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Rachel Lin
Hi! Kia Ora! 你好！ I’m
Rachel Lin.
I am a Designer MA Innovation Design Engineering
(Royal College of Art, United Kingdom) an Engineer MSc Innovation Design Enginnering
(Imperial College, United Kingdom) an Architect Bachelor of Architectural Studies
(University of Auckland, Auckland New Zealand)
Working across Interaction Design, User experience design, Product Design, fashion, architectural installations photography and more... Located in London, United Kingdom
Auckland, New Zealand
Beijing， China I also enjoy Street dancing, Volleyball, Bouldering... Here is some work I’ve been working on...
Each project starts with a what if...
1 What if I wore a tail that responded to human emotions
2 What if a necklace could help me breath
3 What if I could feel a masters motion with a pair of gloves?
4 What if we could camp in tyvek paper?
5 What if a bird welcomed you onto their island
6 What if we could understand our roots from discovering and making
Cyber Tail
2024
We built a interactive wearable tail that responds to human gestures
Process - making of the tail
Cybertail
COVA
I buily a quiet companion for people with ADHD, guiding your breath back to balance when your body battery runs low.
Prototyping Journey
Initial idea
Vibration position validation model
Sense + Regulation interaction model
Integrated form + haptic validation model
Lookalike model
Follow
Breath
A quiet companion that monitors and guides your breath. Utilising haptic waves that gently entrain your breathing without interfering with your mind.
Recover
Fast Detection Rapid fatigue detection with an immediate response
Natural Entrainment Carefully programmed haptic vibrations at your skin
Metallic Finish Like your everyday jewellery
only smarter
<280g Barely there
15h Last the whole day
User testing journey
Prototype 1
Prototype 2
We built a XR and wearables kit to capture expert movement, echoed back to the learner through multi-sensory cues
What if we could... Create a
multisensory scaffold borrow your own A way to
Until it becomes
for confidence
movement, feedback & timing
Hardware
To feel Vibration pad test
EMS testing
simulated tactile feedback
tested with commercial available
with vibration.
EMS kit to feel the tactile feedback.
Final prototype Integrated with EMS-feedback system, pressure sensors, P2P communication unit, dynamic spatial anchoring.
3h+
battery
Move
With
Ease
Seamless Sync Real-time feedback with low latency (<50ms)
Lag-Free Immersion
Compatible across mainstream VR devices
Motion Capture & Replay
Multi-sensory
Experience
Engineered for total freedom Closed mind-body loop
weaving audio, visual and tactile feedback
From borrowed motion to intuition
120g with minimal
obstruction to movement
P2P
Public IP Passthrough
Context Aware
Spatial Mapping
EMS & EMG
Motor stimulation and sensory
Dynamic Anchoring
Two
Way
Link Bi-directional feedback loop
Live classes Seamless Sync Compatible across mainstream VR devices
Context Aware
Spatial Mapping
Dynamic Anchoring
Motion Capture & Replay
Software
To connect
NZCBIA Expo Exhibition Pavillion 2024
We built a exhibition pavilion out of recycled Scaffolding and Tyvek paper
Ware Manu - Bird Auditorium
2024
I built a interactive installation to raise awareness to a bird restoration project in NZ
I built a interactive installation to raise awareness to a bird restoration project in NZ
Cover page
Index
Cybertail
Synct
Synct
Cybertail
Hanga Manu Aute - Home finding through kite making
2024
I designed a narrated experience to encourage home finding through search and making
NZCBIA
NZCBIA
toterra
toterra
MAKING AS A HABIT
toterra
toterra