GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY

Predicting Users’ Difficulty Perception in Virtual Reality Games - Research Paper

• • Proposed a novel application that predicts users’ perception of difficulty in a VR game by having them play four levels, collecting data, and using a pre-trained machine learning model to form personalized predictions over all levels.
• • Addressed issues in VR games and experience design by adapting decades of machine learning and game research.
• • Obtained IRB certificate, collected gameplay, user, and medical wristband data through 70+ user studies. Trained a recurrent neural network to understand relationships between collected user data, gameplay data, and game parameters.
• Link to video of game

Understanding User Experience of Online Education in Metaverse: A Systems Perspective - Research Paper

• • Proposed a novel analytic method that combines qualitative and quantitative analysis with end-to-end network measurements to understand user experience in VR education and detect bottlenecks to optimize system performance.
• • Deployed a Mozilla Hubs server-client with custom scripts to host 5 graduate level lectures remotely in VR, record per- formance metrics through an API, conduct surveys, and use all data to conduct an in-depth systems anaylsis.

Machine Learning Automation for Virtual Reality - Master’s Thesis

• • Addressed limitations in VR development research and proposed a solution to improve human-computer interaction.
• • Devised a machine learning solution that accurately predicts user perception of difficulty in a VR game.
• View Paper Here

Test the Heights - Virtual Reality Game

• • Utilized interactive systems to craft a thrilling and immersive experience in a solo-developed game.
• • Performed user-testing to get feedback from users in various stages of the game to optimize the final product.
• Link to video of game

THE GLOBAL CO LAB NETWORK

Virtual Reality Hubs for the Co Lab

• • Created virtual reality environments for the Co Lab to host conferences and present fieldwork addressing social issues.
• • Presented virtual reality work addressing SDGs at the United Nations Science Technology and Innovation Forum.
• • Facilitated partnership with Mozilla to increase VR publicity and acquire donations in access to technology and housing for the organization.
• Link to the main virtual reality of the Co Lab (1/5 rooms built)
• Article by Mozilla covering the Co Lab's work.

United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Metaverse Competition

• • Developed and submitted the virtual reality work of the Co Lab to the competition. Collaborated with organization members to create video and presentation.
• • Presented virtual reality work addressing SDGs at the United Nations Science Technology and Innovation Forum.
• • Mentored and instructed 3 youth teams in developing educational and entertaining VR environments for the UN SDG Metaverse Prize.
• Link to the 1/3 students' virtual reality rooms (team that is currently in the finals of the competition)
• Link to main room entered by organization (finalist, results currently undeclared)

CYBERBYTES FOUNDATION

Building in VR Camp

• • Developed a comprehensive, 5-day curriculum with 30 hours of educational content to teach virtual reality technologies and development to a classroom of 20 students.
• • Harnessed knowledge based on the newest VR technologies obtained through academic experience, research, seminars, and conferences to construct content directly from the industry.
• • Collaborated with Mozilla to design educational materials on virtual reality and the Mozilla Hubs WebVR platform.
• LinkedIn Post
• Documentation
• Educational Materials
• Main classroom with links to virtual reality worlds created by students