Boring Brain Survey
An interactive survey experience designed for mobile.
The brief was simple — take something typically quite boring and make it more creative, engaging, and enjoyable to go through. Instead of static questions, the survey uses video, branching paths, and user input to create a more personalised journey for each person.
Built using PlayCanvas, the experience adapts based on your choices, leading to different outcomes depending on how you respond.
I worked alongside a neuroscientist on this project, with the data collected feeding into their ongoing research — giving the experience a real-world purpose beyond just interaction.
A really fun project to build, and a great example of how design, storytelling, and technology can reshape something everyday into something more engaging.
INTRA STORIES — Out Now
Intra Stories is a collection of 14 stories shaped from an archive of interviews and materials gathered by young people bringing together layered voices, memories, and moments from the area.
The project lives as a printed zine, where each page unlocks a digital experience. By scanning the QR codes, you can step into interactive worlds built around each story.
Alongside the zine, there are three hoardings on Intra High Street extending the experience out into the street itself.
A collaborative project created with artists, sound designers, archivists, and the people who shared their stories.
Find out more via Electric Medway
🎥✨ DOUBLE ACT ✨🎥
Step inside the birth of British cinema with Double Act — an immersive VR experience at Hove Museum of Creativity.
Explore the creative world of early filmmakers George Albert Smith and Laura Eugenia Bayley as they experiment with performance, illusion, special effects and the very beginnings of cinematic storytelling.
👓 What to expect:
• A fully immersive VR journey exploring the history of film in Brighton & Hove
• Magic lantern shows, theatres, pleasure gardens & film studios come to life
• No previous VR experience needed — staff on hand to help you get started
• The experience lasts around 20 minutes and is suitable for ages 13+
📅 16–22 Feb (closed 17 and 18)
🕚 11am–5pm
📍 Hove Museum of Creativity
🎟️ Free — *booking required* (link in bio)
Double Act has been created by artist @jess_starns and creative technologist @wardsanimation . Supported by @aceagrams
Part of Days of Wonder, a programme celebrating Brighton & Hove’s film heritage, curated and produced by @videoclub_uk and @corridorproj , in partnership with @brighton_museums and @screenarchivese . With support from @heritagefunduk , @aceagrams , @britishfilminstitute , @filmhubse .
#DoubleActVR #VirtualReality #FilmHistory #EarlyCinema #HoveMuseum #DaysOfWonder #BrightonAndHove
📣 News: Meet the digital artists retelling Chatham’s lively punk history.
💬“I’m looking forward to uncovering the sounds and voices of Intra and turning them into audio experiences that help people connect with this unique part of Medway’s cultural history.” Suze Cooper.
👀 Read more: the four artists bringing the area’s diverse entertainment history to life using audio, animation and augmented reality.
🔗 Full story via the Link.tree in our bio.
#ElectricMedway
We started our October Saturday Clubs with @wardsanimation and a BURST of creativity after the summer break!
At the request of our Young Animators, we are creating platform games this term, so who better to start a new term with than Tom Ward?
Tom is a Creative Technologist…but what does that entail…? Well for @younganimators it meant Tom brought ALL of his skills as a 3D artist, a model maker, an animator, a digital artist, a storyteller and a game maker who works in augmented and virtual reality, immersive experiences and creating production ready assets.
It’s SO important for our young creatives to see what working in the creative sector really looks like, to see their interests validated and reflected in the professional world and Tom did exactly that for our first session!
Thanks Tom for such an inspiring and informative start to the term and for settling straight into the team! Of course running workshops is also part of Tom’s extensive canon and you REALLY should check out the rest of his skills at @wardsanimation 😁
Tales from the Deep an AR art piece created for Luton Lights 2025, as part of Electric Medway’s activities at the event.
Visitors scanned a QR code with their phones and walked through the space, unlocking an underwater world layered over the real one with glowing sea creatures, deep-sea plants, and a pirate ship waiting to be explored.
All the artwork were painted by me in VR, then brought to life as an AR experience visitors could walk through, room by room.
Commissioned by IdeasTest, and funded by Medway Council, the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, and Arts Council England.
#TalesFromTheDeep #ARArt #LutonLights #ElectricMedway #IdeasTest #UnderwaterWorld #PirateShip #ImmersiveExperience #VRPainting #AugmentedRealityArt #3DArt #ARInstallation #CreativeTechnology #SeaCreatures #ArtsCouncilFunded
An advert we created with Glossbird for their mobile app Fitment, built while working with Creative Steez.
