Terrasa Ulm
Professor of Practice, Becker School of Design/Tech
Scholarly Interests
serious games, experimental games, artificial intelligence in games, human computer interaction, interactive fine art, new media, emergent media
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Ulm has been an emergent media artist, game developer, and professor of interactive media for over 15 years. Their work and practice focus on games for change, the impact of artificial intelligence on new media, and XR development. They have developed a number of game titles, working as both designer and software developer, in the ‘serious’ and experimental games space for pc, mobile, and virtual reality. Their most recent personal art centers on interactive, fictive, live-action installations and intimate AI avatar moments. As a computer science major at Smith College, Ulm began developing their first electronic experiences and upon completing graduate studies in interactive programming at Parsons, the New School, helped launch one of the first undergraduate degrees in game development, consistently recognized in the top five globally. Ulm received their MFA from Lesley University and maintains a studio at a local maker-space [and in the cloud], believing that practice and purpose intersect at the community level.
Affiliated Department(s)
- Becker School of Design/Tech
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Scholarly and Creative Works
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To Touch Laser Grass
virtual avatar performance
online stream
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CMACD Fall/Winter Student Exhibition
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Enlighten: A Faculty Show
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Big, Big Bubbles
installation, wood, glass, pi's, lcd screens, digital video, binarual recordings, mixed
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Sister Dusk
microcontroller, uv sensor, acrylic, wood, mirror, leds, mixed
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The Somnus Tavern & Inn -- an interactive play
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2023
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The Somnus Tavern & Inn
interactive performance
Little Theater
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To Be an Algorithm Vessel
digital
Twitch stream
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global
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Boehm Porcelain: A VR Case Study
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2023
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Sweetland SlumberParty and the Familiars
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2023
Steam
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Storytellers
digital video
The White Room
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Waiting for Obols
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2022
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Waiting for Obols
Little Theater
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Stolen at Sea: A Detective Hunter Mystery
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Awards & Grants
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Interactive Theatre
Clark Academic Innovation Fund
Jan. 1, 2022 - Dec. 31, 2022
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Critical Thinking Training in Virtual Reality
Clark Academic Innovation Fund
Jan. 1, 2022 - Dec. 31, 2022
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Game Audio Preservation
Grammy Grant
May. 1, 2023
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Arts & Tech grant
Sherman Fairchild Foundation
Jul. 1, 2024
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Fulbright Scholar in Residence
Fulbright
Aug. 1, 2023
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Co-Creating Social-Technical Enterprise to Understand/Respond to Intersectional Climate-Water-Food-Health-Livelihoods-Energy-Justice Challenges in Mexico-Lerma-Cutzamala Region
NSF Pire
May. 20, 2022
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