Ligaya is an augmented reality (AR) project that addresses immigration and cultural loss,
focusing on the Philippines. Ligaya is a replication of a Philippines street, where spectators are encouraged to walk around and interact with Filipino culture. There are seven artifacts, and each one is tied to a specific story from my childhood or a family member’s experience – audio recordings are available in English or Tagalog. Since Ligaya is accessible anywhere through Hoverlay, anyone can integrate Filipino culture into a Canadian space, strengthening the connection between the two in an AR experience.
ABOUT SAMANTHA
Samantha Liamzon is in her graduating year as a Creative Technologies’ student in the faculty of Media, Arts, and Performance (MAP) with a certificate in Animation and minor in Film Production at the University of Regina.
As an emerging interdisciplinary artist, she explores themes of identity, sexuality, culture,
coming of age, family, relationships, nostalgia and play. Storytelling is what drives Sam in the creative field, and her creative practice focuses on bringing stories to life, through animation, film, audio, augmented reality, projection mapping, video games, and graphic design.
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