Ama's Momento
"Heart-achingly thoughtful" - LA Times
Directed by Awu Chen
The Experience:
‘Ama’s Momento’ is a mixed reality museum dedicated to Taiwanese grandmother, Yoko Kung, 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 preserve her story.
The Awards:
Winner of IndieCade 2019
Location-Based & Live Play Award
Finalist of VR For Change 2019
AlcoveVR Challenge
Experience in VR:
SideQuest
Experience Now
The Team:
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
Mobile AR
Tablet AR
Photogrammetry
Projection Mapping
360 Filmmaking
