Autumn 2025 - Winter 2026
Designing User Experiences in VR using AI Facilitation
Directed Research Group - Fall & Winter Quarter
3 Credits/Quarter
This project will include both design, development, and research activities so we are looking for a broad range of student skills and backgrounds to help us inform this project. We are particularly interested in students with experience in: physical and digital prototyping for VR, VR interaction design, and/or development in Unity or VR prototyping software.
ImproVRise is a small startup exploring a unique VR experience for neurodiverse children and young adults. This DRG will focus on exploring the following questions:
- Design: How might we translate a real-world, facilitated creative experience into a successful, automated VR exercise?
- Research: How do participants experience creative interactions led by an automated facilitator?
Using a human-centered design approach we will use existing prototyping and AI tools and resources such as ChatGPT, to explore how to prototype an automated VR facilitator to lead activities in VR. We will design and test this prototype with real-world users.
This project will likely continue into Winter quarter so Fall students may have an opportunity to continue the work in Winter quarter.
Details and how to apply:
- Meeting times: Likely hybrid format on a weekday afternoon, TBD once the group has been chosen.
- Credits: 3 hours
- Who should apply: HCDE students will be prioritized, but students from any department or college should apply.
- To apply: Please complete this Google Form by Aug 31 at midnight.
- Anticipated notification date: Sept 10, 2025
- Questions? Email Elin Björling (bjorling@uw.edu)