Video
Buntys-Board-House-Trinidad-Reflections
Bunty’s Queen Bee and Bunty’s Board House experiments with photogrammetry techniques applied to sculptural photographic documentation. These images are used to create 3D digital models, then featured in a short video accompanied by an audio... More
Video
Buntys-Queen-Bee-Trinidad-Reflections
Bunty’s Queen Bee and Bunty’s Board House experiments with photogrammetry techniques applied to sculptural photographic documentation. These images are used to create 3D digital models, then featured in a short video accompanied by an audio... More
Mixed Media
Coyote Party Line
I am inspired by jazz as a conceptual approach to creative expression; for me that means following a stream of consciousness and building on it. I use Reaper to experiment using spatial audio with a jazz mentality. Weird Nightmares, a musical... More
Essay
Creative Expression and the Journey of the Human Spirit Through Critical Play
Creative Expression & the Journey of the Human Spirit Through Critical Play Game play and fantasy offer people a low risk and low stake arena to develop emotional, social and relational intelligence skills and deepen their greater awareness of... More
Integrated Media
Fermi Paradox
We wanted to learn about a world we are dreaming up together through the various character's interaction with it. The characters have different perspectives on the common experienced all of them share. We used creative exercises, such as guided... More
Essay
Grange Park Promenade and Inclusive Co-Design Practices - Contemporary Design Theories
Grange Park is a two-hectare green space in downtown Toronto (Fig. 1 & Fig. 2.). The park underwent a major transformation following a period of decline, to embody the inclusive and accessible vision of the community and address the depreciating... More
Other
How To Survive a Pandemic
Recognizing the importance of “Process Work” as a shared approach to generate our pandemic resilience, the project How To Survive a Pandemic explores how the inclusion of communication devices, creative technology and multimedia art making, can... More
Creative Writing
i Heart Compost
a creative written piece about how compost is my philosophy for life.
Integrated Media
Inner Space Mirror Test
Inner Space Mirror Test (2019). The video is a collection of digital media, including approximately 100 MRI scans of my brain that I collected through the course of receiving numerous various brain scans, which I used as keyframes which I put... More
Essay
Inner Space Mirror Test Reflections - Future Cinema Digital Narratives
A reflection on observing my own performative subjectivity as I watch my own time-based media project "Inner Space Mirror Test"
Other
Interactive Co-Active Coaching Model
My goal was to create a game-like interaction that trains players on Co-Active coaching techniques by providing both an instructional tool and an experiential exploration of meaningful choice in the coaching context. The interactive manual is... More
Other
Interactive Creative Portfolio
This project is taking some of the ideas I got from looking at game design and twine game engine for non-linear storytelling, and applying this to many projects over my time in the Digital Futures Undergrad program; also thinking about visual... More
Essay
It’s All Parts Of The Process_ Applying Creative Methodologies, Game Design Theory and Audio Design to Storytelling, World Building and Character Development
This paper looks at tools and exercises adapted from professional coaching and process-oriented psychology, applied to the creative process of writing narrative fiction, specifically character development and world building. It explores how game... More
Other
Leanna Barwick inclusive modes delivery presentation Jan 30 2023
Inclusive modes of delivery roundtable
Integrated Media
Mr Spock's Pin
Methodologically, as a professional relationship system coach I draw from the field of Process Oriented psychology, which holds a focus on raising a group's awareness of it's wholeness, exploring what change is needed on a higher level, and... More
Essay
OCAD Y U Mad The Interactive Journey by Leanna Barwick
This paper is the research component of a playable game experience I am designing and building for my OCADU GradEx108 show in May 2023. My work explores the use of computer videogame design practices and development tool usefulness for... More
Creative Writing
Personal Design Philosophy
Personal Design Philosophy - Relationship Systems Intelligence, Co-Active Coaching, and Process-Oriented Psychology Integration
Installation
Playshop: GradEx108 Creative Coaching Demos - Karaoke Edition
Playshop: GradEx108 Creative Coaching Demos - Karaoke Edition is an interactive installation that uses music as a metaphor to express less known inner aspects of self and relationship with others. Individuals or partners can book a demo... More
Essay
Queer Parody and Sailor Moon Fandub
In recent years, the intersection of queer theory, digital media, and fandom has given rise to a new form of cultural production known as queer parody. Queer parody and fandubbing are forms of participatory culture in which fans create new content... More
Video
Razi’s Serenade
Razi’s Serenade is a video collage and tarot card reading that documents a class performance from the last day of the course, featuring Carnival masks and costumes, dance improvisation, music and singing.
Essay
Social Touch and Body Exploration Through Handheld Electronic Interactive Games - Contemporary Design Theories
The contemporary design object I’m examining through the lens of Victor Papanek’s Function Complex model [1] is a handheld electronic interactive toy (Fig. 1.); name unknown, made in China, purchased from an online retailer in 2011. In addition,... More
Other
Space Junkyard Blowup
Life as a space junkyard hauler is a sweet job, with many perks like being your own boss and access to all the Space garbage that you could want! But there are also risks that come with the territory. Space Junkyard Blowup is a two-player... More
Essay
Thesis V1 Human Relationship Design - Collaborative Approaches to Inclusive Design and Creative Intervention
In my fourth year of academic study, I focused on my thesis work, which included two projects: "Human Relationship Design: Collaborative Approaches To Inclusive Design & Creative Intervention" (V1.1) and "Co-Design & Creative Coaching: Design... More
Essay
Thesis V2: Experiential Learning, Game Design & Relationship Systems Intelligence
ABSTRACT Experiential learning is a pedagogical approach that emphasizes hands-on experience and reflection. It has been widely used in various fields such as psychology, education, and business. Game design, critical play, and systems thinking... More
Video
Trinidad Reflections: Sam’s Bus
Sam’s Bus shares a moment of students bonding over food during the first bus ride traveling to Wa Samaki Ecosystems Permaculture Farm.
Other
Trinidad Reflections: Sound Frequency Analysis Visualization
I want to experiment to see if by translating sound frequencies into visual data and observing distinct elements, that as a whole audible sound are not always distinguishable, can new insights on the Wa Samaki site be gained. A project I’ve... More
Video
Trinidad Reflections: Wa Samaki Creatures
Wa Samaki Creatures is a digital rendering of an abstract oil pastel drawing, animated into a short video with sound collage soundtrack, captured on the same day the sketch was done.
Work by
Leanna Barwick
Digital Futures Program, game design, organizational development, coaching, systems thinking, systems design
“During GradEx108, visit https://creativerising.ca/ website to book a creative coaching sample session using the Playshop: Karaoke installation room....” [More]