luca megens

ux, front-end and creative technologist

my works

project:exoplanet

project:exoplanet was my graduation project, during which I created an interactive and immersive installation. The installation tells a story about space exploration, what we can expect and what our priorities should be. During the experience a team of 4 people have to make unanimous decisions to progress further through the story, each decision having impact on the end result of the story.

By using a Kinect V2 that I connected to UE5 I was able to read the positional data of the 4 players and by making use of ground projection I got the players to move through the exhibition space.
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existing now: mercedes-benz eqs

Mercedes-Benz EQS. A glimpse of the future, here today. An avant-garde video campaign for Mercedes. Existing now is a commercial directed by film director Ruslan Tolkach.

My responsibility was creating the particle entity that is visible on the large screen behind the car. This entity represented the feelings of the car when the aliens are approaching it.
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my expertise

Creative technologist

In my creative technology projects I strive to create awareness to societal problems through abstract visualizations and/or interactions. By making innovative use of interaction in my projects I invite people to engage and think about the subject at hand. Resulting in a powerful experience that will change the way people think about the subject at hand.

To implement interactivity I use Unreal Engine 5, TouchDesigner, Processing and Arduino.

Besides interaction, I am also knowledgeable about (3D)content creation using After Effects, Premiere Pro, Blender and UE5.

UX/UI and front-end

As I have studied at Fontys I am first and foremost a front-end designer and developer with UI and UX skills.

Using Adobe Creative Cloud apps such as Photoshop, XD, illustrator and InDesign I create my own designs, mockups and wireframes.

Additionally I have web development skills using HTML, CSS, JavaScript and different kinds of JavaScript frameworks such as React and VueJS.