AKA 六加蓝 / SixPlusBlue / 6+blue
I am a Ph.D. student at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, pursuing my doctoral studies in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering. Prior to this, I completed my undergraduate degree in Art and Technology at the China Academy of Art, where I served as a research assistant in the Reality Design Lab and a teaching assistant for the course Speculative Spatial Computing Design.
As the Co-Founder and Chief Design Officer (CDO) of Unwall Technology Co., Ltd., I lead the development of our flagship product LDreader, a cross-language reading platform currently in beta testing. LDreader has already attracted over 20,000 users with 7,000 monthly active readers, supporting books in 20+ languages and enabling the translation of more than 2 billion characters. The project has successfully secured an angel round investment of USD 300,000 from China’s leading venture capital firm, Qiji Venture.
As an Designer, XR developer and Researcher in the field of accessibility, my academic papers have been published in top-tier conferences including SIGGRAPH Asia, CHI, CHI PLAY, CSCW, IEEE VR, and ASSETS. My work has earned multiple awards, including the Gold Award at the 2nd Rokid AR Application Development Competition, the Gold Award at the Rokid University AR Innovation Challenge, and the CADA Gold Award.
I was honored with the Lin Fengmian Graduation Creation Gold Prize, the highest recognition for graduation projects at the China Academy of Art, and was selected as the sole Outstanding Undergraduate Representative to deliver a speech at the opening ceremony of the Graduation Exhibition.
Throughout my undergraduate years, I developed a deep passion for digital entertainment and accessibility-driven design. Through both academic and hands-on experience, I have solidified my direction as a human-centered designer. Moving into my doctoral research, I aim to further integrate engineering systems with inclusive design methodologies, creating practical, empathetic, and innovative digital solutions that serve diverse user needs and contribute to a more inclusive technological future.
Awards
The 2nd ROKID AR Application Development Competition - ChampionThe ROKID 2024 College AR Innovation Challenge - Champion
2025 iFLYTEK AI Developer Competition - Second Prize（科大讯飞）
2024 Mobile App Innovation Competition - Silver Award
2024 CADA (Japan Concept Art Design Award) - Gold Award
Exhibition
Ars Electronica. 2024. "Nocturnal Fugue - Becoming Bat with EchoVision". Linz, Austria. [→].
SIGGRAPH Asia. 2024. XR. "EchoVision". Tokyo, Japan
IEEE VISAP. 2024. “Echovision”. St Pete Beach, Florida, USA. [→]
Vancouver International Film Festival. 2024. "Nocturnal Fugue". Vancouver, Canada. [→].
IEEE VR. 2025. XR Gallery, “Echovision”. Saint-Malo, France.
West Bund Art Festival. 2024. "EchoVision". Shanghai, China.
TANK Art Festival. 2024. "EchoVision". Shanghai, China.
International Symposium on Wearable Computers (Ubicomp-ISWC), Design Exhibition. 2024. "EchoVision". Melbourne, Australia.
Art & Technology Biennale. 2024. “Foldiverse”. Hangzhou, China. [→]
UNITE 2024. “Foldiverse”. Shanghai, China.
Slash China 2024. “Foldiverse”. Shanghai, China.
Research Publications
[D1] Jianan Johanna Liu, Danlin Huang, Yuqi Song, Shan Luo, and Botao Amber Hu. 2024. Foldiverse: Augmenting Paper Folding Physiotherapy for Children with Autism via Family-Centered Mixed Reality Design. In Companion Proceedings of the Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play (CHI PLAY Companion ’24), Student Competition.🏆Audience Choice Award. [[D2] Shan Luo, Jianan Johanna Liu, and Botao Amber Hu*. 2024. "Designing a Safe Auditory-Cued Archery Exertion Game for the Visually Impaired and Sighted to Enjoy Together". In The 26th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS ’24). Poster.[
[D3] Shan Luo, Jianan Johanna Liu, and Botao Amber Hu*. 2024. "Hearing the Bullseye: An Auditory-Cued Archery Exergame for the Visually Impaired and Their Sighted Family and Friends". Student Competition. In Companion Proceedings of the Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play (CHI PLAY Companion '24), Student Competition.[
[D4] Shan Luo*, Jianan Johanna Liu*, and Botao Amber Hu*. 2024. "Hearing the Bullseye: Demonstrating an Auditory-Cued Archery Exergame for the Visually Impaired and Their Sighted Family and Friends." In Companion Publication of the 2024 Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing (CSCW '24 Companion).
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[D5] Botao Amber Hu*, Jiabao Li*, Danlin Huang, Jianan Johanna Liu, Xiaobo Aaron Hu, and Yilan Elan Tao. 2024. "EchoVision: A Handheld Mixed Reality Mask for Experiencing Bat Echolocation." In Adjunct Proceedings of the 2024 ACM International Joint Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing & the 2024 ACM International Symposium on Wearable Computing (UbiComp/ISWC '24 Adjunct). [
[D6] Botao Amber Hu***, Jiabao Li*, Danlin Huang, Jianan Johanna Liu, Xiaobo Aaron Hu, and Yilan Elan Tao. 2024. "EchoVision: Experiencing Bat Echolocation via Mixed Reality". In SIGGRAPH Asia 2024 XR (SA '24). Extended Reality.
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[D7] Botao Amber Hu, Jiabao Li*, Danlin Huang, Jianan Johanna Liu, Xiaobo Aaron Hu, and Yilan Elan Tao. 2024. "Becoming Bats with "EchoVision": Towards Eco-Phenomenological Mixed Reality". In Proceeding of SIGGRAPH Asia 2024 (SA '24). Art Paper.
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[D8]Botao Amber Hu, Jiabao Li*, Danlin Huang, Jianan Johanna Liu, Xiaobo Aaron Hu, and Yilan Elan Tao (2025). “EchoVision”. In 2025 IEEE Conference Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces (VR '25). XR Gallery.
[D9]Botao Amber Hu*, Jiabao Li*, Danlin Huang, Jianan Johanna Liu, Xiaobo Aaron Hu, and Yilan Elan Tao. 2025. “Seeing with Sound: Demonstrating ”EchoVision” ”. In Companion Proceedings of the Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction (CHI Companion ’25). Interactivity.
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