Virtual Reality Experience — 2025
01- Solo end-to-end production
Concept, 3D environments, interaction design, and exhibition deployment — all by one person.
02- Built in Unreal Engine 5
Leveraged UE5's real-time lighting and Lumen GI to simulate the translucency and color play of stained glass.
03- Publicly exhibited at a museum
Showcased at Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum in June 2025, welcoming families, artists, and community members.
Designed as both an art history tool and an emotionally resonant journey through light and color.
04- Educational and sensory experience
OVERVIEW
Illumina VR invites audiences into an immersive virtual world built around one of humanity's oldest art forms: stained glass. The experience blends centuries of craft history with real-time 3D environments, transforming a museum visit into a sensory and educational journey.
As sole creator, I led every aspect of the project — from initial concept and narrative design through 3D environment construction, lighting, interaction design, and final exhibition deployment. The result is a space where art history, material science, and emotional storytelling meet inside a VR headset.
The conceptual foundation of Illumina VR is rooted in a deep admiration for stained glass as a medium that has always sat at the intersection of art, science, and spirituality.
The work of Joan Vila-Grau — the artist who continued Antoni Gaudí's legacy through color, light, and sacred design — was a direct influence. Vila-Grau's ability to use glass as a language for emotion and transcendence is what Illumina VR seeks to bring into an interactive, participatory space.
The experience doesn't replicate stained glass; it translates the feeling of standing inside it.
This lineage was the throughline guiding every design decision in the project, from palette to interaction to narrative pacing.
EXHIBITION
Illumina VR was showcased at the Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum in June 2025 as part of a public event. The installation welcomed families, artists, and community members — giving visitors a dedicated exhibition space to experience the work firsthand.
The event served as both a public unveiling and a celebration of the cultural significance behind the project, bridging traditional stained glass narratives with cutting-edge immersive technology.
