Student Works educational XR TeachXR Hannah Bartolomea MDes Fall 2022 How might we enable high school teachers to use xr tools to enhance classroom storytelling? Introduction It is difficult to teach microscopic chemistry topics. Virtual and augmented reality technologies have been shown to improve student learning of 3D science topics by allowing students to learn about these concepts in 3D space (Johnston et al., …
Student Works Guerilla-Greening Kirk Mendoza & Abigail Chen MDes 2024 Empowering Eco-Civil Disobedience in Urban Spaces Introduction As cities heat up due to the Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect, traditional greening efforts often unintentionally fuel gentrification, …
Student Works Second Organ Adorey Shen, Yanru Qian, Ching-Wen (Carina) Lee MDes 2024 Reimagining Sensory Perception in the Age of AI Introduction What does it mean to see, hear, and speak in an age mediated by artificial intelligence? …
Student Works How We May Make Roshan Mohan MDes 2024 A Vision for Producing Sustainable Hardware Introduction Traditionally, sustainability has been relegated to an afterthought in manufacturing. The consumer hardware industry has prioritized cost efficiency through global supply chains, …
Student Works CURIO Katherine Liu & Ming-Chen (Charlene) Lu MDes 2024 A Sustainable Art Exploration Toolkit for Families Introduction Despite museums’ efforts to welcome families through innovative programming, many still struggle to create sustainable engagement beyond isolated visits. …
Career Events Design Career Conversations: Insights from Industry Leaders The Jacobs Institute’s Fall 2024 Career Conversations series features design career professionals in conversation with Jacobs’ Director of Career Services, Stephanie Bianco. They also feature lunch! All events are in Jacobs 310. …
People Aarya Harkare Bio B2B SaaS Product Designer | Aspiring xr Innovator Hello, I’m Aarya! With over 3 years of experience in designing B2B SaaS products for the robotics and fintech industries, …
People Tian (Iris) Qin Bio I’m 秦天, an xr developer and a creative coder. I graduated from NYU Shanghai with a degree in interactive media art. Most of my creative work involves digital media, …
News From Radioactive Blueberries to Virtual Limbs: Berkeley MDes’s Award-Winning Designs Berkeley Master of Design students have been busy! Recent graduates and current students alike have been winning design competitions with some thoughtful and evocative projects: Gia Kirk of the MDes2024 cohort and her team took second place in the iHackHealth Appathon. …
Student Works AR VR Limino Qianyi Chen (Daisy) MDes Fall 2022 Interactions for Dynamic Blending Virtual and Real Environments in Head-Mounted Displays Introduction Existing works have been studying how can the physical world be integrated into the virtual world in MR systems, …