https://lishanaz.com/tags/y/ Recent content in y on Lishan AZ Hugo -- gohugo.io en-us Thu, 17 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +0000 https://lishanaz.com/residue/ Thu, 17 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +0000 https://lishanaz.com/residue/ https://lishanaz.com/safe-side/ Sun, 01 May 2016 00:00:00 +0000 https://lishanaz.com/safe-side/ https://lishanaz.com/shonnie-daycare/ Thu, 02 Oct 2014 00:00:00 +0000 https://lishanaz.com/shonnie-daycare/ Shonnie’s Daycare Quest is an interactive animated film about a mother trying to obtain subsidized childcare for her daughter in Washington, DC. The player makes decisions for Shonnie as she jumps through bureaucratic hoops, trying to succeed before Shonnie gets fired for missing too many days of work. This story is based on the testimony of real women in Washington, DC, archived through the advocacy work of Empower DC and Grassroots DC. https://lishanaz.com/bernie-bernice/ Sat, 02 May 2015 00:00:00 +0000 https://lishanaz.com/bernie-bernice/ Bernie + Bernice is a 1- or 2-person interactive experience that is intended for lobbies and other passive public spaces. During gameplay, players move their bodies to control a particle system displayed on a large screen in front of them. Particles leave a trace of their recent movement, allowing players to create ephemeral particle art as they move. One player alone can control the system to satisfaction, but a second player introduces a new strong force that allows them to manipulate the system together. https://lishanaz.com/bathroom-experiment/ Wed, 24 Feb 2016 00:00:00 +0000 https://lishanaz.com/bathroom-experiment/ The Bathroom Experiment was an interactive intervention performed in USC’s School of Cinematic Arts (SCA). We performed the experiment in 14 men’s and women’s bathrooms (12 in SCA, 2 in a dining hall) by writing a question in dry-erase marker on the bathroom mirror, and leaving a marker tethered to the sink for future bathroom visitors to use. We deliberately chose the private space of bathrooms to stage this public conversation. https://lishanaz.com/downtown-browns/ Tue, 02 Feb 2016 00:00:00 +0000 https://lishanaz.com/downtown-browns/ https://lishanaz.com/ascension/ Tue, 02 Sep 2014 00:00:00 +0000 https://lishanaz.com/ascension/ https://lishanaz.com/commute/ Fri, 01 May 2015 00:00:00 +0000 https://lishanaz.com/commute/ The Commute is a power fantasy game about street harassment. Built around true-to-life experiences of catcalling, the game highlights the destructive nature of street harassment while inviting players to choose how to “deal with it.” You play as Amber, who just wants to wear her clothes of choice and get to the metro with her emotional health intact. Help her dodge catcallers and their harmful words, and fight back when things get out of hand. https://lishanaz.com/beauty-of-h-street/ Fri, 02 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0000 https://lishanaz.com/beauty-of-h-street/ “Beauty of H Street” examines the history of H Street Northeast, once a hub of African American barber shops and salons. The documentary follows the neighborhood from the ‘60s riots to destitution to its current state as one of the fastest gentrifying neighborhoods in Washington, DC. It features interviews from barbershop owners who were there from the ’60s until now, and spoken word from DC youth. We won a grant from The Humanities Council to complete this project. https://lishanaz.com/tracking-ida/ Mon, 01 May 2017 00:00:00 +0000 https://lishanaz.com/tracking-ida/ Tracking Ida is an educational alternate reality game (ARG) inspired by the pioneering investigative journalism of Ida B. Wells in the 1890s. Players uncover Ida B. Wells’ crusade against lynching and use her strategies to investigate police and vigilante killings today. Along the way, they solve puzzles, decode messages through a phonograph, role-play as investigative journalists, and interview members of their community. Awards: 2017 Best Gameplay at Games for Change in New York, NY 2017 Impact Award at the Independent Games Festival (Indicade) in Los Angeles, CA Selected Festivals and Exhibits: 2019 SAAM Arcade @ Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, DC 2017 Finalist Exhibit @ Independent Games Festival (Indiecade) in Los Angeles, CA 2019 Arcade @ Museums and the Web in Boston, MA 2017 Finalist Exhibit @ Games for Change in New York, NY 2017 Group Exhibition @ Tokyo University of the Arts Museum in Tokyo Japan 2017 Electronic Entertainmetn Expo (E3) in Los Angeles, CA Collaborators: