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SPLIT STUDIO

Everyone Has a Story

Everyone Has a Story

Everyone Has a Story

This is ours.

This is ours.

This is ours.

At SPLIT Studio, we’re not just building immersive experiences, we’re building the future of learning, one student-powered idea at a time. What sets us apart is our belief that the best innovations in education come from the minds of learners themselves.

At SPLIT Studio, we’re not just building immersive experiences, we’re building the future of learning, one student-powered idea at a time. What sets us apart is our belief that the best innovations in education come from the minds of learners themselves.

How it started

What we do

Education through Exploration.

Education through Exploration.

Education through Exploration.

Before SPLIT, immersive learning at ASU was emerging in pockets spread across classrooms, labs, and isolated projects.

Before SPLIT, immersive learning at ASU was emerging in pockets spread across classrooms, labs, and isolated projects.

Recognizing the potential of the Education through Exploration realm, EdPlus created SPLIT Studio as a dedicated space for it to thrive.

Recognizing the potential of the Education through Exploration realm, EdPlus created SPLIT Studio as a dedicated space for it to thrive.

Our team works side by side, blending design, research, and emerging technology to craft immersive experiences that are bold, thoughtful, and always user-centered.

Our team works side by side, blending design, research, and emerging technology to craft immersive experiences that are bold, thoughtful, and always user-centered.

Our Mission

To reimagine education through immersive, accessible, and student-led innovation.

Our Mission

To reimagine education through immersive, accessible, and student-led innovation.

Our Mission

To reimagine education through immersive, accessible, and student-led innovation.

How it started

What we do

What started as a small, experimental idea quickly became a creative engine producing museum exhibits, VR simulations, and gamified online learning tools.

Our team works side by side, blending design, research, and emerging technology to craft immersive experiences that are bold, thoughtful, and always user-centered.

What started as a small, experimental idea quickly became a creative engine producing museum exhibits, VR simulations, and gamified online learning tools.

2019

The Spark

ASU formalizes the “Five Realms of Learning.” Realm 4, Education through Exploration, inspires a new way to think about learning through immersive and interactive experiences.

2021

SPLIT Studio is born

SPLIT officially launches as part of EdPlus. The name reflects its mission: Student Powered Lab for Immersive Technology.

2023

Going Global

Our work reaches classrooms, museums, and research partners across the country. Students gain recognition and begin landing jobs at Apple, Salesforce, Discover, and Siemens.

Today

Still Exploring

Our mission stays the same: to make immersive education more human, more accessible, and more powerful with students at the center of it all.

2020

The Idea

EdPlus recognizes the need to support this evolution and proposes a new kind of studio one built on student creativity, experimentation, and immersive tech.

2022

Our First Big Projects

Global Futures Lab: Arctic, Coral Reefs, Cities

Geodesign Simulation for online urban planning courses VR Vision Impairment Training for the Foundation for Blind Children

2024

Scaling Up & Shaping the Future

SPLIT expands with new workstreams in 3D art, UX, game design, and visual storytelling growing into a full-service creative studio for educational XR.

2019

The Spark

ASU formalizes the “Five Realms of Learning.” Realm 4, Education through Exploration, inspires a new way to think about learning through immersive and interactive experiences.

2021

SPLIT Studio is born

SPLIT officially launches as part of EdPlus. The name reflects its mission: Student Powered Lab for Immersive Technology.

2023

Going Global

Our work reaches classrooms, museums, and research partners across the country. Students gain recognition and begin landing jobs at Apple, Salesforce, Discover, and Siemens.

Today

Still Exploring

Our mission stays the same: to make immersive education more human, more accessible, and more powerful with students at the center of it all.

2020

The Idea

EdPlus recognizes the need to support this evolution and proposes a new kind of studio one built on student creativity, experimentation, and immersive tech.

2022

Our First Big Projects

Global Futures Lab: Arctic, Coral Reefs, Cities

Geodesign Simulation for online urban planning courses VR Vision Impairment Training for the Foundation for Blind Children

2024

Scaling Up & Shaping the Future

SPLIT expands with new workstreams in 3D art, UX, game design, and visual storytelling growing into a full-service creative studio for educational XR.

2019

The Spark

ASU formalizes the “Five Realms of Learning.” Realm 4, Education through Exploration, inspires a new way to think about learning through immersive and interactive experiences.

2021

SPLIT Studio is born

SPLIT officially launches as part of EdPlus. The name reflects its mission: Student Powered Lab for Immersive Technology.

2023

Going Global

Our work reaches classrooms, museums, and research partners across the country. Students gain recognition and begin landing jobs at Apple, Salesforce, Discover, and Siemens.

Today

Still Exploring

Our mission stays the same: to make immersive education more human, more accessible, and more powerful with students at the center of it all.

2020

The Idea

EdPlus recognizes the need to support this evolution and proposes a new kind of studio one built on student creativity, experimentation, and immersive tech.

2022

Our First Big Projects

Global Futures Lab: Arctic, Coral Reefs, Cities

Geodesign Simulation for online urban planning courses VR Vision Impairment Training for the Foundation for Blind Children

2024

Scaling Up & Shaping the Future

SPLIT expands with new workstreams in 3D art, UX, game design, and visual storytelling growing into a full-service creative studio for educational XR.

How it started

The spark behind SPLIT.

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Immersion with Intention

We don’t just make things look cool, we design for deeper emotional and cognitive engagement that improves learning outcomes.

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Immersion with Intention

We don’t just make things look cool, we design for deeper emotional and cognitive engagement that improves learning outcomes.

