Yijun Q.
Profile

I'm a 4th year UX/HCI PhD

UX Designer and HCI Researcher

I design intuitive, accessible experiences by putting people at the center. With a background spanning UX/HCI, cognitive science, and movement science, I combine rigorous user research with interaction design to build health and wellness products that work for everyone — especially those whose needs go unstated. My PhD research leverage sensory technology and design accessible, immersive games to promote health and wellness. My work published on ACM CHI, IEEE CoG, Brain Science and Frontiers in VR , spans interdisciplinary areas from Cognitive Science, Movement Science, to Human-Computer Interaction.

My Research

Virtual Biking Research

VR Exergame and 2nd Language Acquisition on Learning and Cognition

Yijun Qian, Anna Schwartz, Ara Jung, Yichi Zhang, Uri Seitz, Gabrielle Wilds, Miso Kim, Arthur F Kramer, Leanne Chukoskie

CHI 24, and Brain Science →
VR Mental Health Tool

VR Role Play Assessment Tool for Mental Health

Yijun Qian, Luoying Lin, Yaning Li, Zhimeng Wang, Meng Li, Xin Tong, RAY LC

Frontier of Virtual Reality →
Motion Interface Gaming

Beyond Controller: Bodily Motion Interface for RPG Gaming

Yijun Qian, Jiaxi Mai, Gabrielle Wilds, Leanne Chukoskie

In-progress →
Pattern Framework

The Design Patterns of Exergames

Yijun Qian, Bradon Lyman, Yichi Zhang, Hanzhe Zhang, Hector Fan, Gabrielle Wilds, Bob De Schutter, Christopher Barney, Leanne Chukoskie

Submitting to CHIPLAY 2026 →

Design Projects

LePur

LePur Food Crowdsourcing H5

Allow customers to vote on new products.

2018
CCI Web Design

Hackathon Website Design Award Project

Customize Master's program based on individual needs

2020
Hospital Alert Project

Hospital Alert - App Launching in 2 months

Medical emergency alert service

2025
VR Rehabilitation Project

FlexFun: GAI + VR Rehab Game Platform

Using GAI to customize game rehablitation exercise for PT patients (conceptual demo)

2024