Kyle Shackle · ModeXR

Designing systems that learn
from the people who built them.

UX design, product thinking, user research, intelligent workflows, and AI-assisted experiences. Built to help people learn, decide, and perform with confidence.

Founded as SDK | KDS
System Designed Knowledge · Knowledge Designed Systems
The circle continues
Portfolio · Systems that help people learn, decide, create, and perform with less friction.
Three products.
One philosophy.

ModeXR doesn't automate human thinking. It illuminates the next decision.

EmergentPathways
Designed and evaluated a PASS-inspired learning experience that helps people build ethical AI literacy through guided practice, reflection, and human-centered design.

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Fight IQ
Designed an AI-assisted performance analysis experience that transforms complex fight footage into clear, coachable insights using computer vision and pattern recognition.

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Pocket Groove
Designed an AI-assisted creative learning experience that helps aspiring musicians create tracks like a producer by illuminating the next layer based on mood, rhythm, texture, and song structure without replacing the creative process.

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The Philosophy
Human learns from machine.
Machine learns from human.
The circle never breaks.

Technology should expand human capability, not replace it. I design systems that orchestrate technology to reduce complexity, helping people learn, make informed decisions, and perform with confidence.

SDK | KDS · The origin · Est. before it had a name
The Ecosystem
One ecosystem.
Many surfaces.

Beyond the portfolio. Projects in flight — sorted by where they are in the build.

In Development
MindSync In Dev
Immersive emotional-tech for mental wellness. AR/VR, AI, human-first.
Concept
Flowtrace Concept
Patterns underneath performance.
Invisi-Lync Concept
Geospatial · Temporary Reality Structures · LiDAR.
Clearspace Concept
Mixed-reality decision support. Surfaces only what matters — by role, location, and moment.
OS Systems Concept
Automation packages and personal operating systems.
BetaMinds Concept
Founder matchmaker and venture studio.
The Builder
"Thank you for believing in me enough to invest in my first real tools. That laptop became the doorway to everything that followed."
— Kyle · SDK | KDS · Founder Seed 02
Kyle Shackle
UX Systems Designer · Researcher · Builder
My design philosophy is simple: if an element doesn’t help someone understand, decide, or create, it doesn’t belong. I remove before I add. Every interface should reduce cognitive load while preserving curiosity, because people learn best when they’re challenged just enough to stay engaged without becoming overwhelmed.
ModeXR Ecosystem
Active projects & experiments
Signals & Noise
Research, lessons & reflections
Systems in Progress
Tools for learning, performance & creativity