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Experimentation = Innovation

Our iterative, feedback-heavy culture encourages risk-taking, failing forward, and learning fast.

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Experimentation = Innovation

Our iterative, feedback-heavy culture encourages risk-taking, failing forward, and learning fast.

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Student-Centered Creation

Our studio is powered by student designers, developers, and artists. We’re a hands-on playground where learning happens by building.

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Student-Centered Creation

Our studio is powered by student designers, developers, and artists. We’re a hands-on playground where learning happens by building.

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Collaboration at the Core

Every project is a team effort, blending diverse skill sets and disciplines.

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Collaboration at the Core

Every project is a team effort, blending diverse skill sets and disciplines.

Our work

Our work

Ideas in action.

Ideas in action.

Ideas in action.

Every project at SPLIT Studio is a testbed for exploration, creativity, and real-world application. From immersive simulations to interactive learning tools, our work blends design thinking and emerging tech to solve meaningful challenges and shape the future of education.

Polynesian Voyaging Society (PVS)

A VR storytelling experience created for the Bishop Museum that celebrates the traditional navigation and seafaring techniques of Polynesian explorers, bringing ancestral knowledge to life in an immersive format.

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Polynesian Voyaging Society (PVS)

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Polynesian Voyaging Society (PVS)

A VR storytelling experience created for the Bishop Museum that celebrates the traditional navigation and seafaring techniques of Polynesian explorers, bringing ancestral knowledge to life in an immersive format.

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Global Futures Laboratory (GFL)

A series of immersive learning experiences focused on global environmental topics, including the Arctic, coral reefs, urban development (Cities), and Earth systems ("How the Planet Became Our World"). These experiences foster deeper engagement with climate challenges.

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Global Futures Laboratory (GFL)

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Global Futures Laboratory (GFL)

A series of immersive learning experiences focused on global environmental topics, including the Arctic, coral reefs, urban development (Cities), and Earth systems ("How the Planet Became Our World"). These experiences foster deeper engagement with climate challenges.

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Geodesign Simulation

A choose-your-own-adventure–style simulation that transforms a traditionally in-person workshop into an online format. Students role-play as stakeholders, practice negotiation, and collaborate to make urban planning decisions. Built to support asynchronous learning for ASU Online students.

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Geodesign Simulation

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Geodesign Simulation

A choose-your-own-adventure–style simulation that transforms a traditionally in-person workshop into an online format. Students role-play as stakeholders, practice negotiation, and collaborate to make urban planning decisions. Built to support asynchronous learning for ASU Online students.

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Visual Impairment Simulationer

A choose-your-own-adventure–style simulation that transforms a traditionally in-person workshop into an online format. Students role-play as stakeholders, practice negotiation, and collaborate to make urban planning decisions. Built to support asynchronous learning for ASU Online students.

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Visual Impairment Simulationer

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Visual Impairment Simulationer

A choose-your-own-adventure–style simulation that transforms a traditionally in-person workshop into an online format. Students role-play as stakeholders, practice negotiation, and collaborate to make urban planning decisions. Built to support asynchronous learning for ASU Online students.

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GSV AR Experiences

Custom AR experiences designed for the GSV Summit, showcasing the potential of immersive technology to enhance learning and interaction at live educational events.

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GSV AR Experiences

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Meet the team

Meet the team

The faces behind the projects.

The faces behind the projects.

The faces behind the projects.

Our team works side by side, blending design, research, and emerging technology to craft immersive experiences that are bold, thoughtful, and always user-centered. Together, we push boundaries and bring ideas to life.

Our team works side by side, blending design, research, and emerging technology to craft immersive experiences that are bold, thoughtful, and always user-centered.

Our team works side by side, blending design, research, and emerging technology to craft immersive experiences that are bold, thoughtful, and always user-centered. Together, we push boundaries and bring ideas to life.

Auryan Ratliff

Director of Learning and Emerging Technologies

Brayden Jenkins

Lead Game Programmer

Callie Hastie

Game Design and Production Associate

Michelle Torres

Sr. Immersive Product Designer

Aly Rassel

Project Manager

Shyam Pandya

Senior 3D Artist

Meet the team

Meet the team

Student Innovation

Student Innovation

Student Innovation

Our students come from across ASU’s design, engineering, and innovation programs, each bringing their own perspective to every build. We’re proud to be a learning ground for the next generation of immersive creators.

Our team works side by side, blending design, research, and emerging technology to craft immersive experiences that are bold, thoughtful, and always user-centered.

Our students come from across ASU’s design, engineering, and innovation programs, each bringing their own perspective to every build. We’re proud to be a learning ground for the next generation of immersive creators.

Meet the team

Meet the team

Student Innovation

Student Innovation

Student Innovation

Our alumni have gone on to work at various companies. Whether in big tech or indie games, our students take their experience here into every new creative challenge.

Our team works side by side, blending design, research, and emerging technology to craft immersive experiences that are bold, thoughtful, and always user-centered.

Our alumni have gone on to work at various companies. Whether in big tech or indie games, our students take their experience here into every new creative challenge.

Contact us

Contact us

We would love to hear from you. Feel free to reach out if you want to collaborate with us, or simply have a chat.

We would love to hear from you. Feel free to reach out if you want to collaborate with us, or simply have a chat.

We would love to hear from you. Feel free to reach out if you want to collaborate with us, or simply have a chat.

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About us

Our work

Contact us at

splitstudioemailhere@email.com

©2025 Split Studio- All Rights Reserved

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About us

Our work

Contact us at

splitstudioemailhere@email.com

©2025 Split Studio- All Rights Reserved

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