I didn’t just have one thing . . . with Lafiya Watson Ramirez

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Creative Innovators with Gigi Johnson

Rethink Next LLC

49 episodes

7 months ago

"Creative Innovators with Gigi Johnson" is a podcast about the people who are changing their worlds.

In each episode, host and change agent Gigi Johnson interviews a different changemaker from a wide range of industries, including creative industries, software, education, sciences, and social innovation. The conversation moves from the guest’s personal history in creative work and innovation -- sometimes back into childhood and first creative directions -- and explores different routes and rabbit holes. We often discuss blockages, creative team choices, the benefits of bad decisions, and non-linear directions in a non-linear life.

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"Creative Innovators with Gigi Johnson" is a podcast about the people who are changing their worlds.

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I didn’t just have one thing . . . with Lafiya Watson Ramirez

Creative Innovators with Gigi Johnson

37 minutes 52 seconds

2 years ago

I didn’t just have one thing . . . with Lafiya Watson Ramirez

From photography to musician websites to Flash to now AR, Lafiya Watson Ramirez combines visual and experience creation with storytelling. She tells her own story about how she moved from photography to web and interactive design into being inspired by Pokemon Go to pursue Augmented Reality (AR) through Snap Studios and a residency there. She shares some of her projects and her ideas for future projects.

Guest: Multidisciplinary artist Lafiya Watson Ramirez

Lafiya Watson Ramirez is a multidisciplinary artist specializing in AR development, web development, graphic design, and photography. Her strength lies in combining her array of skills to produce unique digital content. Over the years, Lafiya has created websites for musicians, artists, and non-profit organizations. Her photographs of musicians have been featured on billboards, various publications, and television programs including on BET and PBS NewsHour. For eight years, Lafiya worked as the Coordinator of Electronic Media at Usdan Summer Camp for the Arts. She returned to freelancing in 2019 to pursue her latest passion, Augmented Reality. She was part of an artist residency program at Snapchat in 2020 and has since become a verified Snapchat developer. Lafiya has been a part of a few hackathons including MIT Reality Hack, 5th Wall Forum, and the Musical Theatre Factory XR Garage experience. She has also developed AR filters for clients, most notably for The Museum of the City of New York. Most recently, she worked on a proof of concept with artist and choreographer Koryn Wicks for a location based AR walk through LA’s Cobb Estate. Lafiya’s main focus is on creating engaging and interactive storytelling games and experiences, especially for use with wearable devices.

Mentioned Links:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/badchickstudios
@Spectacles showcase: https://twitter.com/Spectacles/status/1538515192249720833
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/badchickstudios/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lafiyawatson/
Bad Chick Studios: https://badchickstudios.com
Emily Wapnick, https://www.emiliewapnick.com/
TEDxBend: https://www.ted.com/talks/emilie_wapnick_why_some_of_us_don_t_have_one_true_calling
Big Magic: https://www.elizabethgilbert.com/books/big-magic/
Wikitude: https://www.wikitude.com/
Vuforia: https://www.ptc.com/en/products/vuforia
Unity: https://unity.com/
Flash: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adobe_Flash
Ghosts in the Machine, with Koryn Wicks, location-based AR walkthrough LA’s Cobb Estate: https://korynwicks.com/ongoing/
MIT Reality Hack: https://www.mitrealityhack.com/

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