  
  Rapid Prototyping - Tina Korani
  
  Rapid Prototyping · Visualization · Teaching

      From Sketch to Experience.
In Hours.
    
      Sketch to screen. Idea to interaction. 
      I build what others say will take weeks.
    
            Pencil sketch
            Director's vision
            Storyboard
            Napkin drawing
            Text prompt
            Wild idea
            User story
            Concept art
            Wireframe
            Voice memo
          
        →
        
            AR experience
            3D visualization
            Unity prototype
            Interactive demo
            VR walkthrough
            Working app
            AI-powered tool
            Haptic interface
            Live mockup
            Playable game
          
      I transform concepts into functional prototypes at the speed of thought. From hand-drawn storyboards 
      to AR experiences, from director's descriptions to 3D visualizations, I bridge the gap between 
      imagination and reality. With Unity, Adobe Creative Cloud, and cutting-edge AI tools in my arsenal, 
      I don't just visualize ideas, I make them tangible, testable, and teachable.
    
      What sets me apart: I ship real products. Storyboards become AR apps. Sketches 
      become Unity experiences. AI prompts become working demos. Director's visions become interactive 
      prototypes. This speed comes from years of building systems and frameworks that eliminate friction. 
      And yes, I've shared these methods with 500+ students at Stanford, Cornell, and beyond.
    
Visualization
          Hand sketching

          Storyboarding

          Adobe Creative Cloud

          3D modeling
        
Development
          Unity

          AR/VR frameworks

          Rapid prototyping tools

          AI-powered builders
        
Teaching
          Stanford workshops

          Cornell seminars

          500+ students trained

          Industry bootcamps
        
3D/XR
Unity · ARKit · WebXR
Design
Adobe CC · Figma
AI Tools
Claude · GPT · Gemini
Video/Motion
Runway · Kling · Pika

400pt

fig. 01 Sketch

fig. 02 3D Model

INTERACTIVE

fig. 03 Interactive

Every prototype begins the same way: a sketch that captures the essence

PhotoSpring Commercial

Storyboard to Screen

A film commercial director came to me with a loose script and a set of scenes he could only describe verbally. I translated his ideas into a clear visual storyboard, shot by shot, so the crew could align on camera moves, framing, and emotional beats before production.

The frames below show how I move from client notes to a precise visual sequence, and how closely the final commercial follows the original storyboard.

Interactive prototypes need different inputs: voice, touch, and movement

Easy Animal Alphabet

ESL App Series for early learners ages 4-7 (2019). Combines voice recognition with touch interactions, children pronounce animal names to advance or tap answers to earn points. User testing showed 40% improvement in pronunciation accuracy within first week of use.

Finding Jet

Exhibition piece, Nicholls State University (2022). AR ocean story triggered by movement, walk closer to save trapped sea creatures, teaching conservation through exploration.

Coastal Flood Risk VR

Little Corona Del Mar in Unity. Drone imagery meets FEMA flood data to show your neighborhood underwater. Walk through future sea levels, from ankle-deep to rooftop floods. 88% of users finally understood climate change affects them personally.

Teaching Prototyping
Since 2018

Beyond my own work, I've taught 500+ students at Stanford, Cornell, and SJSU to rapidly prototype everything from AR experiences to climate apps. Their prototypes have won awards and helped them land their dream jobs in UX/UI and emerging media fields.

Mobile Apps

AR VR Apps

AI + Design Thinking

Navigation prototype leveraging AI for exploration

Six years of XR: from concept to headset

XR Prototyping in Action

5 Years of Leading Workshops on AR and VR Prototyping

Since co-founding the Immersive Storytelling Lab in 2018, I've directed XR prototyping for industry partners transforming concepts into inhabitable experiences. This documentary trailer captures the essence of XR development, showing what these virtual worlds look like from inside the headset. Some footage recorded by our interviewees.