About Chris

Designer. Builder.
Teacher at heart.

I run SideQuest Studio to turn complicated learning and product problems into experiences people can actually use, try, and understand.

Illustrated portrait of Chris, SideQuest Studio designer and builder

What SideQuest Studio believes

Useful beats impressive-looking but unusable.

Learning science, product strategy, code, animation, AI, and game mechanics belong together when the combination helps someone practice, decide, create, or understand. The medium follows the problem.

How I work

Prototype the real interaction early.

I start by clarifying the audience and the job they need to do. Then I build enough of the actual experience to test the difficult part—conversation behavior, game mechanics, data flow, accessibility, or platform integration—before polishing the whole system.

Best-fit problems

Work that crosses disciplines.

  • Interactive learning and scenario practice
  • AI-assisted simulations with human oversight
  • Learning platforms, analytics, and custom team tools
  • Browser games, animation, character, and voice experiences
  • Usable prototypes that reduce product and technical uncertainty

Working philosophy

Honest evidence, clear boundaries.

Public project stories describe what the current build demonstrates, what decisions shaped it, and what remains limited. Private infrastructure, credentials, learner data, and unverified claims stay out of the marketing layer.

Representative projects

A few paths through the work.

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BetaLearning Intelligence Platform analytics and content operations dashboard
Learning · Platforms · Analytics

Learning Intelligence Platform

Operate learning like a product, not a pile of pages.

A custom learning-product layer for content operations, learner signals, analytics, and intelligence, built on a LearnHouse foundation.

BetaPURPLE AI customer-service conversation practice simulation
Learning · AI · Simulations

PURPLE / Chat-n-ator

Practice difficult customer conversations in a low-risk simulation.

A timed customer-interaction simulation with varied scenarios, conversational practice, and an evaluation path.

LiveLexle Wordle-style learning game builder
Learning · Games · Storyline

Lexle

Turn a vocabulary challenge into a portable learning game.

Build, test, and export a Wordle-style experience with Storyline-compatible result handling.

Start a project

Bring the real problem.

A short description of the audience, the job they need to do, and what is getting in the way is enough to begin.

Contact Chris