Reality Design Lab is looking for a Mixed Reality Creative Engineer

<aside> ⚪ Reality Design Lab 正在寻找一名混合现实创意工程师( Mixed Reality Creative Engineer )兼研究助理,进行混合现实交互设计(合作发CHI论文)和创意编程开发(基于 Unity 和 Vision Pro)。

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Job Description

Reality Design Lab (https://reality.design) is seeking a Reality Designer to collaborate on creating technical artwork for mixed reality using Unity. You will co-author our art and research work, which will be published in top international conferences in the field.

Details
Title "Mixed Reality Creative Engineer and Research Assistant"

We often refer to all collaborators as "Reality Designers" for simplicity. | • Possesses skills similar to a Technical Artist in the Game Industry • Performs tasks akin to a Creative Technologist in the New Media Art Industry • Thinks like a Research Assistant in Interaction Design Research | | Contract | Project Based Contractor. | We consider collaboration as full-time if you have successfully worked with us, such as exhibiting artwork or publishing a paper. | | Term | This is a long-term open position.

You should be available from now until May 31, 2024. | Act as soon as possible (ASAP), as the deadline for SIGGRAPH Asia is approaching on June 20. | | Compensation | Project Based. | The reference hourly rate is no less than $20 per hour. However, compensation is not calculated on an hourly basis. It is determined on a project basis, involving negotiations per project. | | Credit | As a co-author of the papers you are working on, with clear credit descriptions. | We plan to publish papers and present at top international conferences in the field. If you're looking for professional development, academic impact, or a boost to your career, the benefits go beyond just salary compensation. | | Device Requirements | - Apple Silicon chipped Mac

https://twitter.com/xrarchitect?lang=en https://twitter.com/ziyangwen https://twitter.com/_kzr | | Requirements | • Solid skills in Computer Science and C# programming • Understanding of modern rendering pipelines, such as URP, HDRP • Familiarity with Unity Visual Effect Graph, ShaderGraph, and ShaderLab • Knowledge of Procedural Generation such as Dynamic Mesh Generation • Ability to produce clear English documentation • Proficiency in using Git | Act responsibly. Be an adult. We expect that you can work independently and remotely. We can guide you on how to grow into a mature open-source contributor. Consider the following as an ideal role model: https://github.com/keijiro/ | | Growth Roadmap | If you think that you are not capable for above requirements for now, but you can learn quickly. We also attached the roadmap for your growth. | Please refer to the end of this page. | | Bonus Requirements | • Music Engineering or Production • Storytelling or Narrative Design • Architecture or Spatial Design • Prior experience in publishing papers • Prior experience in Game Design • Prior experience in Dance, or Contact Improvisation. • Prior experience in Live-coding. | | | Examples of work we expect you to produce | We anticipate that you will produce high-quality content such as images, tweets, and videos, similar to the examples provided for your reference.

https://twitter.com/_kzr/status/1464209153178538000 https://twitter.com/zachlieberman/status/973218732020588544 https://twitter.com/marpistudio/status/1599144113756319744 https://twitter.com/ziyangwen/status/1090999027926089728 https://twitter.com/XRarchitect/status/1715030164604875029

Live-coding: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PR8CRGI6oC4 | |

About Reality Design Lab

Reality Design Lab (https://reality.design) is an interdisciplinary research and design lab that examines the intersection of speculative design, spatial computing, and programmable cryptography. Led by researcher and designer Botao Amber Hu (https://botao.hu), the lab prioritizes developing inter-bodily embodied interactions within co-located mixed reality. It also explores the use of blockchain as a substrate for artificial life.

Art + Paper: Our working philosophy is centered on the creation of inspiring artwork or tools that generate art as our primary research outputs. We then document our methodology through academic papers, which we publish and showcase at conferences and venues such as CHI, CHI PLAY, SIGGRAPH, UbiComp, UIST, DIS, and ALIFE.

'Arduino' of MR: The lab is also the inventor and primary maintainer of HoloKit, an open-source mixed reality headset and software toolkit (similar to the 'Arduino' community for Mixed Reality). This is aimed at making mixed reality design education more accessible.In line with this objective, Botao Amber Hu, with the support of the Reality Design Lab, serves as a guest lecturer at the China Academy of Art, teaching "Mixed Reality Design".