“Rebecca is a dedicated professional who is very adept at working on multiple projects in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment--all while maintaining exceptional attention to detail. She has been instrumental in keeping the team on target through constant communication with on-site and remote team members. She is always focused on what's best for the project as well as the team, and she holds everyone to a very high standard. Rebecca is thoughtful, personable and a pleasure to work with.”
Rebecca Evans
Emeryville, California, United States
1K followers
500+ connections
Emeryville, California, United States
1K followers
500+ connections
About
Rebecca Evans is an Experience Designer for people, places and products. In practice…
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Today I was on the Between Realities podcast with Alex Meland and Harry Skigis talking about VR and other weird…
Today I was on the Between Realities podcast with Alex Meland and Harry Skigis talking about VR and other weird…
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Education
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University of California, San Diego
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Activities and Societies: Campus-wide event planning and management.
Volunteer Experience
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Virtual Reality Hackathon Co-Organizer, Mentor, Team Lead
Virtual Reality & Augmented Reality Hackathons
- 5 years 7 months
Science and Technology
- Trainer: MIT Reality Hack - led Altspace world building training for team (October, 2021)
- Mentor: WebXR / Mozilla Hubs Virtual Reality and live Theater Hackathon - University of York UK, Digital Creative Labs (April 2021)
- Co-organizer: VR Health Hackathon @ Google SF, 2018 (Participant app 'EmpowHER' started at this hackathon & launched on Oculus Rift, 2020)
- Mentor: East Oakland Youth VR Hackathon, September 2017
- Microsoft Hololens Hackathon, 2016 (Solution: AR Patient…- Trainer: MIT Reality Hack - led Altspace world building training for team (October, 2021)
- Mentor: WebXR / Mozilla Hubs Virtual Reality and live Theater Hackathon - University of York UK, Digital Creative Labs (April 2021)
- Co-organizer: VR Health Hackathon @ Google SF, 2018 (Participant app 'EmpowHER' started at this hackathon & launched on Oculus Rift, 2020)
- Mentor: East Oakland Youth VR Hackathon, September 2017
- Microsoft Hololens Hackathon, 2016 (Solution: AR Patient triage tagging for EMS)
- Neurogaming EEG Hackathon, 2016 (Winner: Team Mood Ring Locket solution)
- High Fidelity Virtual Reality Hackathon, 2016 (Honorable Mention: "Pass the Mic" Karaoke Battle) -
Community Building for the Metaverse
Virtual Reality Demos & Public Engagement
- 5 years 1 month
Arts and Culture
- Speaker: Virtual Reality & Healthcare Conference in Altspace VR (March, 2020)
https://account.altvr.com/worlds/1381436686348583746/spaces/1401004690862244015
- VR & Wellness Community: Planning & onsite leadership, demos. (2017-2019)
- IEEEVR Conference in Mozilla Hubs, moderator (2020)
- World Virtual Reality Day @ Berkeley (2018)
- SVVR (Silicon Valley Virtual Reality) demo booth at the Maker Faire (2017)
- VR Event Assistance: AWE-SF, River Studios, Upload VR…- Speaker: Virtual Reality & Healthcare Conference in Altspace VR (March, 2020)
https://account.altvr.com/worlds/1381436686348583746/spaces/1401004690862244015
- VR & Wellness Community: Planning & onsite leadership, demos. (2017-2019)
- IEEEVR Conference in Mozilla Hubs, moderator (2020)
- World Virtual Reality Day @ Berkeley (2018)
- SVVR (Silicon Valley Virtual Reality) demo booth at the Maker Faire (2017)
- VR Event Assistance: AWE-SF, River Studios, Upload VR (2016-2018) -
VR/AR Groups - Moderator
Virtual and Augmented Reality: community group development
- 3 years 11 months
Arts and Culture
Moderation and Administration of large Facebook groups targeted to multiple populations and interests. As of November, 2020 when I turned over most roles:
- Steam VR (29K members) https://www.facebook.com/groups/htcvive
- Oculus Quest (25K members) https://www.facebook.com/groups/vrmai
- XR & Mental Health - Admin. (700 members) https://www.facebook.com/groups/116122562389256
- Women in Immersive Media - Admin. (1K members) https://www.facebook.com/groups/womenxr
- WebXR…Moderation and Administration of large Facebook groups targeted to multiple populations and interests. As of November, 2020 when I turned over most roles:
- Steam VR (29K members) https://www.facebook.com/groups/htcvive
- Oculus Quest (25K members) https://www.facebook.com/groups/vrmai
- XR & Mental Health - Admin. (700 members) https://www.facebook.com/groups/116122562389256
- Women in Immersive Media - Admin. (1K members) https://www.facebook.com/groups/womenxr
- WebXR (3K members) https://www.facebook.com/groups/arvrweb -
VR/AR Conferences
Conferences: speaking, attending, and volunteering
- 11 years 10 months
- Presentations in 2020 include: VR/AR/WebXR for E-commerce, Virtual Reality and Healthcare, and Immersive Performances in Virtual Reality.
- Oculus Connect 5 & 6, 2018-2019 (Project RingAR - 2019)
- Augmented World Expo, 2014-2018 (5-year attendee, 4-year volunteer)
- Neurogaming & Experiential Tech Expo, 2016
- Samsung Developer’s Conference, 2016
- Game Developer’s Conference, 2014 & 2016
- Silicon Valley Product Management Conference: 2009, 2011-2015 (6-year attendee…- Presentations in 2020 include: VR/AR/WebXR for E-commerce, Virtual Reality and Healthcare, and Immersive Performances in Virtual Reality.
- Oculus Connect 5 & 6, 2018-2019 (Project RingAR - 2019)
- Augmented World Expo, 2014-2018 (5-year attendee, 4-year volunteer)
- Neurogaming & Experiential Tech Expo, 2016
- Samsung Developer’s Conference, 2016
- Game Developer’s Conference, 2014 & 2016
- Silicon Valley Product Management Conference: 2009, 2011-2015 (6-year attendee, 4-year volunteer)
Languages
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Germanic languages
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Recommendations received
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