We worked closely with their team on a bunch of elements from character design and animation to Unity integration and building out the app’s visual identity.
This was part of an ongoing collaboration with Glossbird
#CreativeSteez #Glossbird #FitmentApp #CharacterDesign #AppAnimation #MobileAppDev #Unity3D #DigitalCreatives #MotionDesign #AppPromo #CreativeCollab #DesignStudio #TechAndArt #AppMarketing
An animated music video I created with Creative Steez for US artist Blank a trippy, visual-heavy piece set in a surreal mushroom world.
Creative Steez was started back in 2018 by myself and two others. Since then, we’ve worked on loads of exciting projects from experimental animations to branded work for well-known companies across different sectors.
This project was actually done on an extremely short deadline, we only had a week or two to pull it all together.
This one was especially fun full of strange creatures, shifting landscapes, and trippy animations.
#CreativeSteez #AnimatedMusicVideo #TrippyVisuals #MushroomWorlds #AnimationStudio #BlankMusic #PsychedelicArt #3DAnimation #MusicVisuals #CollabProject #SurrealArt #MotionDesign #CreativeTech #DigitalArt #ExperimentalAnimation
Techno-Botanica — an AR art trail created for Nocturnal at the Electric Medway Festival 2024, commissioned by Electric Medway and funded by Arts Council England and Medway Council.
Set along Hulkes Lane in Rochester, the piece invited people to walk through “a world behind a world” — using iPads to discover weird and wonderful futuristic plants, blending organic life with imagined technology.
It was all about exploring what nature might look like in a tech-evolved future. Seeing it come alive at night really brought the whole piece together — the shadows, light, and glow made it feel like something truly otherworldly.
#TechnoBotanica #ElectricMedway #ARArt #AugmentedReality #FutureNature #MedwayArtists #ArtsCouncilFunded #NocturnalFestival #HulkesLane #InteractiveArt #DigitalBotany #CreativeTechnology #FestivalInstallation #PublicArt #ARTrail
Terraqueous - a VR art piece created as part of the Screen South VR Lab & Showcase, where artists explored how to paint and build immersive environments in virtual reality.
This was my piece, created in collaboration with artist Kelly Davis together we built a world of two halves: one side a harsh desert biome, the other a vibrant mushroom forest.
It was a super fun project to work on, and one that’s opened the door to loads of new creative opportunities since.
#VRArt #VirtualReality #Terraqueous #ScreenSouth #VRPainting #MushroomBiome #DesertBiome #CreativeTechnology #VRWorlds #TiltBrush #ImmersiveArt #3DArt #ArtInVR #VRExhibition #Styly #OpenBrush #MetaQuest #VRMasterpiece
An extract from Marinade, a deeply personal film by poet Leah Thorn, exploring Second Generation identity, racism, and antisemitism through spoken word, storytelling, and archive footage.
I created all the animation for this project including the titles and multiple hand-drawn, frame-by-frame animated sequences. This clip shows just one moment from the film; there’s a lot more animation throughout the piece.
If you’d like to see the full project and all the animated sections, you can watch the complete film here:
/watch?v=-4emue2eVAk
A beautiful, honest, and moving collaboration I’m proud to have been part of.
#MarinadeFilm #LeahThorn #HandDrawnAnimation #SpokenWordFilm #FrameByFrame #AnimationArtist #JewishVoices #AntiRacism #AutobiographicalArt #VisualPoetry #CreativeCollaboration #2DAnimation #AnimatedDocumentary #Super8Film #ArtsAndIdentity
Harvaram Virtual Tour – my 360° film created for the ScreenSouth Labs & Showcase project, where 10 artists were selected to produce immersive films for exhibition.
Shot using the Insta360 Pro 2, this piece was filmed at the Folkestone Harbour Arm and designed as a concept for a wellbeing game. It’s aimed at people with low mobility or on bed rest offering a way to experience the outdoors and community events through VR.
Viewers could choose a location on the harbour and be transported: watch a film on the big screen, listen to live music at the Meat Shack, or take a peaceful walk down the bridge to the sea.
This version is a flat render for Instagram, but you can experience the full 360° film properly on YouTube here: /watch?v=-6fXO6ikqpY
A quiet piece with a big purpose.
#360Film #VRExperience #WellbeingTech #Insta360Pro2 #ScreenSouth #FolkestoneHarbourArm #HarvaramVirtualTour #ImmersiveFilm #VirtualReality #DigitalInclusion #CreativeTechnology #AccessibleDesign #VRTour #ArtAndTech #WellbeingThroughVR
