Valentina Miller
Valentina Miller is a media producer and creative technologist who leads the development of animated and interactive experiences that bring art, science, and history to life. Over the past decade, she has guided award-winning projects for cultural and commercial clients including the Smithsonian Institution and the National Aquarium, working at the intersection of animation, game design, and immersive media.
She specializes in translating complex ideas into cohesive visual systems, bridging creative direction, technical pipelines, and production strategy. In addition to her studio practice, Valentina is a community leader and educator, serving as founder and acting Chair of the Philadelphia ACM SIGGRAPH professional chapter and teaching 3D animation and interactive media at the University of Pennsylvania and Drexel University. She holds a Master of Science in Digital Media from Drexel University.
Résumé
Past as Prologue: Immersive Digital Media and the Temporal Museum
American Alliance of Museums Annual Conference · Philadelphia, PA · 2026
From Static to Splashy: Refreshing Exhibits Without Starting Over
Association of Science and Technology Centers Annual Conference · San Francisco Bay Area, CA · 2025
Diving into Game Design at the National Aquarium
Serious Play Conference · Rochester, NY · 2025
Life in Mill Village: Gamifying Untold Stories
Serious Play Conference · Rochester, NY · 2025
Digital Design: From Pixels to Prototypes
Design Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2025
Place-based Digital Storytelling from the Gallery to the Trail (Workshop)
New Jersey History & Historic Preservation Conference · Jersey City, NJ · 2024
Learning Through Games: Expanding Stories & Audiences with Co-op Play
Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums Annual Meeting · Wilmington, DE · 2023
Promoting Historic Sites with the Camden County Interactive Touchwall
New Jersey History & Historic Preservation Conference · Atlantic City, NJ · 2023
Cooperative Multiplayer Games for the Museum Space (Workshop)
MuseWeb · Washington, DC · 2023
Reinforcing the Message: Weaving Climate Stories Throughout Galleries and Exhibits
Association of Science and Technology Centers Annual Conference · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
Getting Emotional Over History: Incorporating SEL Standards in Museum Education
American Association for State and Local History Online Conference · 2021
Establishing a New Centennial: Designs for Advancing Equality (Panel)
Philadelphia Design Festival · 2020
Designing for Spaces in a Digital World
Philly Tech Week · 2020
Lost & Founders: Augmented Reality Mobile Game to Engage Visitors Onsite
American Association for State and Local History Conference · Philadelphia, PA · 2019
Lost & Founders: The Poe House Experience
Philly Tech Week · Philadelphia, PA · 2019
Democratization of XR: Extending Reality for the Public (Workshop)
Philly Tech Week · Philadelphia, PA · 2019
Immersive Paleoart: Reconstructing Dreadnoughtus schrani
ACM SIGGRAPH · Anaheim, CA · 2016
Reconstructing Dreadnoughtus schrani: A VR Use Case in Paleontology Education
IATED EDULEARN Conference · Barcelona, Spain · 2016
Adapting Science Documentaries for Cinematic VR
Women in Telecommunications Conference · Villanova, PA · 2016
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