What Udēēsa designs with partners
Preserve knowledge and environments
Align with curriculum and learning goals
Extend access beyond physical walls
Measure engagement and reflection
Sustain continuity across program cycles
FEATURED CASE STUDIES
Reginald F Lewis Museum
Baltimore, Maryland
Project Focus:
Exhibit Extension & Cultural Preservation Infrastructure
Challenge:
How can a rotating exhibit continue engaging audiences beyond its physical display timeline?
Solution:
Udēēsa developed immersive companion environments for the “Blacks in White” exhibit and related historical collections, enabling visitors and educators to engage with the material beyond museum walls.
Infrastructure Elements:
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360-degree exhibit preservation
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Interactive learning checkpoints
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Facilitator-aligned Players Manuals
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Multi-device accessibility
Impact:
The immersive extension expanded access to culturally significant narratives and supported broader educational programming tied to the exhibit lifecycle.
Leadership:
Terri Freeman
Terry Taylor
University of Nebraska x 4H
Applied Mathematics & STEM
Project Focus:
Skill-Based Immersive Learning
Challenge:
How can applied mathematics and global water initiatives be translated into experiential, youth-centered skill-building environments?
Solution:
Udēēsa developed immersive modules aligned with the “Build-A-Hut x Aqua Africa” initiative, integrating STEM concepts within interactive environments.
Infrastructure Elements:
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Goal-based interaction zones
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Applied mathematics integration
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Multi-device deployment
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Youth workshop facilitation tools
Impact:
Students engaged in contextualized STEM learning experiences tied to global development initiatives.
Leadership:
Tiffany Sessions
The Africa Center
Movements in the Modern Diaspora
Project Focus:
Diaspora Engagement & Cultural Programming
Challenge:
How can contemporary diaspora programming be preserved and extended digitally?
Solution:
Udēēsa collaborated on immersive environments supporting cultural gatherings and thematic programming.
Infrastructure Elements:
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Event-based immersive capture
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Community reflection integration
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Structured digital preservation
Infrastructure Elements:
Udēēsa developed immersive companion environments for the “Movements in the Modern Diaspora” and the Afreximbank x Africa Center "Gateway" initiative related historical locations, enabling visitors and educators to engage with the material beyond singular events.
Impact:
Ongoing engagement with the "Gateway Initiative"
Lehigh University
United States & Africa
Project Focus:
Higher Education Immersive Curriculum Integration
Challenge:
How can Africana Studies and diasporic scholarship be experienced beyond traditional lecture formats?
Solution:
Udēēsa collaborated with faculty leadership to design immersive environments supporting coursework in Africana Studies, Cybernetics & Diasporology.
Infrastructure Elements:
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Location-based immersive modules
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Curriculum-aligned reflection prompts
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Cross-continental contextual mapping
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Structured academic integration
Impact:
Students engaged with geographically and historically significant environments in ways that deepened contextual understanding and interdisciplinary exploration.
Leadership:
Bruce Taggart
Kwame Essien, PhD
Smithsonian Institution
Arts & Industries + National Museum of African Art
Project Focus:
Public Engagement & Cultural Education
Challenge:
How can national museum programming extend beyond event-based engagement?
Solution:
Udēēsa supported immersive experiences aligned with Teaching Africa Day initiatives, expanding accessibility and interaction across audiences.
Infrastructure Elements:
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Cultural heritage environments
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Interactive narrative integration
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Multi-device engagement
Impact:The immersive layer supported broader educational access and reinforced the museum’s commitment to global cultural education.
Leadership:
Gathoni Kamau
ADDITIONAL PARTNERS
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Howard University — Center for African Studies
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Library Company of Philadelphia
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Philadelphia School District
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National Science Foundation (I-Corps MVP Development)
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District of Columbia Housing Authority
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International Youth Leadership Institute
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Black Caucus American Library Association
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Church Farm School
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Horizons at Westminster
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Emerging Ladies Academy
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African Diaspora Alliance
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True Culture University
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Hands Across Philadelphia
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Innovation Through Institutional Collaboration
NSF I-Corps MVP development initiatives
Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop Well being by Design case study
Immersive Learning Research Network (iLRN 2026) XR framework peer-review
Our partnerships reflect a commitment to infrastructure thinking and an evolving use of emerging technologies — not one-time experimentation.
