KWAN Tsz-wai, Alan
E-mail : kwanalan@mit.edu
Skype : alankwan828
AREA OF INTEREST
Virtual Reality, Game Art, Future Cinema, Lifelogging Art
EDUCATION
Sept 2014 - June 2016
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Master of Science in Art, Culture & Technology
Sept 2009 - July 2012
School of Creative Media, City University of Hong Kong
Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Creative Media
RESIDENCIES, TALKS, RESEARCH & TEACHING EXPERIENCES
Jun - Aug 2014
Instructor for Workshop Series "New Media, New Idea: The Art of Games"
Hong Kong Visual Arts Center, Leisure & Cultural Services Department
July 2014
Artist Talk
K11 This Happened 2014, Hong Kong
Nov 2013
Artist Talk "Bad Trip - Navigate My Mind"
ZKM Center for Art and Media, Karlsruhe University of Arts and Design, Karlsruhe (Germany)
Nov 2013
Artist Talk "B-SIDE of Hong Kong - Short Film: 17.9 18 18.1"
Dresden (Germany)
Aug 2013 - Oct 2013
Artist-in-residence
Tyneside Cinema, Newcastle Upn Tyne (UK)
Oct 2013
Presentation "Lifelogging X Videogame" at Real-time Visuals Workshop
(Goldsmiths, Culture Lab/Newcastle Uni, Northumbia Uni & Tyneside Cinema)
Newcastle Upon Tyne (UK)
Jul 2013
Artist Talk "From Experimental Cinema to Videogaming"
K11 Art Mall, Hong Kong
Sept 2012 - Apr 2013
Research Assistant
Computer Programming & 3D Design for Installation <Wheels> by artist Tamas Waliczky
School of Creative Media, City University of Hong Kong
Aug 2011
Hong Kong Representative at Asian Producers' Lab
Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival (Korea)
AWARDS, GRANTS & FELLOWSHIP
2014
Department of Architecture Graduate Fellowship, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
2014
Asian Cultural Council Jackie Chan Foundation Fellowship
2014
Grant for Emerging Artists, Hong Kong Arts Development Council
2013
Award for Young Artist (Media Arts Category), Hong Kong Arts Development Awards 2013
2013
Gold Award (Interactive Media Category), The 18th Incubator for Film & Visual Media in Asia (ifva)
EXHIBITIONS
2014
<Beating Clock>
- Memento Mori, Voxfire Gallery, Hong Kong
<Alien Abduction Simulator>
- This Slow – That Fast: Animamix Biennale 2013-14, Hong Kong
2013
<Wake>
- Tyneside Cinema, Newcastle Upon Tyne (UK)
<Wheels> (Computer Programming & 3D Design for artist Tamas Waliczky)
- Dance with the Interval | Tamas Waliczky's Exhibition , Hong Kong
- Run Run Shaw Creative Media Center Summer Festival , Hong Kong
<Bad Trip>
- Ars Electronica Festival 2013, Linz (Austria)
- ZKM_Gameplay, Karlsruhe (Germany)
- CYNETART Festival 2013, Dresden (Germany)
- 404 Festival , Rosario (Argentina)
- Gold Award, Incubator for Film & Visual Media in Asia (ifva) , Hong Kong
- Games of Art Exhibition by Queensland University of Technology , Queensland (Australia)
- Vector Game Art Festival, Toronto (Canada)
- Animamix Biennale 2013-2014 Rediscovery, MOCA Shanghai, Shanghai
- Game for Change Australia New Zealand Festival organized by RMIT University, Melbourne (Australia)
- Pure Art Showcase @ Chai Wan Mei 2013 , Hong Kong
- Lifelogging | Science Gallery, Trinity College Dublin, 2015
2012
<Shadow Donation>
- Media Art & The Environment : The Desert Metropolis , Hong Kong
2011
<Explosion>
- Computational Thinking in Existing Art Forms , Hong Kong
- International Video Art Festival Camaguey , Camaguey (Cuba)
<The Stutterer>
- Micro Narratives : Invented Time and Space , Hong Kong
- Computational Thinking in Existing Art Forms , Hong Kong
2010
<17.9 18 18.1>
- B-SIDE of Hong Kong, Dresden (Germany)
- The 35th Hong Kong International Film Festival
- Top-10 Finalist, The 16th Hong Kong Independent Short Film and Video Awards (ifva) [Open Category]
2007
<Deliverance>
- Special Mention Award, The 13th Hong Kong Independent Short Film and Video Awards (ifva) [Youth Category]
2006
<KO CHIU II>
- Top-10 Finalist, The 13th Hong Kong Independent Short Film and Video Awards (ifva) [Youth Category]
2005
<Antibodies>
- Jury Recommendation, The 13th Hong Kong Independent Short Film and Video Awards (ifva) [Youth Category]
2004
<Secrets of Life>
- Jury Recommendation, The 13th Hong Kong Independent Short Film and Video Awards (ifva) [Youth Category]
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Virtual Reality
Unity, Quest 3D
Computer Programming
Processing, Java, Max/MSP
Microcontroller
Arduino
3D Modelling & Animation
Blender, 3ds Max, Cinema 4D
Fabrication
Laser Cutting, 3D Printing, CNC, PCB Design
Video Production
Final Cut Pro, Premiere, Edius
LANGUAGE SKILLS
English
Excellent Command of Spoken and Written English
Chinese
Excellent Command of Spoken and Written Chinese (Cantonese)
Fair in Spoken Putonghua