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FERNANDO GREGÓRIO

I’m an augmented and mixed reality (AR/XR) creator and educator based in Brooklyn, NY.
I have a graduate degree from NYU’s Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP) and more than ten years of experience working in creating experimental storytelling through video and new media art. Contact me for more information or work requests.



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SORT BY: ALL  AR FILTER  VFX  XR SCULPTURE   TEACHING
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AUGMENTEND PERFORMANCE STUDIO    AR WORKSHOP    2022
CLIENT: SCHOOL OF THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO    POSITION: AR EDUCATOR   
TOOLS: SPARK AR, ZOOM, PERFORMANCE



Augmented Performance Studio is a 4 hours workshop created when I had the honor of being a guest artist at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. The experience was tailored for the Mixed Reality Performance class, taught by Mark Jeffrey and Judd Morrissey. The workshop offered an opportunity for students to explore the intersection of AR and performance, using Spark AR, hand-tracking techniques and performance dynamics. 



The workshop was taught via Zoom with the assistance of in person professors and graduate assistants



TOPICS COVERED

During the workshop, we explored various topics related to augmented reality, such as:

  1. Introduction to Augmented Reality (AR)
  2. History of AR
  3. Introduction to AI, Deep Learning, and Computer vision
  4. Current State of AR and Future Possibilities
  5. Presentation of my past works in the field
  6. Conceptual and Poetic Approaches to Augmentation and Algorithms
  7. Body Warm-up Focusing on Hands
  8. Hands-on Spark AR Workshop with Hand Tracking Techniques
  9. Student’s results presentation for Feedback



Some of the XR performance prototypes created by the students during the workshop



PREPARATION AND TOOLS

To fully immerse themselves in the workshop experience, students were asked to think about something intangible or virtual, such as a memory, a dream, or a future projection, and represent it as a word or simple drawing. They brought this 2D asset to the workshop in either PNG, JPEG, or SVG format. Students were also asked to download, install, and log in to Spark AR Studio, as well as have Instagram or Spark AR Player on their cellphones for testing and experimentation.





PREVIOUS WORKSHOPS AND CLASSES

In addition to this workshop, I have had the pleasure of teaching other classes related to AR:

2021 - Augmented Reality and Performance Studio (2h Workshop) at Interactive Telecommunications Summer Camp, Tisch, NYU
2021 - Augmented Reality and Performance Studio (2h Workshop) at Brooklyn College
2021 - Big Ideas in the Past and Future of Technology (Graduate Assistant) for Nancy Hachinger, Interactive Media Arts BFA program at Tisch, NYU