Memory Clouds
An Interactive Storytelling Experience
Memory Clouds
Presented at Lincoln Center as part of Columbia
University’s Digital Storytelling Lab
A live participatory installation built to open
conversations about elder care and loving someone
through dementia. A volunteer shares a story about a
loved one whose memory faded; their words are
transcribed and released into the projection as a softly
glowing “memory cloud.” From there, the room joins in.
Audience members use their phones to add their stories,
and the sky projection fills with memories from the group,
spoken into the phone while in conversation with one
anther. The piece closes by asking each person to turn to
someone beside them and talk about what came up, and
how it might shape the way they show up for the people
they love.
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Tech Stack
◆Real-time multi-device particpation across the full
audience via Firebase
◆Gemini-powered live story summarization and TTS
◆Custom particle system, generative cloud field,
and operator dashboard for narrative phase
control
◆Netlify deployment with QR code session access
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