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Worldbuilding Professional PortfolioMain MenuWorldbuilding Design PortfolioDesignerLaura works as a designer with spatial design, sound, interactive UI/UX, animation, film, and production.FacilitatorWorldbuilders need to collaboratively work in teams, helping lead the project toward aims and create an environment for productive interactions.Research + TheoryResearch and theory are integral aspects of the worldbuilding process.Laura Cechanowiczd3ad765e71e0e946eed450145482fb1a6196dad2
Qualifying Exam Portfolio
12017-02-27T19:40:21-08:00Laura Cechanowiczd3ad765e71e0e946eed450145482fb1a6196dad21565422A brief guide to this portfolio project, with more focused media links.gallery2017-02-28T16:37:15-08:00Laura Cechanowiczd3ad765e71e0e946eed450145482fb1a6196dad2I have crafted a portfolio around worldbuilding specifically for the Oral Qualifying Exam, which you now find here! I will include a couple of links to media on this page, which I would request that you watch for my review, if you have time. As for reviewing the rest of the SCALAR book/portfolio, I would recommend reading the descriptions under the main categories: Worldbuilding Design Portfolio, Designer, Facilitator, and Research and Theory. If you have some extra time to take a look at the documents, please consider reading at least the headers and main descriptions under the Creative aspect within the Designer section.
I would certainly appreciate any feedback, as this is my first attempt to arrange my work under the umbrella of worldbuilding. My aims were to focus on briefly explaining worldbuilding through the portfolio, while simultaneously presenting my portfolio, in order to demonstrate how my experiences, research, and professional work have qualified me as a worldbuilder. In this way, I hope that reading the descriptions also provides some idea of the processes involved in worldbuilding. I would assume that a person would not try to access everything comprehensively, but rather follow any leads that intrigue them or are particularly relevant to a project. Additionally, I linked full pieces within each section, but in the future I would make an short, edited reel for each element.
Here are the pieces I would recommend you take a look at for the review:
Production Design I recommend looking at the production design page rather than necessarily watching the trailers, although the trailers are also here for your viewing pleasure! Caihong City, Trailer, Please also see photos Perfect World, Excerpt, Please also see photos
Dry City, 2015-2016 Please also have a brief look at our scalar book: Makoko 2035 Teaching Assistant, taught 7 weeks of class with other Teaching assistant, assisted in crafting final media outputs and SCALAR book, and also oversaw production and facilitated class throughout the two semesters this project ran. Project featured at Venice Biennale
Miralab, 2014 Lead Sound Designer, please only briefly review the project. What is particularly notable is the interactivity in the sound and music, with sound responding to the number of organisms in the world, a variable controlled by the player.
12017-02-26T23:01:27-08:00Laura Cechanowiczd3ad765e71e0e946eed450145482fb1a6196dad2Production Design36This page contains or contains links to my production design work.gallery2017-02-28T16:23:46-08:00Laura Cechanowiczd3ad765e71e0e946eed450145482fb1a6196dad2
12017-02-27T00:58:55-08:00Laura Cechanowiczd3ad765e71e0e946eed450145482fb1a6196dad2Interacting With Autism6August 2011 to September 2013blank2017-02-28T00:22:43-08:00Laura Cechanowiczd3ad765e71e0e946eed450145482fb1a6196dad2
12017-02-27T20:58:51-08:00Laura Cechanowiczd3ad765e71e0e946eed450145482fb1a6196dad2Perfect World Excerpt1plain2017-02-27T20:58:51-08:00Laura Cechanowiczd3ad765e71e0e946eed450145482fb1a6196dad2