SEAN AJ SMITH

ac7yzm@r.postjobfree.com

708-***-****

SKILLS

seanajsmith.com

EDUCATION

Master of Science Human Computer Interaction

Indiana University

Aug 2016

May 2018

Aug 2012

May 2016

Aug 2015

Dec 2015

Toolkit

Blender (3D Modeling)

Unity (Game Engine)

Adobe After Effects

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Lightroom

Adobe Premiere

Sketch

Visual Design

Visual Prototyping

3D Modeling

Graphic Design

Video Editing

Photography

ASSOCIATE INSTRUCTOR INDIANA UNIVERSITY

Led students to actualize and achieve their design ideas in virtual reality. Developed project guidelines and mentored students. Aug 2016

May 2018 Courses: Intro to VR Design & Human Computer Interaction Aug 2016 Conversational UI: Yelp Bot “Yelpy”

Dec 2016

Human Robot Interaction: A Social Robot

Master’s Thesis: VR Design

Aug 2017

Dec 2017

Jan 2018

May 2018 Result: Created an “affective VR” experience in purpose to educate, communicate, and influence emotions.

Visual Design UX Design PhotographyArtist VR Design 3D Graphic Design

Blender

Robot Design

Virtual Reality

AR

Video Game Design

GLERB INTERNSHIP BLOOMINGTON, IN

Conducted research to understand use cases of Glerb (learning platform). Mocked up concepts for API’s and learning applications. May 2017

Aug 2017 Summer Internship with Professor Marty Siegel ETHNOGRAPHER TOKYO, JAPAN

Performed ethnographic research.

Presented data at the end of the term about “karoshi”, Japan’s word for

“death from being overworked.”

Aug 2015

Dec 2015 Abroad Internship: Dunlop Sports

Role: Conducted research, user testing, and designed a virtual world for people to experience during my final degree thesis show. Bloomington, IN

Bachelor of Science Human Biology

Indiana University Bloomington, IN

Tokyo Study Abroad Culture and Language

Kanda University Tokyo, Japan

Result: Designed a robot for social good and presented it at a symposium. Role: Embodiment design, face animation, laser cut body frame, user research interviews, 3D modeled arms, arduino, 3D print design. Result: Designed an alternative to Yelp’s current method and incorporated a “ConUI” to improve the food search experience. Role: Conversation design concept, user interviews, usability tests, presentation deck design.

UX User Experience Design VR Virtual Reality

concept development visualization hardware/software prototyping visual communication new experience concepts entertainment experiences Rapid prototyping visual communicator

@seanboipapi

Languages

Japanese (Basic)

User Experience Methods

Problem Framing

Affinity Diagramming

Exemplar Mood Boards

Speculative Design

Participatory Design

Wireframing

User Testing

What-If Cards

WORK EXPERIENCE

PROJECTS

Programming

C# (Basic)

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