Hello my name is Carol Wu and I am currently in my third year at New York University's Interactive Media Arts program!
During my time here I have explored how to combine art and technogy with emerging media and programs. Currently I am interested in animation, how to tell stories with it and how to implement it into the user experience; as well as digital and physical experiences for people. I'm always excitied to learn new things and discover more diciplines!
When I am not working on my projects, I am practicing bass guitar, traveling and taking pictures, and sketching!
Feel free to contact me by email: cyw6956@nyu.edu
Warning: these links will take you out of the 3D site and into the detailed projects page.
3D ModelingAnimationStorytelling
Animation that explores telling the story of "Is There Really No Happiness?" by Porter Robinson by balancing narrative elements while being re-playable as a music video. This is a class assignment that experiments with Blender's 3D and Grease Pencil tools to create an animation.
Link to watch!
3D ModelingFront End Web Development
A "playable" version of the traditional porfolio website that uses a 3D environment in place of the 2D webpage. This is a personal project that explores integrating a more personal and playful touch to my portfolio site.
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3D ModelingDesignFabrication
A stuffed animal reimagined as a wearable fidget toy! Can you guess how to wear it and where the fidget is? This was a class assignment that explores maximizing "play value" and designing for a specific person.
Link to view!
3D ModelingDesign
Poster design for New York University's Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP) and Interactive Media Arts (IMA) winter showcase! This poster was defined by the prompt: "For this challenge, we are inspired by topics like physicality, connectedness, shared space, and celebration. We’re looking for a strong conceptual design that communicates the ITP/IMA ethos. We would like to see the more humanistic side of our community and fewer wires, breadboards, and LEDs."
Link to View!Whenever I'm going somewhere, I will always bring my camera to document my trip! It is mainly something I am experimenting and find fun to explore but in the future I would take a class if possible. These are a collection of photos I've taken over the past year: from New York City all the way to Shanghai. With technology becoming more and more accessible, photos are a medium that and increasing amount of people have access to as the bar of entry is pretty low; leading us to be able to see through more individual's lenses, and I think that is beautiful.
I've had many professors say that they think writing down notes is more useful than typing them up because it forces you to acknowlege what information you are retaining, and that kind of connects to how I feel about sketching. Just taking in and observing the world is not enough sometimes, sometimes it is only possible to acknowlege beauty by slowly taking it in by sketching it out. Life is very fast paced in this new age, it is hard to see what is in front of you, and even harder to think it is enough. Drawing helps me slow that pace down and take it all in.