Di Xia and Xiaoshi Dai ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ Cece ᱵᱷᱟᱨᱪᱩᱣᱟᱞ ᱨᱤᱭᱟᱞᱤᱴᱤ ᱴᱨᱮᱱᱤᱝ ᱮᱯᱞᱤᱠᱮᱥᱚᱱ ᱫᱚ ᱥᱤᱠᱷᱱᱟᱹᱛ ᱯᱨᱚᱛᱤᱡᱚᱜᱤᱛᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱜ ᱨᱮ 2026 A' Design Award ᱞᱚᱦᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱟᱹᱰᱤ ᱢᱟᱱ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱡᱤᱛᱠᱟᱨ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾
ᱞᱚᱦᱟᱥᱤᱠᱷᱱᱟᱹᱛ· 2026
Cece ᱵᱷᱟᱨᱪᱩᱣᱟᱞ ᱨᱤᱭᱟᱞᱤᱴᱤ ᱴᱨᱮᱱᱤᱝ ᱮᱯᱞᱤᱠᱮᱥᱚᱱ
Di Xia and Xiaoshi Dai ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱛᱮ
ᱜᱟᱦᱟᱠ: Di Xia
ᱥᱤᱠᱷᱱᱟᱹᱛ ᱵᱷᱟᱜ ᱨᱮ A' Design Award ᱞᱚᱦᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱡᱤᱛᱠᱟᱨ
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Cece ᱵᱷᱟᱨᱪᱩᱣᱟᱞ ᱨᱤᱭᱟᱞᱤᱴᱤ ᱴᱨᱮᱱᱤᱝ ᱮᱯᱞᱤᱠᱮᱥᱚᱱ ᱵᱟᱵᱚᱛ ᱛᱮ
ᱥᱮᱥᱮ (Cece) ᱫᱚ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱵᱷᱟᱨᱪᱩᱣᱟᱞ ᱨᱤᱭᱟᱞᱤᱴᱤ ᱠᱮᱨᱤᱭᱟᱨ ᱢᱮᱱᱴᱚᱨ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱮᱱᱩᱯᱷᱮᱠᱪᱟᱨᱤᱝ ᱪᱮᱫᱚᱜᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱥᱮᱥᱮ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱵᱷᱤ.ᱟᱨ (VR) ᱦᱮᱰᱥᱮᱴ ᱥᱟᱶ ᱤᱱᱴᱟᱨᱮᱠᱴᱤᱵᱽ ᱤᱱᱴᱟᱨᱯᱷᱮᱥ ᱡᱚᱲᱟᱣ ᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱡᱮᱢᱚᱱ ᱪᱮᱫᱚᱜᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱠᱚ ᱤᱱᱰᱟᱥᱴᱨᱤ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱠᱚ ᱧᱮᱞ ᱵᱟᱲᱟᱭ ᱫᱟᱲᱮᱭᱟᱜᱼᱟ, ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱤᱥᱛᱷᱤᱛᱤ ᱠᱚ ᱟᱹᱴᱠᱟᱹᱨ ᱫᱟᱲᱮᱭᱟᱜᱼᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱥᱟᱶ ᱡᱚᱲᱟᱣ ᱦᱩᱱᱟᱹᱨ ᱠᱚ ᱟᱵᱭᱟᱥ ᱫᱟᱲᱮᱭᱟᱜᱼᱟ᱾ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱟᱲᱟᱝ ᱛᱮ ᱪᱟᱞᱟᱣᱚᱜ ᱟᱨᱴᱤᱯᱷᱤᱥᱤᱭᱟᱞ ᱤᱱᱴᱮᱞᱤᱡᱮᱱᱥ ᱮᱡᱮᱱᱴ ᱫᱚ ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱠᱚ ᱱᱤᱡᱚᱨᱟᱜ ᱚᱱᱵᱚᱰᱤᱝ, ᱠᱮᱨᱤᱭᱟᱨ ᱥᱮᱸᱫᱽᱨᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱦᱩᱱᱟᱹᱨ ᱴᱨᱮᱱᱤᱝ ᱛᱮ ᱦᱚᱨ ᱩᱫᱩᱜ ᱠᱚᱣᱟ᱾ ᱞᱟᱦᱟᱱᱛᱤ ᱫᱚ ᱧᱮᱞ ᱵᱚᱦᱮᱞᱚᱜᱼᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱪᱮᱫᱚᱜ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱞᱟᱹᱠᱛᱤ ᱠᱚ ᱜᱚᱲᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱯᱷᱤᱰᱵᱮᱠ ᱮᱢᱚᱜᱼᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱥᱤᱥᱴᱚᱢ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱞᱟᱹᱠᱛᱤ ᱫᱚ ᱴᱨᱮᱱᱤᱝ ᱠᱷᱚᱨᱪᱟ ᱠᱚᱢ ᱟᱨ ᱮᱠᱟᱰᱮᱢᱤᱠ ᱯᱟᱲᱦᱟᱣ ᱟᱨ ᱤᱱᱰᱟᱥᱴᱨᱤ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱞᱟᱹᱠᱛᱤ ᱛᱟᱞᱟ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱯᱷᱟᱨᱟᱠ ᱠᱚᱢ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾
ᱢᱟᱱᱟᱱ
A' Design Award ᱞᱚᱦᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱵᱟᱵᱚᱛ ᱛᱮ
Cece ᱵᱷᱟᱨᱪᱩᱣᱟᱞ ᱨᱤᱭᱟᱞᱤᱴᱤ ᱴᱨᱮᱱᱤᱝ ᱮᱯᱞᱤᱠᱮᱥᱚᱱ ᱫᱚ A' Design Award ᱞᱚᱦᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱧᱟᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱥᱚᱢᱟᱱ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱠᱚ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱵᱷᱟᱵᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱠᱟᱢᱤ ᱡᱷᱟᱞᱠᱟᱣ ᱠᱚ᱾ Cece ᱵᱷᱟᱨᱪᱩᱣᱟᱞ ᱨᱤᱭᱟᱞᱤᱴᱤ ᱴᱨᱮᱱᱤᱝ ᱮᱯᱞᱤᱠᱮᱥᱚᱱ ᱫᱚ ᱠᱚᱞᱟ, ᱣᱤᱜᱭᱟᱱ, ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱟᱨ ᱴᱮᱠᱱᱚᱞᱚᱡᱤ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱥᱤᱢᱟ ᱵᱟᱲᱦᱟᱣ ᱟᱨ ᱫᱩᱱᱤᱭᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱜᱚᱲᱚ ᱮᱢ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾
ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱯᱤᱪᱷᱟ ᱨᱮ
ᱯᱨᱮᱥ ᱠᱤᱴ
ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱧᱮᱞ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱠᱨᱮᱰᱤᱴ, ᱴᱤᱢ ᱥᱫᱚᱥᱭ ᱟᱨ ᱴᱮᱠᱱᱤᱠᱮᱞ ᱵᱤᱵᱚᱨᱚᱬ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾
