Oh hey.
My name’s Ally, and I suck at writing bios, so bear with me.
I was originally born in Calgary but moved to Vulcan, Alberta, when I was 10 and have since considered it home. A lot changed when I moved from the big city to a small town, and though I quickly traded the cityscape for a 360 degree view of open sky and canola, one thing never left me: my nerdiness. Since I was old enough to mash buttons on my Nintendo I’ve been addicted to the world, characters, experiences, and stories that I could immerse myself in within the digital world, and sure enough, it wasn’t long before I began to wonder just what it would be like to mold an interactive story world of my own. The only thing was, I didn’t want to make something that was simply pretty and technologically awe-inspiring, but rather something that carries meaning and instills immersion; to bring the game world to life and force the player to forget reality for a bit- but how? Well, that’s why I’m in my first year here at ACAD.
With a variety of interests in culture, languages, sports, and general adventure, I like to toy around with the idea of interactions between people and/or their environment (no, I don’t have a god complex), and the experiences that come out of them. I want to learn to adapt interactive media and static art to effect the emotions and reactions of the viewer, tell a story, and have a little fun at the same time. I don’t want my art to be viewed, considered, and ultimately stored in some dusty, unimportant, corner of the mind as an image or text- I want it to be an experience. Still, at the same time, I’m doing my best to keep an open mind and dabble in everything; Broaden my horizons & such.
Anyway, now that all that dryness is out of the way, I guess I should say that I’m not a total basement dweller. I play rugby, work part-time with a skydiving crew during the summer, and love music; Hopefully during my time at ACAD I can put a bit more effort into my music (guitar) and maybe even find myself a band to join. On a personal level, I don’t like to be too serious because, hey, life’s short, and I get a kick out of trying new things. It’s cliche, I know, but like I said: I’m bad at these bio things.
Beyond that, my only plan is to make it up as I go.
A plan not to have a plan.
~ Aweh Yeah