Date of Award
Spring 5-3-2024
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
Department
Film and Media Studies
First Advisor
Matthew Gantt
Second Advisor
Jesse Harding
Academic Program Adviser
Andrew Lund
Abstract
LUCA (Last Universal Common Ancestor) is a non-linear virtual environment with a non-anthropocentric approach. Streaming real-time biometric data from performers' movements, brain activities, and bioprocess data from living microbiomes such as slime mold and yeast into the virtual ecosystem, LUCA explores the collective agency and interconnectivity among diverse living entities.
Recommended Citation
Xiao, Tansy, "LUCA (Last Universal Common Ancestor)" (2024). CUNY Academic Works.
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/hc_sas_etds/1203
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