Abstract

NestView is an augmented reality (AR) based smart glasses system which aims to facilitate the process of finding rental homes for people. Conventional rental websites bombard users with two-dimensional data and have no sense of place, which is why they're both time-consuming and mentally taxing. NestView gives the user real-time mobile listings displayed in AR right in their physical space, providing an immersive, contextually aware rental experience. Informed by a user-centered design methodology, this study examines what frustrations the renters experience, and in what ways AR applications can meet those frustrations. The system comes with proximity-driven filtering, voice interactions, an AI-enabled assistant that can navigate users through cities giving them spatially aware information. Iteration for prototyping and user testing occurred for usability and efficacy. The project provides evidence that spatial computing supplemented with intuitive UI can help in minimizing cognitive load and can prove to be beneficial in decision-making for renting. It’s also an example of how AR wearables can help you translate digital info into real world autonomy. As different kinds of extended reality (XR) allowing people to access these become more mainstream. NestView serves as a great example of how Immersive Design could be used to tackle a real-world challenge in the real estate space.

Library of Congress Subject Headings

Rental housing--Interactive multimedia--Design; Augmented reality--Design; Wearable technology

Publication Date

8-11-2025

Document Type

Thesis

Student Type

Graduate

Degree Name

Visual Communication Design (MFA)

Department, Program, or Center

Design, School of

College

College of Art and Design

Advisor

None provided

Campus

RIT – Main Campus

Plan Codes

VISCOM-MFA

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