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Zoom Schwartz Profigliano
Role(s): Narrative Designer, Visual Storyteller, Game Developer – NYU Abu Dhabi Capstone Project, 2021-2022
This project served as my undergraduate thesis in Film and New Media, examining ethical decision-making through multimedia. My role included directing and photographing staged scenes for a live-action graphic novel where characters make selfish choices at a party, developing an interactive game that challenges players to remake those decisions for better collective outcomes, and creating a cohesive experience that bridges photography-based storytelling and gameplay, aimed at demonstrating how seemingly small personal choices can have significant social consequences.
Candy Candy Candy
Role(s): Game Designer + Developer – Playful Prototypes Course, 2024
Created for a candy-themed challenge in a rapid game development course within a week. My role included programming a dance-based game using the p5 ML computer vision library where players must align their body parts with on-screen gummy bears, implementing motion tracking that responds to players' dance movements in real-time, and designing intuitive gameplay that transforms physical dance into digital interaction, aimed at creating a fun, accessible body-controlled gaming experience.
Created for a candy-themed challenge in a rapid game development course within a week. My role included programming a dance-based game using the p5 ML computer vision library where players must align their body parts with on-screen gummy bears, implementing motion tracking that responds to players' dance movements in real-time, and designing intuitive gameplay that transforms physical dance into digital interaction, aimed at creating a fun, accessible body-controlled gaming experience.
Role(s): Interactive Designer, Front-End Developer – Communications Lab Course, 2019
An interactive online comic about NYU Abu Dhabi’s palm tree birds conspiracy (”the birds are fake”). My role included developing comprehensive wireframes for the website layout, implementing the interface through HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, and animating character illustrations into GIFs using Photoshop, aimed at creating an engaging digital storytelling experience that playfully explores campus folklore through interactive comic panels.
Use the interactive buttons + the navigation bar to progress through the comic.