I'm Hagar!

Award-winning XR Designer & Prototyper with 7+ years of experience, blending design, UX, and prototyping to craft Mixed Reality experiences that deepen user connection with their surroundings.

My Work

A range of XR solutions and immersive experiences
Mesh art lab

XR Experiences Studio

Mesh Art Lab is my XR studio, dedicated to crafting lifestyle-focused immersive experiences that simplify and enrich everyday life. MAL’s in-house tools, including TracitXR and Vision World, are thoughtfully designed with a strong emphasis on Mixed Reality, seamlessly blending the digital and physical worlds to create meaningful, real-world impact.
Notch XR is a venture in development, a mixed reality app that brings the DIY sewing process into the digital age. By using augmented reality, it allows users to interact with sewing patterns in a whole new way, offering a more intuitive and engaging experience. The app is designed to make sewing more accessible and sustainable, encouraging creativity while minimizing waste.
MAL Website
channel 12 news

AR News Broadcast

A collection of dynamic AR elements for Channel 12 News, designed to be controlled in real time during live broadcasts. These interactive elements seamlessly integrated with the content, offering instant updates and customizations for an engaging viewer experience, while the virtual sets added a polished, immersive backdrop to the production.
Reel Video
vision world

MR Vision Board tool

A Mixed Reality tool that helps you create your vision board in an immerssive way, where you don't need to imagine your future reality - you can see it.

Vision World was created as part of Immerssive insiders XR design challenge and was nominated as a finalist project.
Devpost Page
Creta

Mixed Reality
Pottery guidance

Creta is a Mixed Reality learning experience that fuses hands-on pottery with cultural storytelling. Users craft historically inspired pottery using real clay, guided by AR overlays and enhanced with AI-driven feedback, all while exploring the rich history behind the craft.

Created for the Immersive Insiders XR Design Challenge, Creta was honored with two awards in the challenge’s finals.
Project Page
Museum of science fiction

WebAR book

"Landscapes of Dying Worlds" by Michal Klimczak demonstrates science fiction's ability to envision new realities. The addition of Augmented Reality as an experience for the book adds an extra layer to his creations, allowing readers to explore them in a new way.
VideoProject Page
Sandbox

XR Design & Prototyping

I explore experimental interactions in XR, focusing on how users engage with digital environments beyond traditional screens. From hand gesture controls that change colors in real-time to spatial UI concepts, my projects test the limits of intuitive, immersive interfaces. This space is a sandbox for innovation, where I prototype new ways to navigate and interact in XR.
Github Page
Arti Ar

UE Template Library Plugin

A plugin that consolidates all template logic for Arti’s 3D designers, serving as the initial step. It allows designers to upload assets, facilitating design flexibility and enabling customization.

Role: Technical Artist
Portfolio page

About Me

I began my career as a motion designer, honing my skills in visual storytelling and cultivating a passion for creating captivating experiences. This journey led me to an exciting role as an AR broadcast designer, where I discovered the exhilarating potential of augmented reality to transform viewer interactions.
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Immersing myself in AR opened my eyes to its ability to redefine audience engagement with content. This ignited my enthusiasm for designing intuitive experiences that seamlessly merge the digital and physical realms.
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To further enhance my skill set, I pursued coursework in prototyping and UX design, empowering myself to blend creativity with technical proficiency. With over seven years of experience specializing in XR, I have developed a unique combination of abilities that allows me to craft innovative solutions tailored to user needs.
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Driven by a passion for exploration, I am dedicated to creating XR experiences that not only captivate but also foster meaningful connections between people and their environments.

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