Undergraduate Research & Capstones

Translating Computer Game Mechanics to Mixed Reality Games

Tools: Unity, Microsoft HoloLens 2, Mixed Reality Toolkit (MRTK).

• Co-authored a Springer book chapter on prototyping interaction modalities in MR games.
• Completed an 8-week Summer Undergraduate Research Experience at Elon and presented a poster of findings.

Analysis of User Experience in Augmented and Mixed Reality Technologies

Tools: Unity, Wikitude, Vuforia.

• Built the first prototype of SolAR, an AR app demoed to the Greensboro Science Center and integrated into their app in fall 2023.
• Completed an 8-week Summer Undergraduate Research Experience and presented a poster of findings.

Towards Prototyping Single-modal and Multimodal Interactions in Mixed Reality Games

Tools: Unity, Microsoft HoloLens 2, MRTK.

• Presented at ICICT 2023, London, U.K. (virtual format).
• Co-authored a Springer book chapter on prototyping interaction modalities in MR games.

Recognition for Outstanding Undergraduate Research

Selected as one of the 12 best undergraduate research students university-wide for work on single- and multimodal MR game interactions.

Prototyping Single-modal and Multimodal Interactions in Mixed Reality Games

Tools: Unity, Microsoft HoloLens 2, MRTK.

• Developed 5 MR games each exploring a different interaction modality — speech, gaze, gesture, and physical movement — deployed on HoloLens 2.

Investigation of Interview Training Applications in VR and Non-VR Environments

Tools: Unity, Oculus Integration Package, Oculus Quest 1 & 2.

• Completed the 2-year Elon College Fellows program researching VR interview-training applications.

A Comparative Analysis of Interview Training Applications in VR and Non-VR Environments

Presented a poster at the Spring Undergraduate Research Forum on findings from VR vs. non-VR interview training research.

Samira: Taken From Time — Exploration & Puzzle-Solving

Tools: Unity, Character Creator, Substance Painter, Rokoko Motion Capture.

Developed as a student-run studio using scrum practices across 7 sprints (~3 months), with roles spanning design, programming, level design, environment art, sound, and PR. Published on Steam in the "Free to Play" category.

Soul Janitor — Horror Survival

Tools: Unity, Character Creator, Rokoko Motion Capture.

Agile development over 7 sprints across 4 months, including motion-captured animation for the game's boss character. Published on Steam, May 2022.

Harmony Overture — 2D Action Roguelike

Tools: Unity.

A cross-disciplinary team (Computer Science, Cinema & Television Arts, Communication Design) built a pixel-art roguelike, with hand-crafted pixel character animation. Published on Steam, May 2022.

Maneater and the Golden Teacher — Narrative Point-and-Click

Tools: Unity, Rokoko Motion Capture, Substance Painter.

A Computer Science × English collaboration on a post-apocalyptic narrative game, refined over 4 months of agile development. Published on Steam, May 2022.