Weekly Documentation
Progress documentation throughout the thesis semester.
Week 10: Narration, Onboarding v2 & Final Demo
Apr 5, 2026Recording narration stories for 8 spaces, rebuilding onboarding as single demo video with synced text overlay, and capturing final VR demo.
Week 9: Thesis Draft Feedback
Mar 30, 2026Professor Camila's written feedback on the full thesis draft: strengthen the memory layer, revise abstract framing, expand UX/UI discussion.
Week 8: Writing the Thesis
Mar 28, 20261-on-1 feedback, thesis draft revision: rewriting the abstract, articulating the 3DGS-memory connection, and merging light and sound into one design layer.
Week 7: From Demo to Narrative
Mar 16, 2026Post-Demo Day reflection: shifting from technical showcase to guided experience with spatial narration, curated spaces, and lighting design.
Week 6: From Blueprint to Code
Mar 9, 2026Migrating the archive carousel from Blueprint to TypeScript via PuerTS, gaining programmatic control over layout, opacity, zoom, and gesture interaction.
Week 5: From Space to Album
Mar 2, 2026Reframing the project as a spatial memory archive, building the interaction model for browsing and entering captured spaces.
Week 4: Reframing the Thesis
Feb 23, 2026Annotated outline, bibliography research, and a fundamental reframing: from decay to spatial memory.
Week 3: From Concept to Prototype
Feb 16, 2026Translating the interaction concept into a working prototype. Story frame selection, space decay implementation, and Demo Day prep.
Week 2: From Feedback to First VR Tests
Feb 9, 2026First VR space tests in the NYC apartment, the emergence of a location-triggered interaction concept, and readings on critique.
Week 1: Technical Experiments
Feb 2, 2026Testing 3DGS integration with VR, relighting, and interaction systems
Week 0: Pre-semester Planning
Jan 25, 2026Developing thesis direction, proposal, and presentation outline