An exploration on experiential online education

We were set to explore alternatives to traditional classroom-based education. Our team goal was centered on developing tools that could support learning, understanding, and application of causal and statistical reasoning methods through a learner-centered online environment that scaffolds the inquiry process in a simulated ‘real-world’ context. open Ylearn brief (pdf)

Image browser for the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco

The fine arts museums of San Francisco have around 37,000 data points in their image database. We developed a user interface that could meet the needs of the diverse users that are in contact with this database everyday.
launch FAMSF demo(swf) . view design brief (pdf)

SmartCookbook, transactional website

A recipe search website where the search is conducted through a conversational user interface. An intelligent agent engages the users in conversation while trying to satisfy their needs. Features include recipe search, ingredient replacement, customization of recipes aid in ingredient selection and cooking techniques.
launch video demo(mov)

IBM research, Collaborative User Experience

During the summer of 2005, I worked as a Co-Op with design researcher Eric Wilcox at the Collaborative User Experience Group (CUE) in IBM Research. My work there focused on developing a series of ideas & concept designs to illustrate new ways to enrich the experience and increase efficiency in new collaboration centered software