UTOPIA MACHINE
2020
BFA Thesis Project, Parsons School of Design
Speculative Fiction. Web/3D animation
The Utopia Machine is a speculative design technology that envisions outcomes shaped by collective dreams and imagination. Modeled after computer systems, it critiques the commercial nature of data mining and service products, proposing an alternative data collection system that prioritizes user agency. Through computer-mediated communication, users create cyber identities and virtual worlds informed by their personal data and imagination, resulting in unique digital environments. By integrating these virtual experiences into real-world behaviors and policies, the Utopia Machine explores how new technologies and exaggerated design systems can transcend the exploitative functions of traditional data systems

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Interactive web interface and generative system from Utopia Machine, 2024
Concept development and 3D model creation for Utopia Machine, 2024.


3D scanning process for Utopia Machine, 2024
Character design process