In February of 2023, SCAD Themed Entertainment Design MFA leadership sought a new project that students in the program could create. I pitched them a simple idea: an immersive exhibition with a small footprint that could be taken to conferences, networking mixers, and SCAD admission events. Over a ten-week course, I managed deliverables, schedules, and budgets. I also provided creative guidance and leadership to the class of undergraduate and graduate students.

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The final project, called SCAD Nexus, showcases four different eras of themed entertainment, allowing guests to converse with characters from these eras portrayed through AI animated characters.

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The Team:

Show Producer Noah Befeler

Software Engineer Hayden Allred

Show Writers/Research Erin Compton, Hayden Allred,
Sally Lindsay, Stefanie Perosa, Eben Scott

Concept Art Sally Lindsay, Vivienne Lapeyre

Graphics/Signage Gianfranco Ricci

Fabrication/Show Set Adriana Cecchini, Bethany Lavery, Coco Wu, Hannah Nagengast, Mica Peleg, Nourah Almanaa, Sophie Blood

Faculty Advisor Bill Gorgensen

Producing Advisor Chris Stapleton