Alumni

Dara is an audiovisual artist / developer with interest in algorithmic composition and adaptive systems. He holds a PhD in Music Composition from the University of Edinburgh. He has been developing game-like experiences and performance pieces in Unity for the past 8 years. He creates nonlinear compositions that aim to blur the boundaries between contemporary audio-visual art and video games. As a developer, he’s worked on web and Unity based applications in areas such as data visualisation, games and XR.

Mona Arafat is a multilingual arts and culture professional with over a decade of experience shaping interdisciplinary projects across the SWANA region and Europe. She specializes in bridging artistic practice with cultural heritage, community engagement, and political and ecological inquiry. From producing refugee-centered radio programs to advising on contemporary art biennales, she has worked with artists, curators, and communities to reimagine the role of culture in times of crisis. Her work is deeply informed by her interest in decolonisation, Orientalism, and the representation of SWANA cultures in video games and digital media. She is particularly passionate about transforming heritage into a living tool for ecological resilience and creating platforms that amplify the voices of underrepresented individuals through art, digital media, and storytelling.