Read more...] about Story Map

Filed Under: 2013 Tagged With: Second Screen Companion

Zuiena Kabir: The Second Screen with Dora

June 17, 2013 by psilva6

TV viewing is an increasingly popular pastime for children. However, children are often passively … [Read more...] about Zuiena Kabir: The Second Screen with Dora

Filed Under: 2013 Tagged With: Second Screen Companion

Universal Threshold Object

October 29, 2012 by psilva6

Project Directors: Janet Murray, Ali Mazalek Abhishek Nandakumar, Balasubramanyam Ganapathi, Ben … [Read more...] about Universal Threshold Object

Filed Under: 2012 Tagged With: Game Design, Gestural Interaction, Interactive Fiction, Replacing the Remote

Harish Kothandaraman: iBharatha

June 17, 2012 by psilva6

Adviser: Dr. Janet H. Murray, LMC iBharatha is a digital portal into the world of the … [Read more...] about Harish Kothandaraman: iBharatha

Filed Under: 2012 Tagged With: Interactive Documentary

Don’t Open That Door

May 12, 2012 by psilva6

Project Advisors: Janet H. Murray, Ali Mazalek, Paul Clifton Jared Caldwell, Isaac Kulka, Riccardo … [Read more...] about Don’t Open That Door

Filed Under: 2012 Tagged With: Game Design, Gestural Interaction, Interactive Fiction

Video Slivers

December 17, 2011 by psilva6

Sergio Goldenberg (Project Manager), Annie Lausier, Paul Amsbary Slivers is a broadband game that … [Read more...] about Video Slivers

Filed Under: 2011 Tagged With: Game Design

Storylines

May 17, 2011 by psilva6

Sergio Goldenberg (Project Manager), Kartik Agarwal, Tarun Chakravorthy, Abraham Doris-Down, Pradyut … [Read more...] about Storylines

Filed Under: 2011 Tagged With: Replacing the Remote, Second Screen Companion

Reliving Last Night

May 17, 2011 by psilva6

This project is an interactive narrative video story in which the protagonist, Claire, lives out the … [Read more...] about Reliving Last Night

Filed Under: 2011 Tagged With: Interactive Fiction

Smart EPG

December 17, 2010 by psilva6

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Filed Under: 2010 Tagged With: Replacing the Remote, Second Screen Companion

American Experience

May 17, 2010 by psilva6

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Filed Under: 2010 Tagged With: Interactive Documentary, Replacing the Remote, Second Screen Companion

Smartphone & Tablet EPG and Story Navigator

May 17, 2010 by psilva6

Sergio Goldenberg (Project Manager), Thomas Barnwell, Paul Clifton, Delisha Peterson, Hwajung … [Read more...] about Smartphone & Tablet EPG and Story Navigator

Filed Under: 2009

Next Generation Play

December 17, 2009 by psilva6

Project Directors: Janet Murray, Michael Nitsche Design Team: Matthew Drake, Sam Mendenhall The … [Read more...] about Next Generation Play

Filed Under: 2009 Tagged With: Social TV

Avatar Theater

May 17, 2009 by psilva6

Sergio Goldenberg (Project Manager), Thomas Barnwell, Neil Pradhan, Bobby Schweizer Avatar Theater … [Read more...] about Avatar Theater

Filed Under: 2009 Tagged With: Social TV

Widgets for Interactive TV

January 1, 2009 by psilva6

Sergio Goldenberg (Project Manager), Thomas Barnwell, Bobby Schweizer, Tonguc Sezen, Digdem … [Read more...] about Widgets for Interactive TV

Filed Under: 2009 Tagged With: Interactive Fiction

SyncGame

May 17, 2007 by psilva6

Sergio Goldenberg (Project Manager), Paul Amsbary, Rishi Bhilavdikar, Jill Donnelly, Annie Lausier, … [Read more...] about SyncGame

Filed Under: 2007 Tagged With: Game Design, Interactive Fiction

The World War II: D-Day

December 1, 2005 by psilva6

Negar Farhi (Project Manager), Paul Amsbary, Brandon Brown, Sergio Goldenberg, Hartmut Koenitz, Nate … [Read more...] about The World War II: D-Day

Filed Under: 2005 Tagged With: Interactive Documentary, Interactive Fiction

American Experience

May 17, 2004 by psilva6

Karyn Lu, Tom Banaszewski, Zuley Clarke, Brooke Thompson, Alcides Velasquez The American Experience … [Read more...] about American Experience

Filed Under: 2004 Tagged With: Interactive Documentary

Love and Diane

May 17, 2004 by psilva6

Karyn Lu, Tom Banaszewski, Zuley Clarke, Drew Cogswell, Engin Erdogan, Sharon Haber, Jennifer … [Read more...] about Love and Diane

Filed Under: 2004 Tagged With: Interactive Documentary, Interactive Fiction

Celebrity Mole

December 17, 2003 by psilva6

Drew Cogswell, Chetan Bagga, Zuley Clarke, Engin Erdogan, Sumier Phalake, Alex Ross This prototype … [Read more...] about Celebrity Mole

Filed Under: 2003 Tagged With: Game Design, Interactive Fiction

Two Towns of Jasper

December 16, 2003 by psilva6

Gunthar Hartwig, Chetan Bagga, Yvonna Caravia, Sumier Phalake, Susan Robinson, Nina Walia The … [Read more...] about Two Towns of Jasper

Filed Under: 2003 Tagged With: Interactive Documentary, Interactive Fiction

Hot Norman eTV Prototype

January 17, 1998 by psilva6

The Hot Norman eTV Prototype explored linking between diverse video narratives and embedding of … [Read more...] about Hot Norman eTV Prototype

Filed Under: 1998 Tagged With: Interactive Fiction

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