Caini (Iris) Liu


I am a designer who harnesses ethnographic research and foresight methodologies to craft innovative solutions. By weaving together technology, aesthetics, and culture, I illuminate the stories behind everyday objects and lives.

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ISO’Link


In the spring of 2020, many people for the first time eagerly looked forward to returning to campus/office, instead of facing ZOOM's window in their rooms day after day --- the pandemic not only controlled our physical freedom, but also closed our minds.

But there are chances for us to alone together.
In order to make online communities who cannot be separated from the Internet but suffer from a sense of nihilism and loneliness feel relieved in the post-epidemic era, ISO’Link, containing a VR headset and an app was designed in the project. The phone-insertable VR glass reflects other audience's watching and emotions with temperature variation and scent dispersion, and communicates feelings with interactive gestures. Use the app and the headset to gaze at a scene unfolding somewhere in the world, all the while delicately sensing the silent companionship of other audiences.









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ISO'Link




ISO'Link is a phone-insertable VR headset designed to be used in conjunction with an app. It employs temperature changes, scent dispersion, and gesture control on the front panel to let users feel the presence of others. As your skin gradually senses warmth, it indicates that more people are joining you to watch the same video.






















































In accordance with the content being viewed by the audience, specific scents will be emitted (within a certain range of selection).









































The soft padding on the facial and eyeglass contact area can be easily removed through magnetic attraction for convenient cleaning purposes.























The ISO‘Link App















Live Show

Attend a live show with others having fun with you, instead of just watching a video by yourself.









Somewhere in the World

Watch quietly a part of the world as it is currently with someone else in the world. Escape to another place, finding out what’s happening, or just enjoy being accompanied.










Live Games

Watching an exciting game with others cheering and sharing emotion with you!




















Let us embrace the warmth of the real world within the realms of the virtual,
and alone together





























Collaborated with UNNC VR-ROOM