Lika Haizhou Liu
XR/game designer, Ph.D. candidate
Research
XR and game related research
Designing Social Meditation Experience in Virtual Reality
Demo
Integrating respiration and embodied movements as input and control, this project aims to enable co-presence in a playful and meditative experience shared by multiple users for relaxation and stress reduction.
Sharing bio-data in Co-Located AR experience
Demo
This project aims to understanding bio-data sharing and social meditation in a co-located AR experience. Through this project, we explore novel pipelines that allows data transition from the EEG device to the user's interface. We also explore design approach to allow meaning data sharing and interaction in a co-located AR session.
Understanding Remote Meditation Session in Social VR
Interview
This study interviews and observes the practices of regular social VR meditators, aiming to understand VR’s impact and integration into traditional meditation practices, particularly to what extent it might immerse participants into a shared contemplative experience.
Building Meaningful Intergenerational Play in Asymmetrical PC -VR Cooking Game
Demo
This project integrates PC-VR asynchronous mechanics into a social cooking experience that focuses on intergenerational gameplay. The project particularly emphasizes intercultural and intergenerational differences in cooking techniques and ingredients used which are rarely explored in commercially available VR cooking games.
Exploring Co-op Gamification in Mobile Apps to Motivates Physical Activities
Demo
This project attempts to explore designs of mobile application that leverages social collaboration, gamification and visualized workout data to promote physical activity among friends and family. The application encourages users to participate in physical activity by engaging them in a gamified environment where users complete their daily workout goals together to unlock customizations.