vio zhu
New York - Tokyo
Creative Technology
VJ & Audio-Visual
Software Engineer
Email
@vio.zhu
ITP Blog
Collaborated with
musician / artists -
DJ Rebolledo, ASUKA, YY, HACOIRI, Kylie
Manami Sakamoto, Demsky
Performed At
Public Visuals, LVMH Tokyo Summit
WOMB, HVEN, Mitsuki, Circus
01 Rising River VR
Rising River is an AI-driven self-analysis VR game inspired by Jungian shadow theory and the VIA 24 Character Strengths. In this interactive experience, players use their voice to restore a symbolic river, engaging in both fixed and generative self-reflective questions. The journey climaxes with the appearance of a giant fish, representing the player’s shadow self.
My role: AI-integration and UE5 development
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September 2024
Theraputic Game
Unreal Engine 5
Blender
OpenAI API
elevenlabs.io API
02 Neural Harmony Installation
An interactive installation designed to introduce the general public to the concept of neural syntax in neural science.
Through the interactive arrangement of words and manipulation of brainwave patterns, participants can visually discern the underlying message and grasp the core concept of neural syntax at play.
My role: Visual and interaction programming
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May 2024
Interactive Installation
TouchDesigner
Unreal Engine 5
p5.js
Arduino
Phidget
Fabrication
03 The Stains
An experiment in AI integrated film making.
Nominated, Best Creative Usage of AI Award
2024 MIT AI Film Making Hackathon
MIT Film Making Association
Collaborator:
Director:Lois Qiuyao He
AI generation:
John Luo, Vio Zhu
Post production:
Shangbai Jiang
Fabruary 2024
Runway
Dalle
Midjourney
Blender
Premier
04 Mirror Self
This AI-Powered therapy experience invites you to step up to a mirror and uncover a passage to a self-talk.
Begin by facing our interactive mirror and answer questions that explore your real and metaphorical selves. Then, engage in a unique dialogue with your 'Mirror-self', an AI-powered counterpart behind the glass.
Read moreDecember 2023
Interactive
Installation
Web Application
TouchDesigner Fabrication
05 Light: Hopping
This interaction design presents an interactive lighting experience where users can activate lights by pointing at them, as if signaling to another human. By modifying the communication protocol, I aim to investigate the evolving dynamics between humans and everyday objects.
Read moreDecember 2023
Product Design
Interaction Design
p5.js
Arduino
Leap Motion
Fabrication
06 Unity Game: Lancer Make A Way
A first person POV narrative game that tells an open-ending story about the lost of one’s lover, Lancer.
Collaborator: Jiayi Li
Read moreDecember 2023
Game
Storytelling
Unity
Blender
07 HACOIRI - Fine Line Official MV
Commisioned music visualizer for band HACOIRI’s second single ‘Fine Line’.
Read moreFebruary 2023
Music Video
Visual Arts
TouchDesigner
Final Cut Pro
08 Public Visuals: Audio-Visual Performance
Realtime visual performance with musician and professional Koto player ASUKA.
full video link
Read moreJuly 2023
commission
Performance
Visual Arts
TouchDesigner