Kamarin Merritt

kamarin.merritt@oregonstate.edu

Faculty

Kamarin Merritt

Overview

Background

Publications

Overview

Credentials

Bachelor of Arts in Business Leadership and Management

Career Interests

Kamarin is an Instructor in Design and Innovation Management, teaching multiple design courses to undergraduate students in the College of Business.

Currently, Kamarin is also the Professional Development Coordinator for the Design and Innovation Management Program at OSU and the faculty advisor of the Design Management Club, a student-led group that provides advice, exposure, learning experiences, and career opportunities for students through the sharing of relevant design news and information in the industry, guest speakers, discussion of design/management-related topics, as well as interactive and creative activities with fellow club members.

Background

Service

Journal Reviewer for the ACM Designing Interactive Systems (DIS) Conference (2023 & 2024)

Publications

Conference

DSGN - DIM

“From Focal to Scattered: Designing Culturally Adaptive VR for Chinese Architectural Painting”

Traditional Chinese architectural painting (jiehua), utilizes multi-perspective spatial composition and deliberate blankness (liubai) to create dynamic, interpretive visual experiences. These spatial and aesthetic conventions can pose cognitive challenges for non-Chinese viewers, particularly those familiar with Western single-point perspectives. Study 1 investigates these perceptual barriers through sketch-based interviews. Building on these insights, Study 2 presents an early-stage Virtual Reality (VR) prototype featuring perspective toggling and contextual annotations. Preliminary feedback suggests that these features enhance both spatial comprehension and immersive engagement. Future research will expand user testing to museum environments and broader cross-cultural contexts.

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