TEAM
Experience Designer & Developer
Lorena Lopez Hechavarria is an interaction and immersive experience designer born in Havana, Cuba, and based out of Miami, FL. She received her Bachelors of Fine Arts from Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Art in 2014 and is currently completing her Masters of Fine Arts at the University of Miami’s Interactive Media program in the School of Communication. Her design focuses on using digital and physical interactions to fully immerse users in experiences to not only entertain, but also educate. Her goal is to use these techniques to enhance and transform the user experience of museums and other educational spaces.
Capstone Advisor
Zevensuy Rodriguez is a prototyper and designer based in Miami, FL. He graduated with a BA from the University of Miami in 2007 and received his Master’s from NYU’s Interactive Telecommunication program in 2011. After graduating he was recruited as a resident fellow and instructor at NYU’s Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP). In 2012 he founded Howlin’ Wolves, a prototyping and fabrication company based in Brooklyn, NY. He is currently faculty at the University of Miami Department of Interactive Media where he teaches courses on physical computing and creative coding. His research focuses on tangible interfaces for networked computational objects exploring the intersection of digital and physical experiences.
THANK YOU
Clay Ewing, Associate Professor, Department of Interactive Media, University of Miami
Kim Grinfeder, Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Interactive Media, University of Miami
Karen Mathews, Associate Professor, Department of Art and Art History, University of Miami
Lucia Williams, Chief Learning Officer, Misk Foundation