High school students struggled with geology content that felt overly technical and disengaging, making it difficult for the non-profit ASE to communicate the importance of the environment in a meaningful way. The challenge was to design a digital experience that simplified complex concepts, engaged students, and supported ASE’s mission to inspire curiosity about the natural world.

Team

Results

Industry

Education · Virtual Reality

UX/UI Designer (myself), Speleology team, Founder of ASE, Virtual Reality crew

Duration

2022 / 4 months

Problem Statement

Skills

User research

Usability testing

UX Audit

UX design

Discovery and Research

To establish learning patterns and understand how students engage with natural environments, we organized hands-on workshops with highschoolers.

Through these workshops I identified key user needs. It was clear that we needed a clear, engaging, and accurate experience without overwhelming users.

Getting familiar with educational tools

Q & A and theory workshops

Practical work-shops

Turning Reality into Virtual

We mapped the cave flow, built the interactive environment with the scanning team, and simplified content based on usability testing.

See the whole virtual experience here.

Organization's need

The website was hard to navigate and packed with dense text, making it difficult for visitors—especially educators and potential volunteers—to find what they needed. As a result, 68% left within the first minute, leading to missed chances for engagement

Goal

Redesign the website into a clear and engaging platform that informs the public, supports the mission, and encourages volunteering.

Personal Challenge

Although the founder saw the need for improvement, he was deeply attached to the original website, having written most of it's content. Building trust through open communication, visual prototypes, and involving him in key decisions helped us move forward.

Improving the association's website

Results

Low fidelity designs

High fidelity designs