National Comedy Center

Cortina Productions

Role: Production

During my time at Cortina Productions I worked on the National Comedy Center interactive production team to help create 30 interactive exhibits. As a production assistant I had the opportunity to be involved in nearly all of the center’s exhibits, primarily working on content research, prototyping, user testing and assisting with project management.

TIME World's Greatest Places 2019

2019 AAM Muse Award Recipient

Project highlights include “Comedy Continuum,” a 60-foot-wide touch wall that allows visitors to explore the interconnectedness of the comedy industry. “Laugh Battle” is an interactive that allows visitors to face-off and see who can make their opponent laugh while utilizing facial recognition software to auto-detect the laugh and score the point. “Stand-Up Lounge” is an exhibit that analyzes the sense of humor profile of each visitor in the space to display a comedy routine that caters to everyone. “Prop Stars” is an interactive table that recognizes a collection of physical props and explores how they have been used in comedy across generations.

Photo credit: Jay Rosenblatt Photography