Projects

Capillary Network is a data-driven interactive experience that speculatively visualizes the invisible diffusion of poisonous substances across species. Tracing how pesticides permeate various organisms, including wildlife, beneficial invertebrates, companion animals, and humans, it reveals a haunting yet beautiful kinship among them. Viewers are invited to be part of the system, where toxins circulate like blood, prompting reflection on life, death, and human–nonhuman entanglement.

This work presents Dual-Stick, a novel controller with two sticks connected at the end that provides extra input dimensions, like dual rays, to enrich the raycasting input method in VR. Based on the design space analysis of daily stick-shaped tools, we designed a Dual-Stick prototype consisting of 3D printed dual sticks, springs, and reflective balls for tracking. Two user studies were conducted to evaluate the performance of Dual-Stick in target selection and manipulation tasks. The device also provides novel interaction opportunities for VR applications. Results showed that it can effectively improve target selection efficiency, especially for small targets, and enable flexible and coordinated manipulation operations through the mode switch mechanism. This work highlights the potential for the new structure of controller in VR that exploits users' ability to manipulate daily tools.

This project explores efficient techniques for manipulating multiple objects simultaneously in virtual reality environments. The work focuses on developing intuitive interaction methods that allow users control swarms of virtual objects with natural gestures and movements.