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Exploring human–AI interaction, computational space, and digital culture as intersecting directions for doctoral research.

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INTERACTIVE COMPANION / AGUMON01—∞
LOCAL SPRITE / AGUMON

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RESEARCH DIRECTIONS · METHODS · OPEN QUESTIONSYOUR LOCAL TIME

01 / INQUIRY

Research directions

Preparing doctoral research questions across HCI and AI, computational and spatial design, and digital heritage and immersive experiences. Strategic play and rapid prototyping inform these explorations.

INTERSECTIONS

01 / HCI × AI

When AI joins an interaction, how do people retain judgment?

I'm interested in how people understand information, make choices, and create with intelligent systems—and how their processes, evidence, and limits can remain visible.

HCI · HUMAN–AI INTERACTION · EVIDENCE

DIRECTIONS FOR DOCTORAL RESEARCH

02 / PLAY DESK

Interactive tools

Generate a question, draw a mark, or start a focused session. These tools are small experiments in interaction.

SIX INTERACTIVE TOOLS
A / 01

Research prompt generator

Combine two areas of inquiry into a new question.

Cultural memory × Spatial interaction

If a memory could be touched, how might we understand an experience differently?

B / 02

PTCG thinking cards

Draw an original design prompt informed by strategic play.

C / 03

Focus timer

A 25-minute focus session, with a 5-minute break option.

25:00

Ready to begin.

D / 04

Hackathon prompt

Move an idea from question to prototype to test.

Start with a small friction

Notice one awkward moment today. In one sentence: who is trying to do what, and in which situation?

SMALL QUESTION → SMALL PROTOTYPE → REAL FEEDBACK

E / 05

Drawing study

Draw with a pointer or keyboard, then export a vector record.

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DRAG TO DRAW · ARROW KEYS + SPACE WORK TOO

F / 06

Local notebook

Stored locally in this browser. Not transmitted.

An evolving record of inquiry and experiments.

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