Yuchen ZHAO
赵雨辰
cv
updated by 01/2019 (中文版)
EDUCATION
09/2016 - 05/2018, US
Duke University MA : Computational Media ; GPA: 3.88 / 4
09/2011 - 03/2014, Shanghai
Tongji University MA: Art Theory (New Media Art) ; GPA: 84.96 / 100 (top2)
09/2007 - 07/2011, Beijing
Minzu University of China BA : Journalism; GPA:3.22/4
03/2013 - 09/2013, Germany
Tuebingen University Exchange: Cultural Studies
CERTIFICATION
05/2018, Duke University Trinity College of Arts and Sciences
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Information Science + Studies [Technique training of data visualization, VR, GIS, etc ]
12/2018, Udemy
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The Python Mega Course: Build 10 Real World Application
06/2018, Coursera - Georgia Institute of Technology
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Introduction to User Experience Design
10/2016, Coursera
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Programming Foundations with JavaScript, HTML and CSS
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
Master Thesis + Project (in Duke):
Key words：virtual reality, touch feeling, virtual museum, presence, learning achievement
Master Thesis (in China)：
“The Disenchantment and Atavism of Art:
An Exploration of Contemporary and Modern Art from the Angle from Ritual”（2014）
Key words：Religious art, rites, five sense experience, the end of art, new media art
Published Papers :
From the Role of Smell in Rituals to the Application of Olfactory Mechanism in Artistic Creation”
---- Art and the Age No.560(ISSN 1003-2592) （2014）
---- Art Education Academe No.58 (ISSN 1674-9286), titled with （2013）
Exploring contemporary art from the angle of the ceremony ”
---- Art and the Age No.522 (ISSN 1003-2592), titled with （2013）
---- Academe --No.15(ISBN 978-7-5608-4803-7), tutle(2013)
Conferences / Workshops Talks :
03/2018, Germany
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2018 IEEE VR poster session
My theme: “VR Touch Museum”
02/2018, York University, Canada
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A Graduate conference
“Reformatting the World: An Interdisciplinary Conference on Technology and the Humanities”
My theme: “The Disenchantment and Nature Recovery of Art: Exploration on Contemporary and
Modern Art from the Angle of Ritual ”
03/2017 Arizona State University, US
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A Graduate conference
“Post-human Network”
My theme: “The five senses in religious ritual and its significance to new media art”
03/2016 Tongji University & Bern University, China
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A Workshop
“The Tank”
My theme: “The five senses in religious ritual and its significant to new media art”
EXPERIENCE
11/2018-present
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Research Assistant Intern
-- Art Discovery Institute - Manassas, VA
+ Part-time volunteer
+ VR Reconstruction Project (a historical site)
08/2018-present
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UI / UX Designer Intern
-- Xyken, LLC - A Mobile 3D Imaging Company - McLean, VA
+ UI / UX, graphic design, interface design, web design
+ Basic web front-end developing
+ 3D modeling , Unity development (future project)
07/2017-05/2018
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Tour Guide
-- DiVE lab at Duke - Durham, NC
+ DiVE - A 6-sided CAVE-type immersive virtual reality system
+ Introduced the DiVE lab and some VR demos
02/2018-07/2018
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Project Assistant
-- Dept. of Art, Art History & Visual Studies at Duke - Durham, NC
+ Name: "March on Beijing"
+ Worked with Prof.Ellen Sebring (Visual Culture scholar)
+ Digital Humanity Project
+ VR Oculus Project
+ Use VR to display, collect and categorize historical images
+ UX design, project design，basic programming
09/2017-01/2018
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Project Assistant
-- Dept. of Medicine at Duke - Durham, NC
+ Name: " Residency Game"
+ Worked with Prof. Jennifer Moss (Medical School)
+ VR Hololens Project
+ Design a game to train doctor on residency
+ UX design, Motion capture, Face capture with Kinect and Unity
+ Some simple modeling
02/2017-05/2017
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Project Assistant
-- Dept. of Art, Art History & Visual Studies at Duke - Durham, NC
+Name: "Kando"
+Worked with Prof. Gennifer Weisenfeld (Art History scholar)
+ Website + GIS
+ Data Visualization
+ Collected and categorized historical images on the basis of location, time
+ Software-Arc GIS, Omega, Neatline
01/2017-05/2017
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Project Assistant
-- Dept. of Art, Art History & Visual Studies at Duke - Durham, NC
+ Name: "Cornered"
+ Worked with Prof. Raquel Salvatella De Prada (Artist)
+ Assisted with a project called "Cornered"
+ An art installation project
+ Mapping Projection in a dome
+ Software- Isadora, AE, Maya
09/2013-01/ 2014
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Communication intern
-- China Business Network Co.,Ltd - Shanghai
+ Internship with the largest Chinese finance media platform in Shanghai.
+ Assisted with conference and salon organization, managed advertising, produced reports.
12/2013-12/2013
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Auction Assistant intern
-- Xiling Seal Club Auction Co., Ltd - Hangzhou
+ Sales assistant.
03/2010-06/2010
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Web Editor intern
-- CCTV.net (China Central Television ) - Beijing
+ Performed web editing, information resource searching, and content creation.
07/2009-07/2009
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Journalism intern
-- Ningxia TV station (a province TV station) - Ningxia
+ Content creation.
2009-2012
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Designer
-- Minzu Univerisity & Tongji Univerisity - Beijing & Shanghai
+ Design: layout of newspaper and magazine, poster, advertising material for campus activity
PROJECTS
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Virtual Reality Touch Museum
-- [a virtual museum that combines VR and Touch,2018]
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Residency Game
-- [a Hololens training game for doctors on residency, 2018 ]
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March on Beijing
-- [Oculus VR for Visual Culture, 2018]
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“Cornered”
-- [an art installation, mapping projection dome,2017]
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“Kanto”
-- [Mapping Japan’s 1923 Great Earthquake through Visual Culture,2017]
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“Basilica Ulpia”
--[ an AR app that shows a famous Italy building,2016]
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“Stand with Totoro”
--[an AR app that allows you to see Totoro standing beside you,2016]
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“E-Label”
--[multimedia label,2016]
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“Comments on the Artifact”
-- [use a mobile phone to comment on the artifact in museum, 2016]
SCHOLARSHIP
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Summer Research Grants 07/2017 Duke University
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National scholarship 11/2013 China’s Ministry of Education
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Academic scholarship 2011-13 Tongji University
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Second scholarship 07/2011 Minzu University of China
AWARDS
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Excellent BA Thesis 07/2011 Minzu U
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Excellent Story Award 12/2011 Story Creation Contest ,Tongji U
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Honorary Volunteer 12/2011 School of Mechanics, Tongji U
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Award of Excellence 11/2011 Photographing Contest, Tongji U
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Third Prize 11/2011 “Showing your Photos” Activity, Tongji U
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Award of Excellence 12/2009 Documentary Contest, Minzu U
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Third Prize 05/2008 Drawing Category Art Competition, Minzu U
SKILLS
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Game Engine: Unity
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3D Modeling: Maya, SketchUp, AutoCAD, Fusion360, Revit
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Interactive Arts: P5JS, Isadora
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Graphic Design: PS, XD, AI
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Hardware: Arduino, Particle, Node-RED
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Video Editing: PR, AE
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Data Visualization: ArcGIS, QGIS, Neatline, Mapbox
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Others: 3D printing, Laser Cutting
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Programming: JS, HTML, CSS, C#