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Houston, Tx, Us

Houston, Texas, Us

Developing Virtual Reality projects in support of the Center for Design and Space Architecture (CDSA) team onsite at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Using Unreal Engine 5 (nanite and lumen) to create high fidelity multiplayer VR experiences of space architecture.

Founder. Developing Virtual Reality (VR) experiences for room scale devices (Vive, Rift, Index) using Unreal Engine. Shipped Projects:-Isle of Pan (2022)-Oneirogen (2018)Technical SkillsUnreal Engine Blueprints | Blender | Steamworks | Substance Painter Photoshop | Medium | Audacity | Quixel Megascans | Discord | MS Office | Google Suite Design-For VR game Isle of Pan, rapidly prototyped levels and puzzles, game-flow, and core gameplay systems. Created open world island environment encouraging exploration through simplified puzzle solving.Iterated, balanced, and adjusted gameplay elements based on player feedback.-Created 12 unique portal levels, each with different environments that takes advantage of VR’s surreal nature. -Story design: Wrote script, background setting, designed over 100+ different creatures with distinct behaviors and reactions to player engagement. Directed with 10 voice actors to record VO for Isle of Pan.10 years’ experience as professional photographer with keen eye for composition, environmental storytelling. Implementation-4 years’ experience using Unreal Engine Blueprints to create two VR experiences. Created flexible open-ended systems for dialog, photo feedback, NPC navigation, etc, to allow rapid prototyping and creation of characters. -Optimized performance in VR so Isle of Pan runs optimally with large open world, real time shadows, and persistent in-game camera preview. In-depth understanding of VR development. Focused on maximizing awe, reducing friction for players.-Created and tested user controls designed for accessibility for both PC, VR. Led playtesting sessions, integrating player feedback as well as identifying and solving design problems, bugs, UI improvements, etc. Communication -Wrote and maintained game design documents, sprint-based project schedules.

Minneapolis And St. Paul, Minnesota, Us

Developed virtual reality projects as part of a MFA studio art program. Created a VR experience called Oneirogen with a supporting thesis paper exploring the role of VR in studio practice. Oneirogen is a dreamlike circular journey through the depths of my subconscious. Inspired by the writings of Carl Jung and Joseph Campbell, flow from one interactive environment to the next as you experience a magical trip through mysterious realms. It was released on Steam for use on the HTC Vive or Oculus Rift. Fulfilled duties as graduate fellow assisting teachers for two classes per semester, helping students develop final projects and providing feedback in a group critique and one and one settings. Helped spread the word of XR at the University of Minnesota, by demoing VR at events and introducing it as a guest speaker in various departments.

Fine Art and Commercial Photographer. Showed fine art in a variety of exhibitions and publications. Written about by National Geographic, Slate, The Telegraph, The Daily Mail, etc. As a commercial photographer worked for a variety of clients in product and editorial photography.Awarded several grants for photography work, including Fulbright grant in 2014 to photograph and study working dogs in New Zealand for 12 months. Presented talks in 4 countries about photography series The Shepherd’s Realm.Solo ExhibitionsThe Shepherd's Realm: Dogs of Norway and New Zealand, Peter Hay Halpert Fine Art, New York City, '15The Shepherd's Realm V. III, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, NZ, Oct. '14Selected Group ExhibitionsEquivalents, Photo Center NW, Seattle WA, August '12Small Prints, Humble Arts, Flash Forward Festival Boston, June '12Texas Photographic Society's 25th Annual Show, Odessa TX, Jan. '12 (Honorable Mention)Humble Group Show, Taschen Books, New York, Fall '10Various Photographs, NY Photo Festival, May '08Tiny Vices, Studio Bee, Tokyo, Japan, Dec '06Selected Clients: AirBnB, Lotuff Leather, Time Out New York, Leonards New England, Boston Guild of Artists, Boston Public Library, Briggs Providence, Big Nazo, College of the Holy Cross

Wellington, Wellington, Nz

Awarded a Fulbright grant to photograph working dogs in New Zealand.

Albany, Ny, Us

Photography Instructor for seven-nine weekend courses a year for international students, mainly au pairs in U.S. government approved programs.

Boston, Ma, Us

Assisting curators in archiving the BPL's fine print collection. Also assist in putting together shows to go out to other institutions. Matting and framing are my main activities.

Master Of Fine Arts (Mfa), Fine And Studio Arts

Bachelor Of Fine Arts (Bfa), Photography

Bfa, Photography