{"id":3724,"date":"2024-09-09T20:39:35","date_gmt":"2024-09-09T20:39:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/itp\/?p=3724"},"modified":"2025-07-29T14:13:22","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T14:13:22","slug":"sam-de-armas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/itp\/sam-de-armas\/","title":{"rendered":"Sam De Armas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Website:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/samdearmas.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">samdearmas.com<\/a><br>Email:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:sam.dearmas@nyu.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sam.dearmas@nyu.edu<\/a><br>Instagram:\u00a0<a>@sam.dearmas<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>RESIDENT RESEARCHER<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2558\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/itp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/sam_shop-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Headshot of Sam De Armas\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/itp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/sam_shop-scaled.jpg 2558w, https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/itp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/sam_shop-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/itp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/sam_shop-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/itp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/sam_shop-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/itp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/sam_shop-768x769.jpg 768w, https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/itp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/sam_shop-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2558px) 100vw, 2558px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>Sam De Armas is an artist, virtual reality developer, and noise maker based in Brooklyn, NY. She holds a Master\u2019s from NYU\u2019s Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP) and a BFA in Sculpture from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Her practice integrates her sculptural knowledge with virtual reality and creative technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sam\u2019s work is characterized by her approach to VR, focusing on hand tracking to enhance accessibility within virtual environments. As a resident at Stove Works, she delved into VR as a medium for artistic expression. She also received the REGIA Grant from ArtsBuild, which funded her virtual reality projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to her artistic practice, Sam has accumulated years of experience working in various fabrication shops, where she honed her skills in creating both physical and digital works.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Website:\u00a0samdearmas.comEmail:\u00a0sam.dearmas@nyu.eduInstagram:\u00a0@sam.dearmas RESIDENT RESEARCHER Sam De Armas is an artist, virtual reality developer, and noise maker based in Brooklyn, NY. She holds a Master\u2019s from NYU\u2019s Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP) and a BFA in Sculpture from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Her practice integrates her sculptural knowledge with virtual reality and creative technology. Sam\u2019s work [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38,"featured_media":3725,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[36],"class_list":["post-3724","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-resident-researcher"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/itp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3724","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/itp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/itp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/itp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/38"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/itp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3724"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/itp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3724\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3836,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/itp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3724\/revisions\/3836"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/itp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3725"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/itp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3724"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/itp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3724"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/itp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3724"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}