- ᱟᱞᱜᱟ ᱜᱩᱱ ᱠᱚ
- Cece is an interactive VR career mentor designed for manufacturing students on campus, to holistically enhancing their education experience and help them explore industry roles, experience real workplace environments, and build job-ready skills at a low cost and accessible while bridging the gap between academic training and real industry requirements.
- ᱢᱟᱯ ᱟᱨ ᱯᱮᱠᱮᱡᱤᱝ
- Digital Product
- ᱴᱮᱜ ᱠᱚ
- VR, Immersive Learning, Skill Training, Career Advancing,Education Tech, Accessibility
- ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱛᱮᱠᱱᱚᱞᱚᱡᱤ
- This product combines a VR headset with interactive interfaces within a virtual environment to enable students to explore careers and develop job related skills.
- ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱱ ᱪᱮᱞᱮᱧ
- The most challenging part was designing the right balance between immersion and guidance. In a VR environment, it’s easy to create visually rich experiences, but without clear structure, users can feel lost. At the same time, adding too much guidance can break immersion and make the experience feel rigid. The challenge was to design a system where users could freely explore while still receiving the right level of support. This led us to introduce an AI agent that provides contextual guidance through natural conversation, instead of relying only on traditional UI elements.
- ᱜᱚᱵᱮᱥᱚᱱᱟ
- Desk Research
We analyzed policies, investments, and employment data in manufacturing. While industry investment is growing, student employment is declining—revealing a key gap.
Primary Research
We interviewed 20+ students, career advisors, and industry professionals in Seattle, gaining insights from both education and hiring perspectives.
Key Insights
Education–Industry Gap
Curriculum and equipment lag behind industry needs.
Experience Preference
Companies favor experienced candidates due to high training costs.
Lack of Career Clarity
Students lack understanding of real work environments, leading to job instability. - ᱯᱨᱮᱨᱚᱱᱟ
- Our idea was inspired by our research, which revealed a significant gap between what students learn in school and the skills required in the real world. After brainstorming, we identified an opportunity in VR. Although the hype around VR has faded, its ability to simulate real-world environments in a cost-effective way still offers strong potential for improving education and training.
- ᱯᱨᱚᱡᱮᱠᱴ ᱥᱚᱢᱚᱭ
- This project started in March 2024 and was completed in August 2024, based in Seattle.
- ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱦᱚᱨ
- 1 Dual Interaction Modes
Combines VR controllers with a voice-driven AI agent for intuitive and natural interaction.
2 Personalized Onboarding
Users share background and goals with the AI to set up a tailored learning path.
3 Career Exploration & Guidance in VR
Recommends career paths and guides users through immersive scenarios with AI support.
4 VR Skill Training
Delivers hands-on training focused on practical, job-ready skills.
5 Progress Tracking & Feedback
Tracks progress and provides feedback to support growth and goal alignment. - ᱴᱤᱢ ᱥᱮᱫᱟᱭ ᱠᱚ
- Di Xia,
Xiaoshi Dai,
Feifan Gao - ᱪᱤᱛᱟᱹᱨ ᱥᱟᱹᱦᱟ
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Di Xia,
Xiaoshi Dai,
Feifan Gao
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