Jinsil Hwaryoung Seo
Director of the Institute for Applied Creativity / Associate ProfessorQuick Information
Contact
- 979.845.5691
- Email Jinsil Hwaryoung Seo
- Scoates Hall #148
Affiliations
- College of Performance, Visualization & Fine Arts
- Institute for Applied Creativity
- Soft Interaction Lab
- Center of Excellence in Forensic Nursing
- Center for Health Systems Design
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Biography
Dr. Jinsil Hwaryoung Seo is an interactive artist/researcher who investigates the aesthetics of experiences in the context of interactive art, education, and healthcare. She has always pushed the envelope for art/design beyond the traditional style into extreme forms/materials/technologies that cultivate affection, immersion, and aesthetic experience within areas of interactive installation, performance, and immersive environments. Her recent research and creative practice focus on augmenting the human experience with interactive and immersive technology. Her research and creative works aim to engage diverse audiences who could benefit from embodied and immersive interaction through research and creative activities. Her works have been published and exhibited in various peer-reviewed journals, conference proceedings, and art/design festivals in tangible/embodied interaction, interactive arts/design, participatory art, AR/VR, and learning technology.
Education
B.A.
Library & Information Science
Seoul Women's University
1995
M.A.
Media Arts
Graduate School of Journalism & Communications
Kyunghee University
Seoul
Korea
2002
M.F.A.
Computer Art
School of Visual Arts
New York
2004
Ph.D.
Interactive Arts & Technology
Simon Fraser University
Canada
2011
Scholarly Interests
Aesthetics of Interaction, Immersive Interaction Design, Embodied Interaction, Tangible/wearable computing