Seraphina Zweifel
szweifel@uwm.edu
Bio
Seraphina Zweifel is an Honors student studying Design and Visual Communication. She works as a graphic designer at the Student Union. She is also a classroom assistant for Introduction to Design. She comes from a small farm town in Wisconsin, but now resides in Milwaukee. Before college, she lived with a host family in France for a week. Seraphina learned a lot about French cuisine, culture, and etiquette. She even improved her French language skills. She also enjoys skateboarding along the lake, playing tennis, and competing with friends in video games. However, her biggest passion in life is art and design. She started drawing cartoon characters at the age of two. Since then, she has not stopped creating. As Seraphina discovered Adobe programs at fourteen, she realized the endless possibilities of art and technology. She later fell in love with design. Her artwork consists of mostly glitch portraits. Her designs often strive to be minimal, fun, and playful. She hopes to become a successful designer for a firm or large company. Seraphina would love to make her childhood dream a reality.
Design Team
Team Person 1:
Mentor: Jessica Carpenter
Team Person 2:
Design Student: Bridget Haessly
Team Person 3:
User Testing: Thomas Brzozowski
High School & Notable Teachers
Waterford Union High School
Lisa Dukowitz
Description
Joizo is a 2D puzzle/parkour game that takes players on a mindful adventure. Players play as the character Joizo, a lost human captured by Akuji. With the help of his friend Ozo, he learns how to cope with different aspects of anxiety from PTSD to intrusive thoughts. Though the game teaches the user coping methods and anxiety symptoms, the gameplay is equally important. The puzzle/parkour style allows for distraction of the mind and relaxation.
Mission
Joizo strives to relieve anxiety through gaming.
Vision
To instill therapeutic practices into anxious minds.