SYRIOS project is an interdisciplinary and collaborative project between the College of Liberal Arts and Social Science (CLASS)and the College of Technology (CoT) at the University of Houston
In the Summer of 2022, I had the chance to intern with the Center for Public History. The goal of this project is to teach scholarly and public audiences about Syrian history, culture, and heritage through interactive short, animated videos, which will later be published on the SYRIOS website.
Center for Public History Intern
Middle School Students, Coin Enthusiasts, Curators
June 2022 - August 2022
Literature Review, Usability Testing, User Interviews, Storyboarding
Jose Gutierrez, Dominique Lombard
Microsoft PowerPoint, Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe Photoshop, Miro
To understand the viewers' engagement and interactivity I conducted usability testing by interviewing three of my friends using the storyboard. At first, I introduced them to the usability testing process, and later I displayed each storyboard of the video with scripts to my participants. In the end, I asked them a few questions to understand their first impression of the video.
After conducting usability testing and receiving feedback from the project leaders I created the video using Microsoft PowerPoint and later used Adobe Premiere Pro to add effects, music, and voiceover.
In Summer 2022, I had a great opportunity to work on this project with this amazing team.
