All research projects

01 / RESEARCH2026-NOW

CultureCraft

Helping university students practise intercultural communication through conversational AI role-play, feedback, and reflection.

02 / RESEARCH2024-NOW

ESAIAS

A generative AI school community where adolescents with autism practise collaboration, emotional regulation, and social interaction.

03 / RESEARCH2023-NOW

Remote counselling in VR

Investigating how virtual environments, avatars, and interaction shape remote counselling experiences for clients and practitioners.

04 / RESEARCH2023-24

COMES

A shared virtual campus for collaborative and experiential learning in human–computer interaction, extended reality, and game design.

05 / RESEARCH2022-NOW

VR × expressive arts therapy

Exploring collaborative art-making in virtual environments as a way to support young people’s mental wellbeing and empathy.

06 / RESEARCH2022-25

VR before surgery

An interactive virtual hospital experience that helps children prepare for surgery, studied with Hong Kong Children’s Hospital.

07 / RESEARCH2017-19

Companions of Social Inclusion

Immersive learning activities that help Hong Kong youths understand the experiences of ethnic minority communities and develop empathy.

08 / RESEARCH2017-20

vPAD-II

Bringing virtual reality social and emotional learning to students with autism in mainstream schools, with training for school staff.

09 / RESEARCH2015-17

vPAD

A virtual reality programme supporting social adaptation and emotional skills for school-aged children with autism.

10 / RESEARCH2016-18

Virtual Hong Kong

A three-week open online course using immersive experiences to explore Hong Kong’s history, culture, and traditions.

11 / RESEARCH2013-15

InSPAL

An interactive sensory learning programme combining virtual reality and motion recognition for students with severe intellectual disabilities.