The Jefferson Center of Immersive Arts for Health

The 2022 Immersive Arts for Health Student Design Competition

The 2022 Immersive Arts for Health Student Design Competition was a global competition that challenged students to apply their skills and creativity using evidence-based research in order to drive innovation in designing immersive light installations that could have a positive impact on patient health.

This international competition was open to undergraduate and postgraduate students enrolled in any higher education institution, college or university during the Spring 2022 semester.


Jurors

  • Verónica Alfaro Arias, Design Technologist, NYU Langone Health FuturePractice
  • Ryan Conover, Associate IALD , The Lighting Practice
  • Jose dos Santos, Head of User Experience, Signify
  • Jason Krugman, Jason Krugman Studio
  • Rosie Frasso, PhD, Program Director Public Health, Thomas Jefferson University

Technical Assistance

  • Tom Igoe, Faculty, Interactive Telecommunications Program, NYU
     

2022 Student Winners

Linked to more about the winner's work

First Place (tied):
  • DUNE by Jason Gao and Marcel Wang
    New York University, NYC, NY USA
  • WINDOWSCAPE by An Hsu, Renee Peng, and Tzu Hsin Lu
    Parsons School of Design, NYC, NY USA
Second Place
  • LIGHTPULSE by Alejandro Lizarralde
    KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
Third Place
  • MOON IN COLOR by Ashley Chan, Yeonsoo Cha, and Ajin Cho
    Parsons School of Design, NYC, NY USA
Honorable Mentions
  • LIGHT OF LIFE by Sapir Yosefian, Amar Avior, Shelly Machet, and Orel Gibor
    Ariel University, Ariel, Israel
  • DIALOG WITH NATURE by Henrietta Leyman
    ITMO University, St. Petersburg, Russia
  • LUMINHALE by Kevin Smolkis, and Christopher Connor
    Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia PA USA
  • RIPPLE EFFECT by Maria Jose Gutierrez, Anushka Jain, and Madina Masimova
    Parsons School of Design, NYC, NY USA
  • POWER OF WATER by Ryan Sun, Xintong Wang, and Lu Jia
    Parsons School of Design, NYC, NY USA
  • FLORAL BLOOMING by Maude Guevara, Timothy McBride, and Ria Patel
    Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia PA USA
  • MEMORY LENS by Andrew Martin, Daniel Blanco, Kara Nedvar, Amber Reich, and Amatullah Kose
    Rensselaer Polytech University, Troy, NY USA
  • HELIXIFY by Alyssa Liegel, Jenny Chen, Ya Stockford, and Celia Christenson
    Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia PA USA
  • LUME by Ya Stockford
    Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia PA USA
  • STARRY CANVAS by Oana Predescu
    Aalborg University, Cope

The winning entries were produced by and exhibited at HOT•BED Gallery in Philadelphia, PA in Fall 2022. Honorable mentions entries were displayed digitally.

For more Information

Contact Lyn Godley, MFA, Professor, Department of Industrial Design, Director, Jefferson Center of Immersive Arts for Health, Thomas Jefferson University

Email: [email protected]