Steven Universe and Adventure Time
Rebecca Sugar and Friends for The TREVOR Project
@kristensramen
In 2016, I created an instagram account called @kristensramen.
The goal was to make friends, post memes, and share my perspective as a korean-american teen growing up in Los Angeles.
In less than a year, I gained 20K followers and built an active community
with a diverse group of people around the world (America, Canada, Spain, London, Italy, etc).
I realized that I had a passion for bringing people together and curating social spaces/events!
During this time I hosted 4 art exhibits, created and maintained a blog website (100+ users), and consistently made viral Instagram posts (200K+ likes).
Where & Who are we?
This is an “artist reference” presentation I made that explores the similarities and differences between CYBER and PHYSICAL space.
It includes quotes from scholars I have read in previous game studies classes and art pieces I found relevant.
University College London, 2023
Canva
Digital Intimacy
This introductory piece reflects my journey to find creative purpose. I explore the possibility of using digital fantasy to reimagine society and break normative perspectives.
Featured games: Kentucky Route Zero, Earthbound, Breath of the Wild, Omori, VRChat, Untitled Goose Game, Undertale, Elden Ring, Stray, Red Dead Redemption 2
Music: Energy Flo (Ki No Nagare) - Shiho Yabuki
University College London, 2023
Premier Pro, Streamlabs OBS
“The computer becomes … an improvisational performance space for the user.
[By] using the [internet] in both a social and performative function, the construction and representation of identity becomes
multiple and hybrid, continuous but plural.”
-Philip Auslander
If our social connection,
location, and memories
do not always require the physical,
Is the digital experience just as real?