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Transcribe to Survive

A tabletop escape room for Genome BC's Geneskool program that aids in teaching high school life sciences across classrooms in British Columbia. The Challenge How might we design a lightweight, portable, and interactive tabletop escape room that aids in educating a group …
2025
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4 min read
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Tales of Moments

This project shows the culmination of my Master’s research findings through a modular lithophane lamp comprised of everyday scenarios in two very different contexts. It showcases Filipino and Vancouver contexts through everyday interactions with people and objects, contextualizing the cultural …
2024
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3 min read
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Nimble Animation Stand

A simple and open-access digital fabrication design for a portable multiplane animation stand. This project with the Animate Materials Workshop called for designing, testing, and fabricating a portable multiplane animation stand for artists with any level of animation experience to …
2023
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4 min read
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Whitespace

This project is my bachelor’s thesis on investigating self-directed learning behaviours of university students in the Philippines during the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown and the design of a tactile time visualization tool to help address issues of burnout. Read full Bachelor's …
2022
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10 min read
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reBIRTH

A woman-centered birthing tool that helps accommodate a variety of birthing positions for a positive birthing experience. This project is a group entry for the James Dyson Award in 2020 where it won as the Philippine National Winner. Read JDA …
2020
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5 min read
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Jaded

Jaded is a vacuum-formed desk lamp that emulates burning embers as a metaphor for academic burnout and a slow decline of one's personal motivation. It serves as a conversational starter piece where through time and as the lamp is used, …
2019
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3 min read

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