VoicingElder project was invited to be presented at 2016 NCCA (National Center for Creative Aging) Leadership Exchange and Conference- THE CREATIVE AGE: Global Perspectives on Creativity & Aging– from 24-28 September 2016 in Washington DC, USA. It will be team presentation running 75 minutes, with Tracey Gendron(Gerontologist/ Qualitative Analysis), Sarah Cunningham (Funding Strategy), Stefano Faralli…

The book “The Point of Being” with Semi’s chapter “Sensing without Sensing” has been published by Cambridge Scholars, UK, Fall 2014. This book was  edited by formal director of McLuhan program-Derrick de Kerckhove and Cristina Miranda de Almeida. http://www.cambridgescholars.com/the-point-of-being The Point of Being was presented at Barcelona, organized by IN3 research institution, on Oct 2014.…

VoicingElder project( preliminary stage) and Semi’s interview have been posted on VCU news: community-engaged research across the lifespan (VoicingElder shows up from the middle of article with two video documentations.)

I feel so honored by winning the grant award-VCU Presidential Research Quest Fund for VoicingElder project!!!! Worked so hard on this proposal… Professors from Department of gerontology, theatre and computer engineering have been involved. It will be exciting adventure of transdisciplinary collaboration and researches on avatar therapy platform designed for the older adults!!

“Avatar for the senior’s life review” was presented at Annual International Conference, Enhancing Lives Through Arts & Health: 25th Anniversary Conference & Celebration, April 9-12 2014 in Houston, TX. The conference, hosted by Texas Children’s Hospital, provided a forum for hundreds of leaders in arts and health, including arts directors, healthcare providers, artists, therapists, architects,…

VoicingElder project was accepted for presentation at 20th International Symposium on Electronic Art, to be held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates in November 2014!

“VoicingElder: Virtual Puppetry assisting the elder’s life review” won the VCUarts Exploratory Research Grant!!!! Ready to be initiated at Grace Place Adult care center, at Richmond, VA, during 2014 spring. “VoicingElder” is an expressive storytelling platform designed for seniors that combines reminiscence therapy with virtual interactive puppets to facilitate a deeper understanding of self-worth. The…

Semi spoke about “VoicingElder” project at International Seminar: transmedia literacy, Barcelona, Spain, Dec 10, 2013.

“Targeting Eyes” has been selected from ESPACIOENTER 2013, Spain, in the category of video game. http://www.espacioenter.com/2013/Art_Science_Innovation_videogames.htm

CoPuppet(Virtual puppet company founded by Semi Ryu) presents “Targeting Eyes,”  at Brick Theater, Brooklyn, NY/ as a part of ” Game Play 2013: CELEBRATION OF VIDEO GAME PERFORMANCE ART, July 2013. “Targeting Eyes” is a live game performance that explores the artist’s cultural and gendered upbringing, where she was raised to avoid eye contact, to…