Thesis

COVID-19: An Alternate Way of Life

The title of my art thesis is call “COVID-19: An Alternate Way of Life”, which features a re-imagined world that we live in if COVID-19 pandemic was to continue into the not so distant future. A series of fun and somewhat ridiculous depiction and ideas of the ways we keep the COVID virus at bay while living out our everyday lives. These solutions will be demonstrated with imaginative innovation, mostly on how we can proceed with human interaction and communication with emotional depth and intimacy without the need of being physically in-proximity with others. Ultimately to show how mankind as a species would adapt to current pandemic problems, and find solutions to overcome hurdles with unique solutions to secure a better and safer future.

Partitioned Car

Partitioned Car

A partitioned “car” with every seat arranged in a vertical manner to enforce social distancing.

LED embedded mask displays for couples to express emotions during intimate and emotional moments, such as virtual kissing through the use of kissing emoji, as well as other emotions via pixelated emoticons devoid of any physical contact.

Virtual Hangout

Virtual Hangout

Augmented Reality (AR/XR) based remote social and hangout with friends.

VR Tourism

Virtual Reality (VR) based tourism/visitation to the digital-scapes.

Airliner Galley

Airliner Galley

In-flight automated robotic galley cart service that can distribute drinks and food to passengers without human to human contact. Orders can be made through speech via the masks that also provide fresh air and oxygen.

Caretaker

A modular robotic caregiver (on-call) that can do it all, a doctor, a nurse, and anything care-giving related.

Sushi Restaurant

Sushi Restaurant

Kaitenzushi/Sushi conveyor belt restaurant dominated by robotic “chefs” on an automated sushi assembly line, with partitioned booths, blocked off every other seat, as well as an interactive transparent OLED display showing current pricing promotions.

Personal Bubbles

Personal Bubbles

Modular personal bubbles for each couple when relaxing out on the beach.

Virus Variants

The sinister mastermind coronavirus' continued effort to his domination against mankind with research and planning toward the creation of new viral variants.

Viral Duplicates

Viral Duplicates

The newly produced coronaviruses flying toward the city to help with continuing domination effort.