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Intern Program

TL;DR

Looking for internship candidates:
- VR obsessed
- JavaScript/nodeJS
- UX/UI
- Photogrammetry
- Computer vision / AR
Deliver VR/AR natively on the web
Non-gaming; commerical use-case for VR
You will learn a ton!

Understanding Our Mission

In the future, robots are more involved in manufacturing than they are today.
Digital fabrication holds the promise of enabling choice and customization ; meet/exceeding quality expectations
Design and manufacturing software used today are ill equipped to make low cost digital production efficient/productive

Product Information exists as CAD Documents + human centric workflow

Products are graphs of connected software, data & algorithms...

OLD NEW

The product is an Application

Understanding what we do

Sell - Our embedded SDK enables:
- Engaging customization experience
- Compelling realtime visualization
- Guided personalization
Manufacture
- Workflow automation
- Automated flow into production
- Queuing and Plating
Collborate/Innovate (design revolution)
- Data management of product graphs

WE MAKE IT EASY TO:

JavaScript SDK; runs in any page
Excellent performance on mobile
Dynamic realtime visualization
Digital asset(s) used to manufacture product automatically captured for manufacturer
Product customization (meta) model lives in the cloud.

Sales Experience SDK

Integrating 3d Visualization capabilities with of real world scans.
Powerful native 3d in browser, no app, plugins; mobile friendly
Photogrammetry & Structured light scanning
3D Capture Services for manufacturers & retailers

Sales Experience SDK

This Fall

Fully immersive delivery in VR in-browser without need for special application clients.

Framework for creating and deploying shopping experiences
Seamless transition between Photo, 3D and VR modes
Powerful new capabilities inside our SDK enable customization of ever increasing range of products.

Product Graph Platform

Program

Start late spring/summer and run through early fall

Approximate Dates

Start : 6/15/2016*

End: around 9/15/2016

*Can start now if candidates are interested.

Projects

Projects are not set in stone. If you're interested, we'll work together to craft project work that will leverage your strengths and provide you with opportunities to learn new skills and technologies.

Where possible:

CSE 197
CSE 198
CSE 199

Experience/Exposure

Relevant & Beneficial skills/experience:
(with the exception of JavaScript, in no specific order)

JavaScript (the broader your experience the better)
We use NodeJS & Angular quite extensively
Unity, Unreal, Maya or comparable 3D production framework
2D Vector Design applications like CorelDraw, Inkscape, Illustrator
2D geometry primitives and formats like SVG and CAG concepts.
Proficiency with parametric mechanical engineering CAD Tools like Solidworks, Inventor, FreeCAD; CSG concepts
Experience with open source robotics systems like CNC 3d printers, Mills/Routers, and an understanding of G-Code
Mesh editing tools, like Blender, Meshlab, zBrush
Exposure the concept of the DAG and the value flow based programming (FBP) tools

You don't need to be wizard in all of these areas!

but it doesn't hurt to know a few

Looking for candidates that are passionate about VR/AR
In the context of a summer internship, consider the internship to be their primary intellectual activity.
Work together in groups... Get a friend involved.
Ability and willingness to make commitments
- Problem solving
- Participation
Growth mindset

ProductGraph - Working Concept

Many of the intern projects will be designed to have some tangible deliverable that is relevant or useful to the following product concept:

The Slot Wall.

A Free Culture Open Design (CC-BY-SA).
Used to create infinitely scaleable organization surface(s)
Easy to design/manufacture accessories from a catalog of parametric/procedural designs
Never gets old, adapts to users' changing needs

Features

Project Concept - Web VR Museum

Design and Impelement a virtual museum using a combination of traditional 3d assets as well as photogrammetric reconstruction made by Cosmo Weman, who is a (local) champion of ensuring great works are available in the public domain.