Jason Jerald, Phd Email & Phone Number

Raleigh, Nc, Us

Raleigh, North Carolina, Us

At NextGen Interactions, we believe it is our moral responsibility to identify and solve for the most impactful use cases that can benefit from immersive technologies. In our case, this is primarily training first responders for high-risk emergency response events that are impossible or too expensive to prepare for using traditional means.In addition to identifying the most impactful use cases that are a good fit for XR technologies, I lead an interdisciplinary team of expert virtual-reality creators. Work includes software/hardware development, research, design, and consulting. I also regularly speak at conferences, workshops, and training events.

Los Gatos, Ca, Us

Served on the advisory board of Sixense. Sixense was acquired by Penumbra in 2021.

A Metaverse built on the blockchain, allowing users to monetize their creations. Tokens publicly traded on both Ethereum and Polygon blockchains. Provided advice on various aspects of virtual reality including business strategy, industry trends, software development, and design of intuitive human-computer interaction.

Durham, North Carolina, Us

Investigation of VR sickness mitigation with the DiVE (Duke immersive Virtual Environment) team and the Pratt School of Engineering.

Waterford, Ie

Lectured and advised on spinning out / commercializing virtual reality technology developed at the University in collaboration with the Telecommunications Software & Systems Group (TSSG).

Most recently, a portion of my time was spent working on an NIH (National Institute of Health) funded grant titled "Motion-Controlled Gaming for Neuroscience Education". The project focused on learning by doing via hand-held tracked controllers that are now becoming popular with consumer virtual reality systems.In the past I have done the following for Digital ArtForms:• Developed software for various projects focusing on the design and implementation of next-generation two-handed interfaces.• Conducted user studies that illustrated Digital ArtForms’ two-handed interface technology is 4.5-4.7 times as efficient as the mouse and keyboard for fundamental 3D tasks.• Delivered systems to University of Maryland Medical School, Wichita State University, and Lockheed Martin.• Technology presented at ACM SIGGRAPH, IEEE 3DUI, and RSNA.• Led proposal writing.• Participated in partner/client relations and strategic business planning.

New York, Us

I have served on the IEEE Virtual Reality, IEEE 3D User Interfaces, and ACM SIGGRAPH conference committees. I have led subcommittees, planned/managed conference operations, moderated panels, written/reviewed/coordinated publications, presented in front of large audiences, and mentored students.I most recently served as the SIGGRAPH Immersive Realities Contest Lead in 2014 and 2015 as part of the Real-Time Live Committee. Other roles over a period of 20 years have included: • Various positions with responsibilities in SIGGRAPH planning, operations, technical reviewing, presenting, and leading teams. • Served on the 2009 and 2010 SIGGRAPH Conference Committee. • Served on the SIGGRAPH Student Volunteer Committee from 2006-2010 and as 2010 Student Volunteer Chair. Led the efforts of 300-500 students each year that ensured the conference ran smoothly. • Played a major role in the redesign of the Student Volunteer Program and the creation of SIGGRAPH Student Services. Served on this committee from 2011-2014.

Chapel Hill, Nc, Us

As a member of this group, led by Dr. Frederick P. Brooks, Jr., I helped develop software, gave numerous demos, and conducted research on what makes virtual environments effective. Work included contributing to the legendary "Pit Demo" that includes large scale walkaround VR with passive haptics (i.e., the sense of touch) that results in a visceral fear of heights that has been replicated at universities, companies, and trade shows throughout the world. After trying the demo Jaron Lanier (VR pioneer and researcher who coined the term VR) stated "This is what I always thought it [sic: quality VR] would be like" and Randy Pausch (VR researcher most well known for The Last Lecture) stated "There is this VR demo, and then there are all others."My dissertation work conducted with this group included design, implementation, and analysis of psychophysics studies for real and simulated motions and latency in virtual/augmented reality.

Moffett Field, California, Us

Designed, implemented, and ran user studies investigating scene-motion and latency perception

Washington, Dc, Us

Developed features for the Battlefield Augmented Reality System (BARS) and the NRL CAVE.

Malibu, California, Us

• Subject matter and implementation expert of virtual reality systems and the world’s first reconfigurable CAVE.• Projects included virtual reality systems, military command & control, distributed systems, avatars, and videoconferencing.• Researched and developed applications for Raytheon, General Motors, Boeing, and DARPA.

Pullman/Spokane/Tri-Cities/Vancouver/Everett/Global, Washington, Us

development of implicit surfaces software

Lemont, Il, Us

Developed physically-based simulation in the Argonne CAVE.

Helped to develop one of the world's first immersive virtual medical environments.

Modeled and animated architectural structures and nuclear-waste facilities (featured on a local news station).

Computer aided design, modeling, and animation

Phd, Ms, Computer Science

Bs, Computer Science

Public Speaking And Leadership

Personal Growth