Aaron
Z Wang

I build systems that people operate themselves, such as installations, real-time simulations and AI agents.

Human-AI interaction Embodiment Simulation

Press and drag. A Verlet lattice, warped by masses you cannot see.

Research

I am a media artist and researcher in the fields of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Human-AI Interaction (HAI), and practice-based media, including gallery installations and museum exhibitions.

Human-AI interaction
AI characters that speak only from historical records, built at USC's Mobile and Environmental Media Lab.
Embodiment
Installations and games where the way you move is part of the meaning.
Simulation
Real-time systems for things that are hard to see directly, from soft-body physics to dark matter.

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Practice

Learn more about my story and my artistic practice.

On the practice page, pick three words and see which works they lead to.

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Selected work

The original Sensorama cabinet lit for documentation on a soundstageMEML, USC SCA
Immersive Archive The knowledge base and the evaluation behind Mort, an agent that answers as Morton Heilig from his own papers. Research Assistant, with Prof. Scott Fisher.
A visitor at Arebyte Gallery playing EmotionArebyte Gallery, London
Body, Mind and Soul Installations that turn inner states into something the viewer controls. Emotion and Quattuor Scapes were shown at Arebyte Gallery, London.
The Journey of Light title screen on the VizLab display wall
Dark Matter Interactive Experience A real-time experience for Carnegie Science Observatories in which a visitor moves dark matter. Annenberg Fellow on LARC.

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Industry experience

I worked as a product manager at Supercell on the localized version of Clash Royale, and before that as a technical game designer at Tencent Games, writing shaders and gameplay modules in their engine. At USC, I was the lead producer on several projects, including Balloon, a student production with a team of 26. Details are on the CV.