Ama’s Momento

Awu C. – Maryyann L. – Kevin K.

‘Ama’s Momento’ is a mixed reality installation dedicated to my grandmother who dreams of building an art museum to preserve Taiwanese culture. Using a combination of physical installation, augmented reality, virtual reality, and projection mapping eleven students of various disciplines came together in Taiwan to collaborate in preserving her story.

This experience immortalizes Ama’s story by shaping it into a virtual museum. It brought together a community and started a movement that inspired the Taiwanese Ministry of Art and Culture to recognize her collection as being “Taiwan’s Most Valuable.” With Ama’s proposal approved by the Taiwanese government, her dream to build an art museum for her country is finally coming to fruition.

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DIRECTOR
AWU CHEN

PROJECT LEADS
KEVIN KE
KEVIN WU
MARYYANN LANDLORD
NICHOLAS PUDJARMINTA

VISUAL DESIGN TEAM
ALEXANDRA THOMOPOULOS
CAMERON KOSTOPOULOS
DAVID GUEVARA
GEORGINA CHIOU
SHAOYU SU
SHARLEEN CHEN
SHINE CHANG

ENGINEERING TEAM
HANZO HUANG
JOHN MARSHALL
MINGXUAN LI
RALSTON LOUIE
STEPH NG

PHYSICAL PRODUCTION
BRENDA GARCIA
JANELLE REYES
SABRINA STAMNES

CONTRIBUTORS
AAKASH SHANBHAG
ANAHITA DAHLMIA
CHINMAY CHINARA
GABRIELA PURRI
KESHAV PRASAD
MAX GOOD
SAGAR RAMESH
YIMIN ZHANG

ADVISORS
MARIENTINA GOTSIS
CANDACE RECKINGER
MICHAEL PATTERSON

SPONSOR
USC Immersive Media Lab
USC Creative Media & Behavioral Health Center

Ama’s Momento

Awu C. – Maryyann L. – Kevin K.

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