3M Virtual Reality Internship Experience
Remote internship, June 2020 - December 2020
Sole VR developer: Assisted in the introduction of in-house VR development in the company. Roles: Concepting, storyboarding, research, 3D modeling, animation, programming, design.
Summer Internship Experience: Created and completed a VR prototype of how to use and operate a 3M food safety device (date of content release TBD)
Fall Internship Experience (internship extended): Storyboarded and created a video prototype for future, potential VR experiences
Tools used: Oculus Quest, Unreal Engine, Advanced VR Framework (for Unreal), Maya, Blender, Adobe CC, Storyboarder, Miro
Summer VR demo
Smart Room Air Purifier VR Experience - Video Prototype
Smart Room Air Purifier (RAP) VR Experience - Video Prototype
"Making the invisible, visible"
This video prototype demonstrates a VR experience where the user must learn what air particles are polluting the space they are in, and use a 3M product to filter them out.
Roles: Concepting, storyboarding, modeling of particles, UI, animation
Introducing the scene
Detection ray moves through the room
Particles visibly floating around
Particle analysis
All particles in room detected
3M air purifier placed in room
Particles starting to filter out
3 months later: Replace filter to keep the air clean
Dander particle
Cooking oil particle
Candle soot particle
Image from initial storyboarding
CES VR Experience - Storyboarding
CES VR Experience - Storyboarding
Storyboarding for a potential VR experience using 3M technology for CES 2021
- Visually interpreted a pre-written script
- Coordinated with supervisor and client about storyboard adaptations and revisions
Compilation of all storyboard concepts
Research, Notes and Concepting
Research, Notes, and Concepting
- Cataloged development progress, research notes, links, and feedback on Miro
- Used the Miro board in presentations and collaborative ideating, which contributed to successful online communication
Guidelines for a client interested in using AR/ VR
School-published article about internship experience
