NetworkXR
An award-winning AR networking prototype designed to make conference preparation, contextual recall, and follow-up less overwhelming.
Conferences are valuable because of who someone might meet, but networking well requires preparation, memory, confidence, and situational awareness.
Inside the experience
What someone can actually do
- Prepare a short list of relevant attendees before an event
- Review a known attendee's opt-in profile instead of relying on facial recognition
- See only limited context selected for the conversation
- Carry a conversation into a thoughtful follow-up
- Control profile visibility and contextual fields
How the idea took shape
In a crowded room, a familiar face may appear before the person’s name, company, work, or previous conversation comes back to mind. By the time it does, the moment may have passed.
NetworkXR explores how lightweight AR glasses could reduce that cognitive load. The prototype supports preparation before an event, limited contextual recall during a conversation, and a useful follow-up afterward. It does not claim facial recognition.
I proposed the original concept for a team project during the Google Android XR Hackathon. The team then shaped the prototype with feedback from Google mentors for XREAL Project Aura glasses.
The project won first place. More importantly, it suggested a real product opportunity for conferences, professional communities, and events where remembering context can make an interaction feel more natural instead of more automated.
“Networking support should reduce social uncertainty without exposing a dossier about the person standing in front of you.”
Explore how it was built +
I originated the concept and shaped the product, privacy model, preparation flow, spatial interaction, and follow-up experience with teammates and Google mentors.
- Android XR
- XREAL Project Aura
- React
- Vite
- Unity
- C#
- Spatial UI
Where it could go next