01
Planning
Structuring the project through sprint planning and Jira, while using the MoSCoW method to prioritize user needs, project goals and features.
LIA Project · 2025–2026
AR Parenting Tool
How can AR help children and parents create meaningful shared experiences when living apart?
My Role
UX/UI Designer
Team
2 UX Design Students
2 Game Developer Students
1 Software Engineer Student
1 Business IT Student
Company
iZiViD
Institution
Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences
01 · Overview
How can technology strengthen connection across distance?
During my studies at Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, I worked as a UX/UI Designer in collaboration with iZiViD. Together with a multidisciplinary team, we developed an AR-based, gamified video experience designed to help children and parents stay connected when living apart. The concept combines video communication with shared activities, parenting goals and playful AR interactions to create meaningful experiences across distance.
02 · The Challenge
Staying connected takes more than a video call.
Children and parents who live apart often experience limited interaction in their daily lives. Existing communication tools often lack engagement and fail to support meaningful shared experiences, making it difficult to maintain strong emotional connections over distance.
03 · Process
02
Mapping
Visualizing the user journey, parent–child interactions and functional requirements through storyboards, UML and use case diagrams.
03
Prototyping
Developing the experience from early Balsamiq concepts and wireframes to a detailed interactive high-fidelity prototype.
04
Testing
Evaluating and refining the design through usability testing, A/B testing and Nielsen’s heuristics.
04 · Visuals
Exploring the experience before the interface.
Mapping the parent–child journey through hand-drawn AR storyboards.
Turning the journey
into an interface.
Early lo-fi wireframes exploring navigation, parenting goals and game interactions in Balsamiq. My focus was the parent-facing system for planning and personalizing video sessions, from setting parenting goals to selecting activities for the child.
Bringing the experience to life.
The final high-fidelity prototype brings together video communication, parenting goals and playful AR interactions into one connected experience.
05 · Reflection
Designing beyond functionality.
This project strengthened my understanding of designing for emotional connection, not just functionality. Combining AR, video and gamification required balancing playful interactions with a clear purpose, while keeping the experience intuitive for both children and parents.
Working in a multidisciplinary team also reinforced the value of early alignment and shared understanding when translating ideas across design, development and business perspectives.