From August 2021 to December 2021 at Iowa State University’s Virtual Reality Applications Center (VRAC), I volunteered to learn about, present, and lead 10+ technical demos to potential and current stakeholders. I also became trained in using various VR platforms and technology. Because of passion to learn and to connect with people, I became a Lead Student Demo Presenter through my Graduate Research Assistant role.
Stakeholders included:
- Boeing
- Senator Chuck Grassley‘s aides
- Collins Aerospace
- Renovo Media Group
- Faculty and students from other schools
My contributions included:
- Communicated directly with potential and current stakeholders about the cutting-edge innovations that occur within the Virtual Reality Applications Center (VRAC) at Iowa State University
- Controlled and presented various virtual reality (VR) apps such as:
- A mixed reality welder training application that utilized a Meta (Oculus) Quest 2 and a microcontroller driven, 3D-printed welder-like device
- Linux-based VR CAVE solar system
- Linux-based VR CAVE aircraft carrier environment
- An “Introduction to VR” an Unreal Engine 4.26 application that utilized a Valve Index headset and HTC Vive Pro 2 controllers
- Executed creative solutions and problem solving for impromptu situations
- Trained new undergraduates and graduate students on how to present and operate demo equipment
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