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.

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December 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.

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December 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

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December 2023

Game
Storytelling


Unity
Blender




07 HACOIRI - Fine Line Official MV


Commisioned music visualizer for band HACOIRI’s second single ‘Fine Line’.

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February 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



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July 2023
commission

Performance
Visual Arts


TouchDesigner