SPECULATIVE INTERFACE
A wearable environmental sensing interface exploring how invisible risks might be felt through the body.
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Ruitong
A Digital Media student designing interactive systems, sensory experiences, and human-centred prototypes across web, hardware, and storytelling.
The
Approach
I am interested in design as a way of mediating between data, perception, and lived experience. Rather than treating interaction as a purely functional exchange, I explore how interfaces and prototypes can shape what becomes noticeable, meaningful, or actionable to different users.
At the University of Leeds, my work has developed across interaction design, sensory storytelling, and physical computing. Through wearable concepts, assistive systems, and reflective media, I investigate how digital and material forms can work together to support understanding, care, and critical engagement.
Interests
Interaction Design
Physical Computing
Sensory Media Human-Centred Systems
Physical Computing
Sensory Media Human-Centred Systems
Location
Based in Leeds
Experience
2026 — Present
IT Intern, Intelligent In-Car Systems
BMW (Beijing，China) Automotive Trading Ltd.
- Supported business data organisation, cleaning, and checking using MySQL for internal reporting tasks.
- Assisted with data summarisation and review materials for periodic business updates.
- Gained experience in structured workflows, accuracy in data handling, and collaborative documentation.
Internship
Selected
Works
Portfolio 2026
ASSISTIVE SYSTEM
A food freshness decision-support system designed to help older adults make safer everyday choices.
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SELECTED DESIGN
A selection of web, UI/UX, and editorial projects focused on clarity, usability, and visual structure.
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REFLECTIVE MEDIA
A reflective media sequence exploring how care, emotion, and memory can be sensed through moving image and long-form visual composition.
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Education
BA Digital Media
University of Leeds
2024 — 2027
Skills
Interaction Design
UX Prototyping
Physical Computing
Arduino
Figma
HTML / CSS / JavaScript
Blender
Rhino
TouchDesigner
Selected Projects
Mosskin: Wearable Environmental Sensing Interface
Individual Project
Developed a speculative wearable concept combining 3D modelling, Arduino-based feedback, and web-based presentation.
SilverGuard: Food Freshness Decision-Support System
Individual Project
Designed a prototype system for older adults, combining sensing hardware, risk logic, and app-based visual feedback.
CensHERship: Interactive Public Engagement Project
Project Lead
Led a seven-person team in developing an interactive women’s health engagement project from concept to offline activation.
Get in
Touch
Feel free to get in touch for internship opportunities, project collaborations, or a conversation about design, media, and interactive systems.