Marie Lhuissier

Marie Lhuissier is a UI/UX Design Specialist affiliated with the Academy for AI, Games & Media at HKU. She graduated with honours from HKU's Games & Interactions department in 2018, with her project 'Anamnesis: A Journey Through Grief' earning a HKU Innovation Award nomination. Currently, she works in the Cradle Research & Development team, focusing on visual and experience design for digital simulation games and immersive technologies.

Education:

• Masters in Games & Interactions, HKU (2018)

Research Interests: Specializes in user-centric design for serious games, digital twins, and immersive environments. Her work integrates visual design, interaction design, and game mechanics to create impactful educational and environmental simulation tools. Current focuses include maritime spatial planning simulations and ocean flow visualization systems.

Recent Work Trends: Her publications emphasize UI/UX challenges in complex simulations, digital twin applications for environmental monitoring, and procedural generation techniques in ocean modeling. Collaborations span engineering, environmental science, and game development disciplines.

Grants & Projects:

• Co-Investigator in Norsaic (Marine Spatial Planning Tools)
• Core member of OR ELSE project (Ecosystem-based Sand Extraction)
• Contributor to ILIAD Digital Framework (Maritime Data Systems)

Labs/Teams: Active in the Cradle R&D team, focusing on cross-disciplinary game-based solutions for real-world challenges.