Rish Dhir
Creative Technologist & XR Designer
Specializing in VR, AR, XR experiences, AI integration, and immersive design. Working with clients like Apple, NHS, Nike, Gucci, Cartoon Network, and more.
Contact: rishdhir@hotmail.co.uk
Portfolio Projects
Apple Vision Pro Mindfulness Meditation (2024)
A spatial mindfulness experience built for Apple Vision Pro, exploring how hand and eye tracking can create calm, intuitive interaction. Led design and development from concept to on-device pilot — building gaze-safe controls, dimmable spatial environments, and reactive audio that guided users through meditation without breaking immersion.
Technologies: visionOS, RealityKit, Swift, Spatial Audio, Eye Tracking
NHS VR COVID-19 Training (2020)
A rapid-response VR training suite built during the pandemic to help frontline healthcare staff learn new procedures under pressure. Led the build of a 12-module program that simulated high-risk hospital scenarios. Increased training capacity by 5x and cut onboarding time by 40%.
Technologies: Unity, C#, VR SDK
Waitrose Accessible Retail AR (2021)
An accessibility-focused AR shopping experience designed for visually impaired users. Used scene-depth occlusion, contrast-adaptive UI, and voice-guided navigation. Usability studies showed tasks completed up to 70% faster.
Technologies: Unity, ARKit, ARCore, Computer Vision, Accessibility APIs
Cartoon Network We Bare Bears VR (2019)
A collaboration-driven VR game based on the Emmy-nominated series We Bare Bears. Unity Awards Best VR Game runner-up.
Technologies: Unity, VR SDK, C#, Animation Systems
Royal Air Force Training Simulator (2025)
An immersive training environment for next generation fighter pilots, focused on mission rehearsal and human machine teaming. Integrated simulated flight data through JSBSim into Unreal.
Technologies: Unreal Engine, JSBSim, C++, Blueprint
Digital Twins Cities (2025)
A large-scale digital twin pipeline built to recreate real-world terrains and cities for defence training and mission rehearsal using Cesium, procedural generation tools, and layered GIS datasets.
Technologies: Unreal Engine, Cesium, GIS, Procedural Generation, Satellite Data
Nike AR Try-On
AR shoe try-on experience for Nike retail using mobile AR technology.
Gucci AR Experience
Augmented reality experience for Gucci luxury retail.
LEGO AR Experience
Interactive AR experience bringing LEGO sets to life.
Bentley XR Configurator
Extended reality car configurator for Bentley Motors.
Wimbledon XR Experience
Immersive XR experience for The Championships, Wimbledon.