PAUL JIANGHAO ZHANG
vault
A curated archive of life’s fragments, captured through my own lens.


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PROJECT

Future Direction: From Tactile Snapshots to Spatial Environments
This project investigates the convergence of physical photography and 3D reconstruction. It proposes a workflow where physical Polaroids serve as hardware triggers for digital memory banks. By integrating 3D scanning technologies, the project shifts the paradigm of "capturing a moment" from a flat image to a high-fidelity spatial reconstruction, offering a more visceral and interactive method of archiving human experience.





Fashion Interface : Gamifying Urban Discovery
Fashion Interface reimagines the traditional city map through the lens of open-world game mechanics. By implementing "Fog of War" logic into London’s fashion landscape, the project encourages users to physically "unlock" the city’s hidden boutiques and cultural hotspots. This interactive Adobe XD prototype transforms urban navigation into a collaborative social quest, shifting the retail experience from passive digital consumption to active, gamified discovery. It is an exploration of how game-design patterns can reshape our physical relationship with fashion and the urban environment.


Companion AI | The Architecture of Digital Intimacy
Companion AI is a speculative world-building archive that investigates the evolving boundaries of human-AI intimacy. The project explores the concept of the "Companion OS" not as a functional tool, but as an emotional prosthetic designed to address human loneliness. By mapping out a taxonomy of AI archetypes ranging from "Therapeutic Mirrors" to "Creative Catalysts", it challenges our understanding of authentic connection and the ethical implications of programming empathy in a post-human era. It is a sociological inquiry into how algorithmic intimacy will reshape the future of social structures.