# Aaditya Vaze

> Aaditya Vaze is an XR Product Designer, Rapid Prototyper and Developer based out of Toronto, Canada. He works on AR/VR (Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality) projects and interaction designs.

Aaditya Vaze is an XR and AI product designer, rapid prototyper and developer based in Toronto, Canada. This site is his portfolio: shipped products, client and research work, and self-directed prototypes across mixed reality, accessibility and applied AI.

- Personal site: https://www.thisisvaze.com
- About: https://www.thisisvaze.com/about
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aadityav/

## Featured work

- [ViddyScribe](https://www.thisisvaze.com/work/viddyscribe): Used by 100+ Universities, Govt. in US. Featured in Google for Developers.
- [CuriosityXR](https://www.thisisvaze.com/work/curiosityxr-contextualizing-learning-with-mixed-reality): #1 AI Learning app on Meta Quest. 1,000+ copies sold.
- [Speakaboo](https://www.thisisvaze.com/work/speakaboo-ios-blind-assistance-app): Fastest help for the blind on iOS . 10K+ users
- [EDA XR](https://www.thisisvaze.com/work/chip-design-xr): Next-gen interface for chip production
- [Wearable Intelligence System](https://www.thisisvaze.com/work/wearable-intelligence-system): Open-source AI toolkit for smartglasses

## Apps

- [Instant Podcast for any Text, PDF](https://www.thisisvaze.com/app-dev/seekho-ai-podcasts): Seekho
- [Instant Help for the Blind](https://www.thisisvaze.com/app-dev/speakaboo): Speakaboo

## Experiments

- [Meta Llama Hackathon Winner](https://www.thisisvaze.com/exploration/sketches-to-interactive-circuits): Draw a circuit on paper to turn it into a working simulation you can play with using Meta Quest 3.
- [Wearable Intelligence System](https://www.thisisvaze.com/exploration/things-vocabulary-learning): Look at any object through smart glasses to see and hear its name in the language you are learning.
- [Shaka Laka Boom Boom XR](https://www.thisisvaze.com/exploration/shaka-laka-boom-boom-xra): Bring sketches to life
- [Meta Quest Hackathon NYC](https://www.thisisvaze.com/exploration/bird-in-the-hand): Use hand gestures to teach a fallen baby bird to walk and fly, then catch it in your palm to return it to its nest.
- [MIT Reality Hack 2024 Winner](https://www.thisisvaze.com/exploration/legacy-xr): Explore your cultural heritage in mixed reality, starting with a walk through Chinese traditions.
- [Keep Strumming](https://www.thisisvaze.com/exploration/keep-strumming): Guitar with AR chords
- [RealityReader AR](https://www.thisisvaze.com/exploration/realityreader-ar): Point to speak text
- [Diet XR](https://www.thisisvaze.com/exploration/mixed-reality-dieting): XR object anchoring
- [Sit Bit](https://www.thisisvaze.com/exploration/sit-bit): Heartbeat break reminder
- [Draw a Note](https://www.thisisvaze.com/exploration/draw-a-note): Play music with a pencil
- [Glovegenie](https://www.thisisvaze.com/exploration/glovegenie): Gloves with built-in controls that run quick phone actions without taking your phone out.
- [Dancing Rings](https://www.thisisvaze.com/exploration/dancing-rings): Move your arms in front of the webcam to steer a tower of rotating rings that ripples in 3D.
- [Splash Gradients](https://www.thisisvaze.com/exploration/splash-gradients): Open your hand in front of the webcam to splash layered gradients across the screen.
- [Roue Android app](https://www.thisisvaze.com/exploration/roue-racing-controller): Phone as a racing controller