Derecho Communities Proposal
This project involved creating a proposal for a creative inquiry engaging a temporary community. I focused on connecting two temporary communities:
- The local community that formed in our neighborhood after the August 2020 Iowa Derecho
- Present-day exhibit viewers playing a multiplayer videogame
The creative inquiry would involve creating an original interactive experience through which present-day players could experience stories and memories collected from the post-derecho community. The project would also explore interactive videogames within the gallery/exhibition context, investigating how shared interactive experiences can help us preserve, share and learn from past stories.
Framing this work as a proposal rather than a completed game helped us think through the logistics and scheduling for a multi-phase project. It also provided good experience articulating research goals and positioning creative inquiry alongside other academic research and externally funded avenues.
Proposal Details
Concept Art
