the portfolio & blog of an experience designer – writer – psychology nerd
A paper on the design and feasibility evaluations of Healing Spaces was published as part of the proceedings of the PETRA ’20 Conference on PErvasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments. I contributed to the paper as second author, particularly in section 4.1 describing the RITE study, which I led during the project’s development.
Named Best Novelty Paper at PETRA 2020 Best Paper Awards
I was contracted as a game user researcher with the indie studio That’s Not A Game. I led research and playtesting for Wild Honesty, a two-player game that sparks deep conversations between friends which was formatted for mobile at the time.
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I was a game user researcher on The Best Place to Be, a student project at USC.
The Best Place to Be is a 2.5-dimensional narrative adventure game in which players control a lone character who abandons home to search for utopia in a desolate retro-future overrun by colossal, nightmarish creatures.
“A smart platform that allows caregivers to transform spaces through light, color, sounds, and visuals, turning any environment into a place where older adults living with dementia can focus, engage, and relax.”
I was a designer and usability researcher on this MFA thesis project by Gabriela Gomes.
