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Gonzales Studio: exhibit and experience work
Indianapolis, Indiana

Experience Developer · Public Historian · Interactive Programmer

Exhibits, interactives, and public history work developed from concept through installation.

15+
Years in the field
7
National & regional awards
25+
Exhibits & interactives delivered
11+
Major publications
Cat. 01, Exhibitions

Stories built to be walked through.

Experiences developed from concept through installation, combining archival research, oral history fieldwork, environmental design, and actor interpretation to put visitors inside stories that matter.

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Exhibition installation detail
Cat. 02, Interactives & Fabrication
Interactive fabrication piece

Built for hands, not just eyes.

Interactives designed and developed for visitor engagement: some embedded in experiences, some personal projects. Hardware, software, and physical fabrication.

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Cat. 03, Publications & Programs

The archive work has to go somewhere.

Two books and a decade of essays and journal articles on communities whose stories the official record largely overlooked, plus conference talks on how public history is changing.

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Publications and program materials
Case File 01 · AR Artifact Explorer

Showcase artifacts without physical limitations.

Designed for museums, cultural institutions, and businesses, this mobile AR experience allows users to visualize and interact with high-fidelity 3D models. It increases engagement, improves accessibility, and eliminates the need to handle the original object.

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Case File 02 · Visitor Contributed Content

Experiences that grow with every visitor.

Transform audiences from observers into contributors. Visitors create content on paper that is instantly digitized and displayed, encouraging participation while building a continually evolving shared experience.

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Case File 03 · Historical Recreation

Spaces people can experience, not just see.

Immersive environments are informed by extensive research and recreated with careful attention to detail. Whether reconstructing the past, visualizing the future, or interpreting complex ideas, every experience is designed to be both compelling and credible.

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Get in Touch

Have a story that deserves more than a wall label?

Have a project, a story worth telling, or an idea that needs a home? I'd like to hear about it.

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