Zhuoran Ma
Interdisciplinary Artist
& Game Designer
Zhuoran Ma is an interdisciplinary artist and game designer who experiments with game design, toy design, fabrication, digital imaging, and interactive software in examining subject matters of identity navigation and social relationship. She is also fascinated by the field of interactivity. In her interactive works, she explores the possibility of human-artifact interaction in generating personalized information processing and human-human interaction in creating unique emotional experiences.
She got a dual-degree in BFA Media and Arts Creative Practice at Duke Kunshan University and BA Interdisciplinary Studies at Duke University, and she is now pursuing a degree in MFA Design and Technology at Parsons School of Design.
As for her future development, Zhuoran wants to further explore the field of game, as she believes that games—as an interactive media—have the potential to engage in social discourse and interdisciplinary conversations. Her goals are to design experimental games that concentrate on thematic appropriateness, emotional experience, and creative and critical use of mediums to convey strong messages.