HCI / XR / Multi-Agent Systems / Affective Computing / Multimodal Interaction
Hi, I'm Zhao Zirui.
XR for wellbeing and spatial storytelling.
About Me
I work across HCI, XR, AI interaction, and spatial storytelling, with a research focus on how immersive environments can support emotion-aware interaction, social influence, and new forms of data-driven experience. My background in architecture shapes how I think about atmosphere, structure, and human presence in virtual space, and I am currently seeking PhD opportunities related to immersive systems, wellbeing, and experimental digital environments.
Projects Overview
A quick map of my XR, VR, AI interaction and architectural works. Click a project category to dive into details.
Respire 2.0
Immersive VR artwork mapping live breathing data into light, motion, and a responsive organic sculpture.
MR English Learning Assistant
Unity 6 mixed-reality AI tutor combining cafe conversation practice and presentation training on Meta Quest 3.
Feeling AI Narrative Demo
Structured multi-character storytelling demo built around trust, memory, and world-state reasoning.
Bird Data Immersive XR System
Unreal-based ecological VR system translating bird data into spatialized audiovisual storytelling.
CureLandscape VR
An ongoing VR experiment exploring homesickness, emotional restoration, and healing landscape design for international students.
Emotion Dialogue
Affect-aware VR dialogue system.
Multi-Agent Influence
Multi-agent social dynamics experiment.
VR SIREN
Cinematic VR experience.
MR Planting
Mixed reality gardening interaction.
Architecture Portfolio
Selected architectural design works.
3D Modeling
Character and environment assets.
FireEscapeVR
VR fire escape training prototype.
Coastal FPS
Coastal exploration and shooting.
Unreal Experiments
Physical force exploration.