Context
XRi was part of NSF-funded research at Kent State focused on immersive educational experiences. The platform used interactive and multi-perspective video experiences to support teacher education and research into classroom observation and learning behavior.
My Role
As a Graduate Student Developer, I helped build full-stack web and mobile experiences that translated research goals into usable product workflows.
My contributions included:
- building application features for immersive educational experiences
- supporting secure authentication and multi-role access patterns
- contributing to video management and viewer experiences
- helping turn research requirements into working software for real academic use
Technical Challenges
The challenge here was not just media playback. It was building a system that could support:
- immersive 360-degree educational experiences
- role-based access for different user types
- video management and shared access controls
- usage tracking and analytics that supported research outcomes
This work required moving comfortably between product thinking, implementation detail, and research-driven constraints.
Stack
- React
- React Native
- Node.js
- Python
- Babylon.js
Outcomes
- Contributed to an NSF-funded platform supporting immersive teacher education workflows
- Helped bridge academic research goals with production-minded application development
- Strengthened my experience building systems with analytics, interactive media, and structured user roles
What This Proves
XRi shows breadth beyond commercial apps. It demonstrates that I can work on technically interesting products in ambiguous environments, collaborate with interdisciplinary teams, and build software that supports both users and institutional goals.
Learn More
For more details, visit xri.kent.edu.