Facebook Reality Labs - Wristworn AR Input

About the project

In 2019, augmented reality glasses lacked an obvious input technology to pair with an on-the-go spatial interface. Meta Reality Labs - Research sought to solve this problem with a wrist-worn wearable input device.

I accepted a contract to join the group working on this device. This group later absorbed CTRL-Labs, acquired during my time there. In just under a year before leaving with a full-time offer to join the group, I served as the UXR lead on the project, informing both interaction and experience research.

Project results

Human-Computer Interaction Research

• I conducted HCI benchmarking studies to evaluate input performance on typical input primitives (e.g., select, scroll, pan)
• I also designed, specified, and oversaw the implementation of such evaluation paradigms, enabling fair comparison among device-agnostic measures of performance
• I contributed to several subsequently published papers
• In parallel, I advised on the fit & comfort of research transfer "productization" prototypes

Experience Research

• Through traditional UX research methods (e.g., diary studies, interviews, surveys), I informed what a commercially viable device's vision, design principles, and use-cases should be, from a human-centered / human factors point of view
• I met with product to help incubate their efforts to produce a device with consumer appeal, aligning UX targets, use-cases, and HW requirements.