Overview
Wonder is still possible, but it’s getting harder to stumble into. Attention is shot. Perception is overclocked. Modernity trains us to skim, instead of stopping to drink deeply and be present. My work building immersive experiences is an ongoing attempt to touch, feel, connect, explore, play, and maybe, if we’re lucky, find wonder in real space, with other humans, in real time.
This session is a drift through signal and noise in pursuit of that shift in consciousness: creative states of mind, qualia, and why sensation matters as much as meaning. Emotional Architecture, and the way light, nature, and empathy can rearrange perception. And a tour through my work, past, present, and future: fields of moon dust, rooms of living light, and moments where time bends just enough to make your skin tingle, and remind you you’re here.
Objective
To explore how immersive design can reshape attention and perception, and reopen a path to wonder.
Target Audience
World-builders and the permanently curious.
Things Audience Members Will Learn
- Wonder as a condition that can be thoughtfully engineered.
- Qualia as a design material.
- Emotional Architecture as inspiration for contemporary immersive work.
- Designing presence: getting people back into bodies, curiosity, connection, shared time.
- Impact as a sensation: skin tingles, time bends, empathy spikes, attention returns.