Selected work

Smithsonian exhibition · Narrative virtual exhibition

How Can You Forget Me? Filipino American Stories

An elegant, story-first virtual tour where archival material, family memory, and exhibition space work as one experience.

Filipino American history exhibition with projected portrait, artifacts, and oversized postal graphics
Loren YbarrondoImmersive experience design + production

The experience

This project became the model for a more cinematic, restrained generation of virtual tours: quiet typography, tactile archival detail, intentional motion, and strong accessibility controls.

01 / Challenge

Make the physical place make sense online.

Create emotional intimacy inside a technical 360° environment, while giving visitors control over motion, interface density, and how they read or listen.

02 / Response

Design the visit, not just the interface.

Build a calm visual system inspired by paper, stamps, and correspondence. Pair it with focused story moments, configurable controls, day and night appearances, and a complete accessible alternative.

03 / Result

Give every visitor a way into the story.

A polished virtual exhibition that feels authored rather than templated, while staying flexible for many kinds of visitors and devices.

What I did

  • Experience direction
  • Narrative interface design
  • Media integration
  • Inclusive interaction design

Experience features

  • Story-focused media dialogs
  • Motion and interface preferences
  • Day and night appearances
  • Full accessible text-and-image mode

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