Philip Begel

www.philipbegel.com Experience
(310)-383-3872
philipbegel@gmail.com
Career Services Associate Instructor
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IU School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering
Bloomington, IN | Aug 2016 May 2018

Education Counsel students through resume critiques and provide

career advice to around 20 students per week.

Master of Science, Human-Computer Interaction/design

Indiana University, Bloomington, IN | May 2018
Bachelor of Science, Cognitive Science
Human-Computer Interaction/Neuroscience emphasis
University of California, Santa Cruz, CA | June 2015
Zrich International School, Switzerland | June 2009
S k i l l s & To o l s
Virtual Reality Engagement Intern
Samsung Research America
Mountain View, CA | May 2017 Aug 2017
Engaged, developed, and nurtured relations with 10+ top
VR developers to ensure GearVR device and app store
platform had the best breed of content available.
Strategically analyzed VR content trends to feature the
best apps on Samsung Picks using metrics in Excel such
as downloads, ratings, price, and genre.

Design Teaching Assistant Westminster Elementary School

Affinity Diagrams Venice, CA | Oct 2015 Jun 2016
Personas
Contextual Inquiry Prototypes Aided teaching of 2nd 5th graders in fluency, reading
Collections Sketches comprehension, math and science.
Diary Studies Storyboards Provided IT assistance for school computers and tablets
Interviews Surveys for over 6 classrooms (apx 100 tablets/computers total).
Journey Maps What-If cards Supervised activities for 2nd 5th graders on the
Mind Maps Wireframes playground overseeing groups of 30.

Strategy Research Assistant

Dr. Davidenkos Oculus Rift Perception Lab
SWOT Analysis Porters Five Forces
Santa Cruz, CA | Jan 2015 May 2015
Market Research Business Model Canvas
Collaborated with a team coding in Unity to run virtual
Tools reality experiments with the Oculus Rift.
A-Frame HTML, CSS Studied various visual perceptual phenomenon including
Arduino, Java InVision orientation effects, depth perception, and immersion.
Audacity InDesign
Blender JustInMind
Selected Projects
Excel Photoshop
GameMaker Powerpoint
Google Analytics Unity, C# ThanksDoc!: Bringing appreciation to those who deserve it
Assembled a high-fidelity prototype for an appreciation
service co-designed with doctors using InVision.
Others

Bicycle Repair Russian Creating Experiences in Virtual Reality: WebVR Designs

German (beg.) Real Estate Developed WebVR experiments and immersive VR
Hard-Drive Repair 3D Printing/Laser Cutting concepts making use of mechanics such as gaze, reactive
storytelling, and role-play to achieve immersion.