Computer Science School

Tina R. Ziemek

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Education

Ph.D. in Computer Science, University of Utah August 2010

Co-advised by Prof. William B. Thompson (School of Computing) and Prof. Sarah H. Creem-

Regehr (Department of Psychology)

Thesis title: Evaluating the Use of Orientation Indicators to Increase the Effectiveness

of 3D

Visualizations

M.S. in Computer Science, Colorado School of Mines May 2005

Advised by Prof. Alyn Rockwood

Thesis title: Two-D or not Two-D: Gender Implications of Visual Cognition in Electronic

Games

B.A. in Economics, College of the Holy Cross May 2003

Minor, Computer ScienceMagna Cum Laude, Economic Department s Honors Program

Professional Experience

User Experience

Designer/ResearcherAug 2010 - Nov 2011Stupid Fun Club, LLC, Berkeley, CA

Involved in all phases of design from inspiration, ideation, and implementation at Will

Wright s

(SimCity, The Sims) entertainment think tank, facilitated design process through

storytelling,

experimentation, prototyping, playtesting, and evaluation; focused on usability and

accessibility

Research AssistantJune 2006 - May 2010Perception Lab, School of Computing, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT

Designed and implemented methodology to assess users experience with 3D computer

graphics,

conducted over ten experiments, tested over 400 users, analyzed data, and published

results

Principle InvestigatorSep 2005 - Jan 2007ACM SIGGRAPH, New York, NY

Completed marketing study for SIGGRAPH Asia; designed, conducted, and evaluated

demographic

study on 1,400 published SIGGRAPH papers

InternSummers 2000 - 2003Sun Educational Services, Sun Microsystems, Inc., Broomfield, CO

Created and edited interactive demonstrations and software simulations that were used for

teaching,

improved usability of educational tools

Research Interests

Visual perception, navigation, applied cognitive psychology, spatial cognition and

quantifying fun

Technical & Computer Skills

Applications: Unity 3D, E-Prime, SAS, SPSS, Google SketchUp, Autodesk Maya, Gimp

Programming Languages: C, C++, LISP, JavaScriptTeaching Experience

Instructor Summers 2010, 2012School of Computing, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT

Created and taught course content for GREAT, a computer science camp for students; under

guidance of Dr. David Johnson

Teaching AssistantFall 2008, Spring 2009, 2010

School of Computing, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT

Created non-traditional computer science modules to encourage youth to study computer

science;

under guidance of Dr. Erin Parker

InstructorSummer 2007, 2009

School of Engineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT

Created and taught computer science course content for Hi-GEAR, a week-long technology

camp

for high school females

Volunteer Teacher Winter 2003, 2008, 2009

Burton Chill Program, Burlington, VT

Taught snowboarding to at-risk youth ages 12-17

Teaching AssistantAug 2003 - Aug 2005Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO

National Science Foundation GK-12 Engineering Outreach Fellow; created and implemented

lessons

to incorporate computer science into a middle school classroom

Teaching AssistantSep 2002 - May 2003College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA

Assisted professors in computer science and mathematics classes

TeacherJan 2002 - May 2002Boys and Girls Club, Worcester, MA

Taught basic computer skills to children ages 8-17

Publications

Refereed Conference and Journal Publications:

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Refereed Abstracts:

Tina R. Ziemek, Sarah H. Creem-Regehr, and William B. Thompson, Using mental rotation as

a

methodology to evaluate shape perception in computer graphics, In Proceedings of the

Fifth

ACM SIGGRAPH Symposium on Applied Perception in Graphics and Visualization

(APGV), pp. 201. Los Angeles, CA. August 2008.

Tina R. Ziemek, Electronic games: 2D or not 2D?, Presented at ACM SIGGRAPH 2005

Educators

program, Article No. 7. Los Angeles, CA. August 2005.

Academic Honors

National Hispanic Fund Google Scholar 2009

rd

Placed 3 of (15) in Colorado School of Mines Graduate Student Association Research Fair

2005

Microsoft All-Star Serious Games Summit Attendee 2005

Phi Beta Kappa Society 2003

Dean s list every semester at College of the Holy Cross 2000- 2003

Sun Microsystems Society of Latinos Scholarship Award 200 2

InRoads Outstanding Intern Award 2000

Professional Activities

Blogger Jun 2012 - Present

Personal Blog, http://tinaplaysgames.com

Raise awareness in video game community of usability issues related to visual perception

Advisor

Jan 2012 - PresentPBS KIDS Interactive at PBS, Arlington, VA

Inform designers of potential barriers to the usability of unreleased iPhone, iPad, and

web games

GameJam! LeadNov 2008 - Aug 2009ACM SIGGRAPH, New Orleans, LA

Headed first video game design competition at SIGGRAPH 2009

Conference ManagerFeb 2006 - Aug 2006

Sandbox: an ACM SIGGRAPH Video Game Symposium, Boston, MA

Produced first Sandbox symposium co-located with SIGGRAPH 2006

Diversity Committee RepresentativeAug 2003 - May 2005Mathematics and Computer Science Department, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO

Represented department in Diversity Committee meetings and activities

Chair for MACS Women s Forum Aug 2004 - May 2005Mathematics and Computer Science Department, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO

Coordinated activities for Women s group

References

References available upon request.

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