Xinyin Zhang💕

Transmedia Storyteller

Graduated from Carleton University, major in Media Production and Design. Currently studying in Immersive Factual Storytelling MA at University College London.

Projects explore transmedia storytelling of social issues and cultural heritage, including Virtual Reality, animations, mobile apps, social media, etc.

Sample Works

三星回响/Echo of Sanxingdui

2/5

An immersive Virtual Reality tour to the Sanxingdui site to educate audiences about Chinese ancient mythology and Shu civilization.

Producer
Xinyin Zhang

Tool
Unity, Oculus Quest

Customer
VR headset users

Year
07/2022

CuGO

5/5

A mobile app to help Carleton University students acclimatize to on-campus culture and build their own networks among peers for further diminishing loneliness.

This proposal has won the First Prize in Create-Athon creative jam.

Producer
Xinyin Zhang, Joelle Lui, Kayleigh Lewis, Theo Dunn

Tool
Adobe XD, Figma

Customer
Carleton University students

Year
04/2022

游园惊梦/Wandering in the Garden

4/5

A 360° opera of a famous Chinese Kunqu, The Peony Pavilion, as alternative for physical theatre during the pandemic.

Producer
Xinyin Zhang

Tool
Unity, Sketch Up, Blender, Adobe Premier

Customer
Mass audiences

Year
06/2022

CU@AG (Graduation Project)

1/5

A multimedia capstone project including VR and AR products to help Carleton University Art Gallery increase exposure and audiences.

Producer
Xinyin Zhang, Shuheng Wang, Hudson Pu, Olakunle Salami

Tool
Unity, Oculus Quest, Reality Capture, Visual Studio, Android mobile phone

Customer
Current Carleton students, senior high school students, and student’s families and friends

Year
09/2022-04/2023

Fandom and I

3/5

A 360° documentary exploring Shelby Stanfield’s struggles with balancing her profession and fandom hobby.

Producer
Xinyin Zhang, Qian Tan, Jamila Kabir, Hassan Kazmi

Tool
Insta360 x1, Adobe Pr

Customer
Pokemon players, Fandom community

Year
09/2023

More Works

  • Who Am I

    A short game addressing global human trafficking issue.

  • I AM NO ONE

    An animation short film spotlights human vulnerability in mainstream cultural assimilation.

  • Podcast: Listen to Aria

    Voice manifesto and social issue related podcasts made in Descript and iMovie.

  • Art@NAC

    Digital storytelling of The Secret Lake collected by Ottawa National Art Centre.

  • Z.O.O

    A database designed for supporting Toronto Zoo to manage animals, employees, and events.

  • Esri Story Map

    An interactive map visualized travel-related Covid-19 cases in China and government policies on pandemic prevention.

  • Period Natural

    A civic engagement to call on female period normalization.

  • Monster

    A 360-degree fictional film of a women's fleeing journey.

  • Starry Dream

    A Blender animation rendering one of my healing dreams in a fantasy world,

  • Keyboard Man

    A satire film spotlighted on keyboard warriors.

  • Dress You Successful

    A social media campaign customized for Dress For Success Ottawa to celebrate Women's Day 2023.

  • Student-AI Collaboration

    Analysis of how AI content generator influenced human content creator.