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This project involved working closely with Ecology Action in Austin, Texas, to boost community engagement with the park despite a range of practical constraints. We conducted in-depth user interviews, many field visits, and empathy sessions with key stakeholders to deeply understand their needs and challenges. Using design thinking methods, our team generated and prototyped creative solutions tailored to the client's needs, ensuring our recommendations were both innovative and grounded in reality.

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Bloom Co. Tea is a UX-driven concept that reinvents the tea-buying experience by blending botanical storytelling with digital interaction. The brand invites Gen-Z customers to explore the origins, flavors, and rituals of artisanal teas through a visually rich interface and personalized recommendations. We aim to transform tea from a commodity for older generations into a curated ritual—creating delight for Gen-Z customers through elegant UX and meaningful content.

Presentation link: Slides link

My first game engine designed and developed by myself from scratch throughout the whole semester. This game engine is based on SFML as the graphic interface, and 0MQ to support the server-client connection. The game engine includes all the basic functionalities including component- based GameObjects, multiplayer abilities, multi-threaded processing, event system, double timeline support, and Duktape/Dukglue scripting abilities. I have used this game engine to develop two games: a 2D platformer and Space Invaders.

Circulation is an interactive virtual environment that allows an individual to accentuate our emotional connections with nature and visualize the reactions to our presence. I developed this project in a team with students from the Art and Design department at NC State University. We learned and used Unity and C# to script our interactive environment and used Maya to model and animate the animals in the environment. We also earned the honor of making it to the annual game showcase at NC State University.

Demo: YouTube link
Source code: GitHub link

This is a machinima project using Unity Engine. I worked on this project with another student in the Art and Design department. Based on the true story of the infamous Zodiac Killer, we developed an imaginary scene in which, as a reporter (first-person view), you accidentally run into a suspicious house that might be related to the Zodiac Killer. As you explore the house, you start to discover its strangeness.

See this very fun short film: Google drive link