Interactivity Engineer

3 Hours ago • All levels

Job Summary

Job Description

As an Interactivity Engineer at Penrose Studios, you will be instrumental in developing a platform for immersive storytelling within virtual worlds. Your role involves designing and implementing VR user interfaces, prototyping new interaction techniques, and conducting user studies to optimize control schemes. You will stay abreast of current VR interaction methods and contribute to bringing virtual worlds to life. This includes designing and implementing user interface components, constantly experimenting with new interaction methods, performing user studies, and staying updated on current VR interaction techniques.
Must have:
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field
  • Experience using C++ for real time graphics applications
  • Experience designing and implementing complex user interfaces
  • Knowledge of UI design principles
  • Knowledge of 3D math and graphics algorithms
  • Collaborative mindset and ability to communicate effectively
Good to have:
  • 5+ years of software engineering experience
  • Ability to conduct user studies
  • Experience developing for and using Unreal Engine

Job Details

Penrose Studios crafts ground-breaking immersive stories, and needs your help building a platform for this new artistic medium. As an interactivity engineer, you will find new and exciting ways of interacting inside virtual worlds by utilizing cutting edge controllers, headsets, and other types of devices.  You will build novel user interfaces, and bring our virtual worlds to life.

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement VR user interface components
  • Continually prototype and test new techniques for interacting with virtual worlds
  • Perform informal user studies and analyze performance to determine optimal control schemes
  • Stay up to date on current VR interaction techniques from emerging products and academic research

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree or more in Computer Science or related field
  • Experience using C++ for real time graphics applications
  • Experience designing and implementing complex user interfaces
  • Knowledge of UI design principles
  • Knowledge of 3D math and graphics algorithms
  • Collaborative mindset and ability to communicate effectively

Preferred

  • 5+ years of software engineering experience
  • Ability to conduct user studies
  • Experience developing for and using Unreal Engine

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About The Company

Penrose Studios is at the forefront of virtual reality as a storytelling medium. We’re a group of artists, engineers and storytellers, and we’re looking for an eclectic mix of talented individuals who are fast learners with driven personalities.

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