XR Experience

Empowering students to design immersive experiences that blend creativity, technology and human-centred thinking.

As extended reality (XR) technologies reshape how people learn, communicate and experience the world, students need more than traditional technical exposure. Today, they must learn how to design immersive experiences that are meaningful, ethical and inclusive. The XR Experiences edition of Let Out Your Creativity introduces learners to immersive media through our EDIT Design Thinking®, helping them move beyond passive consumption into purposeful creation. Grounded in the belief that digital technologies should enrich lives and strengthen connections, students will explore how XR can simplify everyday interactions, enhance understanding, and foster empathy across diverse communities, ensuring technology serves people, not the other way around.

Through hands-on challenges, learners build creative confidence, technology fluency and human-centred problem-solving skills. They learn to research users, design immersive narratives, prototype XR experiences and evaluate impact, which equips them with future-ready capabilities to apply emerging technologies responsibly in education, community, and beyond.

XR Experience in Numbers

86 %

Of students felt confident creating their first AR experience, up from limited or no prior exposure.

88 %

Of students demonstrated a clear understanding of how AR works, including triggers, overlays and user interactions.

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Growing Future-Ready Learners with EDIT Design Thinking^®

Design thinking is not just a set of tools and techniques; it is a way of understanding people first. We focus on your learners, their growth, and the meaningful connections they build through empathy, collaboration, and real-world problem solving. We empower individuals to create positive change within their communities, organisations, and beyond.

Step 1

Empathise

Understand the experience of your learners by using method-like observation, interaction, and immersing your students in the experiences.

Step 2

Define

Analyse their observations and synthesise them in order to define the core problems and create a clear value proposition statement.

Step 3

Ideate

Process your learners’ findings and generate a large quantity of possible solutions by stepping beyond the obvious and exploring diverse ideas by prototyping.

Step 4

Test

Use observations and feedback to refine the prototypes, learn more about the use, and refine your learners’ original point of view.

Programme Package Outline

6 sessions

about 18 hours in total

up to 50 participants

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Session 1

Introduction to Design Thinking for XR

Learners are introduced to EDIT Design Thinking® and apply it specifically to experience design, focusing on user journeys, emotions and interaction points.

Session 2

Learning Journey & How to create immersive AR experiences with HOVARLAY

Students explore real-world examples of XR applications such as AR storytelling, spatial information layers or interactive environments to understand how immersive experiences are designed and used.

Session 3

Understanding Users & Contexts

Students research users, environments and objectives, mapping how XR can enhance understanding, engagement, or learning.

Session 4

Designing Augmented Reality Experiences

Teams ideate immersive concepts, defining storylines, interactions and content logic.

Session 5

Prototyping & Testing

Using accessible no-code AR platform HOVARLAY, students create and test experience prototypes.

Session 6

Presentation & Reflection

Students present their XR concepts, design rationale and learning journey, reflecting on impact and future possibilities.

All programme formats can be customised to your school’s context, student level and timetable.

Featured Past Programmes

Exploring No-Code Augmented Reality (AR) at FAD ICONFEST, ITENAS

At Bandung National Institute of Technology (ITENAS), students engaged in hands-on Augmented Reality (AR) demos and workshops led by HOVARLAY. Over three days, they explored HOVARLAY Creator and learned how to transform their ideas into interactive, no-code AR experiences, applying these directly to class projects, design assignments, and creative experiments. The sessions highlighted how AR can bring storytelling and visual communication to life, allowing students to experiment with overlays, sounds, and other creative assets, and giving them practical skills to enhance engagement, interactivity, and the impact of their designs. Students were able to create AR experiences easily using HOVARLAY Creator, overcoming technical barriers and applying interactive elements directly to their class projects and design assignments.

Empowering Future Designers at Institut Teknologi Harapan Bangsa (ITHB)

In collaboration with Institut Teknologi Harapan Bangsa (ITHB), HOVARLAY conducted its first hands-on Augmented Reality (AR) workshop for over 50 Visual Communication Design students. In a single immersive session, students explored AR fundamentals and real-world applications before creating their own interactive AR experiences using HOVARLAY’s no-code platform, gaining practical exposure to how AR can elevate branding, packaging, and visual storytelling while building future-ready creative skills. Students were able to integrate AR into their current class projects, exhibitions, advertising campaigns, packaging graphics, and posters, enhancing interactivity and creative expression.