Interactive and Narrative Architect
IKantKoan Play/s
Jessica is a theatrical and Immersive Experience designer and head of IKantKoan Play/s Game and Production Studio. She believes the things we take most seriously in life are the things we ought to be most playful about; a task she pursues with an ironic focus. She is a 2022 Arctic Circle Artist-in-Residence, and recently served as Writer and Chief of Play for a large scale Immersive Experience spanning a 90,000 square foot warehouse in the UK. Her work has been presented by ArsNova, HERE Arts, Fastaval, SXSW, Tanween Creativity Festival, Amos Eno Gallery, and La Jolla Playhouse. Jessica has spoken at The World Economic Forum DQ Symposium on Xr+ (NYC), Next Stage Immersive Summit (L.A.), GDC (San Fransisco), Beyond Opera (Helsinki), TEDx, and Games for Change (NYC), and been featured by The New Times, Imaginary Worlds, and on KQED San Fransisco, among others. Her show Chaos Theory received recommendations from The New York Times and accolades ranging from NoProscenium’s Best of Immersive 2019 to winning the Best Social Immersion Award from Immersion Nation. As an artist/climate activist, she has worked in partnership with The National Parks Service, with Princeton's High Meadows Institute, and as a contributing author to The Existential Toolkit for Climate Justice Educators: How to Teach in a Burning World. She serves on the Board of Directors for Pig Iron Theater Company and holds an MFA in Devised, Physical, Ensemble Theater from the company’s conservatory.
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