Service to University
FRAMELESS LABS VR/AR/MR/XR CONFERENCE & COMMITTEE MEMBER
2016-Present
Serving on the Frameless Labs Committee (FLC) allows me to help bring the cutting edge technology in use at RIT to other fields. The FLC is a collaboration of professors from across RIT who are working in the fields of VR, augmented reality, mixed reality, and extended reality. My roles on the committee have included helping to create the RIT VR Symposium (initiated in 2016), collecting proposals from students and faculty, requesting and coordinating speakers, arranging and giving tours of RIT including MAGIC Spell Studios, as well as presenting in 2018 and 2019. This committee is building relationships both within and outside the University that will facilitate RIT’s role as one of the leaders in Virtual Reality.
At a Glance:
•Founding Committee Member (2016-Present)
•Creating and planning yearly projects, goals, and conference (2016-Present)
•Researched online platforms for Virtual FLC (2021)
•Problem solved and created accessibility solutions for Deaf and Hard of Hearing attendees to Virtual FLC (2021)
•Created video tutorials to demonstrate accessibility solutions and options for attendees before Virtual FLC (2021)
•Presented Swing WIP Demo (2019)
•Presented My Experience Shoehorning VR on a MacBook Pro (2018)
•Recruited Wyatt Savarese from The Mill NYC to speak about their VR/AR/MR projects (2017)
Participant tries Swing (WIP) in VR
Frameless Labs Demo Area
Emily Meeting in VR
IMAGINE RIT
Along with CAD student volunteers I hosted demonstrations for Imagine RIT for eight years. This daylong event showcases various projects, research, and tools that both students and professors are creating or using on campus. I have presented demonstrations and hands-on experiences in both ZBrush Digital Sculpting and drawing in Virtual Reality using Tilt Brush. I managed my time carefully with each person, providing clear instructions, and helping them have a fulfilling experience. Some of the feedback I have received over the years has been, “This is the coolest thing ever!” “I can’t believe I painted in virtual reality!” “Thank you for teaching me about this, I had no idea such a thing existed.”
Student volunteers help set up next participant
