Audience Segment
The Dream Accelerator is a space for young audiences. The primary audience includes high school students, particularly sophomores and juniors, while remaining accessible and engaging for a broader range of learners.
Collaborative Activities
Group-based interactions encourage users to work together, introducing concepts such as negotiation, teamwork, and shared decision-making. These experiences foster social learning and deepen engagement through participation.
Welcome Orientation
An introductory experience designed to orient users and establish a clear understanding of the overall journey. Through a combination of spatial cues and media elements, the experience sets expectations, provides context, and prepares users for deeper engagement with subsequent interactive environments.
Goals
The project addressed the challenge of making complex economic and civic concepts accessible and engaging for younger audiences. It required designing interactive experiences that support different learning styles while maintaining clarity, engagement, and ease of navigation. The goal was to create an environment where users learn through participation, exploration, and hands-on interaction.
Hands-On Exploration
Physical and tactile elements support experiential learning by allowing users to interact directly with content. These interactions reduce cognitive barriers and make complex information more accessible and intuitive.
Entrepreneurial Mindset
An interactive experience that introduces users to key entrepreneurial principles such as initiative, problem-solving, and adaptability. Through guided activities and scenarios, users explore how mindset influences decision-making and outcomes in real-world situations.
Reality Check
An interactive experience that introduces users to real-world constraints and trade-offs, allowing them to make decisions within simulated scenarios. By presenting practical challenges and outcomes, the experience helps users understand the impact of their choices and the complexities of everyday decision-making.
Visualization
An experience designed to communicate complex information through clear and engaging visual formats. By translating abstract concepts into intuitive visual representations, users are able to quickly understand relationships, patterns, and key insights.
Interactive Experience Highlights
The experience is structured as a series of interactive systems that enable users to engage with real-world concepts through simulation, collaboration, and hands-on exploration.
Location & Sqft
Denver, Colorado, 2683 sqft.
Simulation-Based Learning
Interactive simulations allow users to explore real-world scenarios by making decisions and observing outcomes. These experiences translate abstract concepts into tangible interactions, reinforcing learning through cause-and-effect relationships.
Role
Led and contributed to the design development of interactive learning environments, translating educational content into engaging spatial and user-centered experiences. Responsibilities included concept development, 3D visualization, coordination with multidisciplinary teams, and supporting the integration of interactive elements.
Overarching Design Process
Colorado Business Hall of Fame Laureates
An interactive storytelling experience that highlights the achievements and journeys of Colorado’s most influential business leaders. Through curated narratives and media content, users explore real-world examples of leadership, innovation, and entrepreneurship, connecting individual stories to broader economic and societal impact.
PROJECT OVERVIEW
The Junior Achievement experience is designed as an interactive learning environment that introduces users to real-world economic and civic systems through hands-on engagement. The project integrates spatial design, storytelling, and interactive elements to create an accessible and engaging educational journey for younger audiences.
Picture Your Strengths
An interactive experience that encourages users to identify and reflect on their personal strengths through guided prompts and visual engagement. By connecting individual interests and abilities to potential future paths, the experience fosters self-awareness and supports personalized learning.