Academic XR Research

Scholarly projects exploring spatial cognition, empathy, and public space through VR/AR.
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Embodied Perspective-Taking in VR for Child-Inclusive Urban Design

This project uses virtual reality to let urban designers embody child avatars and experience the city from a child’s perspective. By navigating virtual neighborhoods at a child’s scale, designers develop empathy, identify unfriendly details, and inform more inclusive, child-friendly urban planning. Combining serious games with immersive mapping, the project explores embodiment as both a design tool and a means of fostering spatial awareness, reimagining cities through the embodied lens of childhood.
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Assessment of Spatial Learning through Virtual Embodiment in Tang Dynasty Temple Exploration

Using a detailed VR reconstruction of the Tang Dynasty’s Nanchan Temple, this study examines how virtual embodiment influences spatial learning, presence, and user engagement in architectural education. Architecture students were divided into two groups: one explored the temple using fully embodied avatars, while the other navigated with standard VR controls without a visible body. Spatial understanding, immersion, and task performance were assessed through interactive activities and post-experience questionnaires.
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Experimental Study of Child vs. Adult Avatar Effects in Urban Spatial Perception

This project investigates how embodying child and adult avatars in urban-scale virtual reality environments influences spatial cognition and design preferences. By navigating virtual city routes in different embodied perspectives, participants explore spatial memory, landmark recognition, and layout editing tasks, revealing how avatar-induced perception shifts affect urban design judgments. The study bridges cognitive research with design practice, aiming to inform more inclusive and perceptually aware urban environments.
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Site-Specific AR Interventions as a Design Tool for Public Space Activation

This project presents a community-based AR art exhibition that integrates digital interactive experiences into urban environments. By using natural elements as inspiration, it investigates how co-created AR artworks can transform underused or fragmented public spaces into vibrant social hubs. The study examines whether these AR interventions can reconnect spaces with their surroundings, encourage community participation, and foster interactions among diverse urban residents. Ultimately, it explores AR as a flexible design tool for enhancing public space vitality and strengthening neighborhood social cohesion.
 

Creative Design Practice

Design-led explorations addressing spatial, social, and experiential challenges through architecture, curation, and immersive media.
 
Experiential Product & Service Design
Design works that translate social concerns into tangible experiences, through service systems, assistive products, and interactive narratives.
 
 
Architectural Design
Think about the relationship between buildings, space, and people from the logical thinking of architectural.
 
 
Urban Design
Through the treatment of landscape signage, a physical environment is created that both delights residents and inspires community spirit.