Madison DeLuca is a transfer student at UC San Diego majoring in Interdisciplinary Computing and the Arts (ICAM) with a concentration in 3D modeling and virtual environments. She is spending the 2025–26 academic year at Waseda University in Tokyo. Inspired by the world-building of Japanese video games, Madison aims to become a 3D artist in Japan’s game industry. At Waseda’s School of International Liberal Studies, she intends to study Japanese design, architecture, film, and intensive language—work that will deepen both her artistic voice and her cultural fluency. Influenced by visual storytellers such as Daidō Moriyama and Shūji Terayama, Madison looks forward to joining Tokyo’s creative communities and connecting with other artists through both Japanese and the “universal language” of art. She hopes this year will expand her perspective, strengthen her craft, and help her grow as both an artist and a person.