Immersive Memorials* for Gynecologic Cancer Patients developed in collaboration with the Los Angeles General Medical Center Women's Clinic and the Wellness Center sponsored by USC Arts in Action (PI: X.M. Guo/M. Gotsis)
a.k.a. VR Memorials Project, Immersive Legacy Memorials
CM&BHC Team
Andrew Le, Anik Panja, Frank Perazzini, Josiah Herfurth, Yiqi "Kiwi" Li, Leyang Xu, Malini Adkins, Xiongju Sun, Yanzhi "E" Yang, Yixia "Sherry" Xie, Yuhong "Yvette" Fu, Yunlei Liu, Zhaoyi "Joy" Mu, Zhijie "Gia" Chen, Stacy Davies, Ruolin Tu, Xingyao "Shira" Wu, Xitong "Caitlin" Guo, Ariel Li, Danny Huang, Floyd Stott, Ian Wipfli, Ash Kim, Violet Wong, Leah Shang.
LAGMC/Keck Team
Katelyn Furey, MD; Kimberly Felicetti, NP; Hadi Erfani, MD, Lu Dugan, Autumn Kleinman, Yu-Han "Gil" Wang, Jenny Ferrin, Karen Gonzalez, Sophia Albanese, Ayah El-Fahmawi, Sona Davis, Vivian Li, Diane Kang.
Wellness Center Team
Carmen Izepi, Karla González, Cynthia Dávalos.
Special thanks
Julia Peralta for administrative support; Yichen Pan, Joey Relovsky, Wenxuan Li, and Jessica Sheng for ad hoc workshop design and development support, and the LA General Cultural and Linguistic Competence Department for translation and interpretation; Paulina Sahagun for the Celebration of Life gratitude creative arts workshops, Lucy Zepeda for production advice, resource support, and award flexibility.
Games developed in collaboration with the Southern California Burn Model System, sponsored by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (PI: H. Yenikomshian).
Broadening Circles - A tabletop conversation game for fostering a shared understanding of patient-centered research.
PlayPen XR for Occupational Therapy - a suite of games for burn injury rehabilitation for occupational therapists and their patients.
Workshops, game and website developed by Marientina Gotsis, Laura Cechanowicz, Liz Hogenson, Julie Lutz, and Garrett Flynn, developed in collaboration with the SMART-VR Center, sponsored by the USC Collaboration Fund.
The Rehab Futures Platform and Game
Official selection in Web Art category at Athens Digital Arts Festival 2022; presentation at Anticipation 2022.
VR game platform developed in collaboration with the USC Locomotor Lab and the Neuroplasticity and Imaging Laboratory sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (PI: J. Finley).
Student-led Research Projects
Prism of You
A unique emotional sandbox simulation where the player's goal is balance. Identify, engage, and express eccentric alien creatures that represent human emotions.
MFA Thesis team led by Katherine Donahue
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Cards of Heart
A cozy role-playing card game for mental health promotion.
MFA Thesis team led by Marielle Brady
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Sloan Grant Program Recipient, IGF Honorable Mention, Best Student Game, Gold Medal 2025 International Serious Play Awards Student Game (K-12 Education) Category!
(VAL)IANT
A single-player, browser-based narrative game about sexual health.
MFA thesis team led by Kaitlin "KB" Bonfiglio
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Sloan Grant Program Recipient
Games for Change Best Student Game 2023
Hedge Hug
A single-player narrative game about social anxiety.
MFA thesis team led by Claire Hu
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Alma
An interactive narrative that puts you in the role of a pediatric nurse.
MFA Thesis team led by Francesca Palamara
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Brazil Independent Games Festival Winner
Indiecade Festival Nominee
Here, My Voice
A program to support hard-of-hearing persons to build confidence in their voice and help them explore its expressive power.
Doctoral practice project led by Juri Hwang
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USC Arts in Action Grant Recipient