Jiangnan Xu
HCI Researcher + Speculative Designer + AI Artist
I am a Ph.D. candidate at Rochester Institute of Technology and an HCI researcher at the Gameful Reality Centre, Tampere University.
My research envisions, builds, and evaluates human experiences mediated by digital-physical hybrid spaces, manifested through emerging XR and generative AI technologies. I explore the socio-cultural implications of hybrid spaces and human-technology relationships through the lens of play.
Research Vision
Selected Publications
Jiangnan Xu, Sanzida Mojib Luna, Garreth W Tigwell, Nicolas Lalone, Michael Saker, Samuli Laato, John Dunham, Yihong Wang, Alan Chamberlain, Konstantinos Papangelis
Jiangnan Xu
Sanzida Mojib Luna, Jiangnan Xu, Garreth W Tigwell, Nicolas LaLone, Michael Saker, Alan Chamberlain, David I Schwartz, Konstantinos Papangelis
Jiangnan Xu, Konstantinos Papangelis, Garreth W Tigwell, Nicolas Lalone, Pengyuan Zhou, Michael Saker, Alan Chamberlain, John Dunham, Sanzida Mojib Luna, David Schwartz
Sanzida Mojib Luna, Jiangnan Xu, Konstantinos Papangelis, Garreth W Tigwell, Nicolas LaLone, Michael Saker, Alan Chamberlain, Samuli Laato, John Dunham, Yihong Wang
John Dunham, Jiangnan Xu, Konstantinos Papangelis, Nicolas Lalone, Michael Saker, David Schwartz
Jiangnan Xu, Konstantinos Papangelis, John Dunham, Cati Boulanger, Jin Ha Lee, Nicolas Lalone, Michael Saker
Jiangnan Xu, Konstantinos Papangelis, John Dunham, Jorge Goncalves, Nicolas James LaLone, Alan Chamberlain, Ioanna Lykourentzou, Federica L Vinella, David I Schwartz
🧙 Demos
👣 Footprints
2025/04/26 Presenting work about interpersonal trust in hybrid spaces at CHI'25 🇯🇵.
2025/04/20 Starting Postdoc research at Gamification Group, Tampere University 🇫🇮.
2024/05/12 Our Spatial Computing SIG is successfully happening at CHI'24, 🇺🇸.
2023/10/22 I am giving a talk about metaverse at the IDD Webinar! 💬
2023/10/22 I am teaching Game Design Theory for Fall/Winter 23! 📖
2023/04/26 I am presenting a paper about social interactions in hybrid space at CHI'23, 🇩🇪.
2022/06/10 Our AR x Cultural Heritage Exhibition is successfully happening in Xi'An, 🇨🇳.
🤝 People
Advisors/Mentors: Juho Hamari, Oğuz ‘Oz’ Buruk, Konstantinos Papangenlis, Garreth W. Tigwell, Maria Wolters, Benjamin Bach, Juho Kim, John Dunham, Dae Hyun Kim
Collaborators: Alan Chamberlain, Michael Saker, Nicolas LaLone, Pengyuan Zhou, Jinha Lee, Samuli Laato, Yihong Wang, Cati Boulanger, Federica Lucia Vinella, Ioanna Lykourentzou, Jorge Goncalves, Gyu-cheol Lee, Yeo-Jin Yoon, Joni Salminen, Joongi Shin, Michael Yin, Robert Xiao
Mentees: Sanzida Luna Mojib, Muhammad Raees, Urvashi Dhingra, Haeseul Cha
🎨 Creation
🔮 Fun
