Cyan
cyanjd.bsky.social
Cyan
@cyanjd.bsky.social
📚 phd candidate @ stanford, nsf grf, comm + cs
👩🏾‍💻 researching ar/mr/vr through hci and media psych
✨prev: research scientist intern at microsoft research and meta reality labs
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At #BIPOCGames2025, I shared my research highlighting the embodied implications of avatar representation in social VR. I felt inspired this community, the talks, and the critical discussions on games. And the Strong National Museum of Play was amazing!

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Proceedings of the BIPOC Game Studies Conference 2025 – Play Story Press
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September 23, 2025 at 2:39 AM
At #SIGGRAPH, I had the pleasure of co-presenting with Scarlett Kim, director and creative producer at C.U.T.E., on theatrical and theoretical perspectives on virtual puppetry. We made a call for deeper interdisciplinary engagement between artists and researchers.

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BEASTS: Dual Perspectives on Virtual Puppetry through Theatrical Expression and XR Research | Proceedings of the Special Interest Group on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques Conference Spati...
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September 23, 2025 at 2:39 AM
This summer at Meta, I had the opportunity to work with the Reality Labs Research Audio Team, conducting UX research on novel audio technologies in immersive environments and helping shape the future of connection in AR and VR.

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September 23, 2025 at 2:39 AM
We used TouchDesigner as a tool for generating the interactive multimedia content. Here's an earlier version where we explored dance improvisation with an interactive particle system. Visuals reflected movements through space, but also shaped the nature of improvisation through it's feedback.
June 18, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Congratulations!
June 7, 2025 at 12:16 AM