UX Research | Experience Design | AI
Concept, UX Research, and Experience Design

Project Overview
The XR Throne is a next-generation augmented reality (AR) wellness interface that blends immersive tech with African ancestral knowledge, somatic design, and ethically sourced materials. Developed as an AI-enhanced biofeedback experience, the XR Throne offers guided meditations, healing frequencies, and sensory alignment rituals through a spatial throne interface and mobile app—positioning wellness as both a cultural and technological practice.

Problem
Mainstream wellness technologies often disregard the cultural, ecological, and sensory roots of healing practices. The challenge was to design a wellness product that:

• Centers African knowledge systems while leveraging advanced tech like AR, biosensors, and voice AI.

• Demonstrates ethical technology use—grounded in cultural stewardship, material traceability, and ecological responsibility.

• Delivers a cohesive, multi-sensory experience that feels both sacred and intelligent, blending ancient tradition with futuristic design.

Solution Highlights

• XR Throne Interface: Designed an immersive physical throne enhanced with spatial audio, biometrics, and AR overlays that respond to user input and intention.

• Mobile Companion App: Developed a concept app with guided meditation flows, sound healing libraries, biosensor syncing, and visual pattern recognition tied to ancestral frequencies.

• Culturally Rooted System Design: Integrated color, form, language, and storytelling grounded in African cosmologies—translated into a visual language system and material UX guide.

• AI-Powered Customization: Prototyped app logic that adapts rituals based on user data, enabling responsive care tailored to emotional, physical, and spiritual needs.

Research & Design Process

• Conducted cultural audits and literature reviews on African healing traditions, bioresonance frequencies, and material symbolism.

• Audited ethical sourcing guidelines and sustainable material libraries for integration into physical throne concept.

• Mapped user journeys across digital and physical touchpoints to prototype a cohesive experience ecosystem.

• Created visual brand and interface systems rooted in Afrofuturism and cultural aesthetics that reinforce trust and meaning.

Outcomes & Impact

• Reframed the XR Throne as a culturally transformative wellness system, challenging extractive tech norms by centering Black and Indigenous innovation.

• Showcased the potential of tech as a ritual object—capable of healing, cultural transmission, and embodied presence.

• Positioned the project at the intersection of AI, wellness, and design justice, offering a replicable model for inclusive, sensory-forward experience design.

Tools
Figma, Notion AI, Adobe Suite, MidJourney, Affinity Designer, XR Sketching, Cultural Research Matrixes