Design jobs & events digest
Amy Dinh
- VR x Mindfulness Internship Opportunity with Dharma College in Berkeley
- Tactile Interaction Researcher
- Pear VC x UC Berkeley Founders AMA (3/14)
- Hang out with BCNM March 15! (3/15)
- 2nd General Meeting: Design [Careers] at Berkeley (3/18)
- CivHacks, a virtual hackathon (4/23 - 4/25)
Dharma College is a registered 501(c)3 organization dedicated to researching Asian wisdom traditions and bring them to a western audience. One application of great interest to the College is the use of virtual reality technology to aid in the development of meditation practice. The Tibetan tradition is particularly rich with regard the visual expression, with highly decorated shrines and paintings as a central part of the tradition. These elements are not really art as understood in a western sense; they more properly express teaching cycles (tantras) in visual form. Detailed meditation manuals have been produced about how to work with these materials, particularly with regard to generating internal images based on specific paintings, and using them to enter sublime mental states. These mental states also play an important role in Tibetan medicine, where herbal formulae are combined with specific visualizations.
We are actively looking to find someone who can develop our concept into a virtual reality meditation experience. If you are interested in finding out more information, please contact Director Wangmo Dixey at wdi...@dharma-college.com (subject heading Virtual Reality and Mandalas).
Tactile Interaction Researcher
We are looking for a student who is interested in joining us in developing and testing a low-cost experimental tactile device. The student should have a basic understanding of one or more of the following areas:
- Physical/Digital User interaction design
- User Research
- Haptics
- AR/VR
- Electronic/Mechanical(Mechatronic) prototyping
Pear VC's partner, Ian Taylor, will share thoughts on the topic, "What investors look for from 0 to 1." During this special event come prepared to learn and ask about what Pear looks for in promising startups. Expect a hefty Q&A portion for startups interested in the $25K Pear Competition.
Winning teams each receive $25K uncapped SAFE and we expect 20 winners. The application is quick. No idea is too early to be considered.
About Pear
The Pear VC team has founded 8 startups and has partnered early with companies now worth over $80 Billion, including Doordash, Branch, Guardant Health, and Gusto. Pear partners with founders from day zero and provides hands-on support to help build the next wave of category-defining companies. A strong belief in student founders is demonstrated by 49% of their portfolio companies being founded by students.
All your questions (on new media) will be answered!
Welcome our new DE and Certificate students to BCNM this March 15! We'll be hanging out on Zoom from 1-2pm and invite you to join us to chat about how your new media education can play a role in your research at Berkeley and beyond. Or simply share your thoughts on pandemic life and/or the program. Your suggestions continue to shape BCNM (see this year's Grad Chats!) and we look forward to making our programs work for you!
RSVP here!
Register at https://lu.ma/dabGM2 anytime before the event to join! We’ll be taking question submissions until Friday at 3:00 PM PST, so register early if you have any specific questions for our speakers.
Our focus is on providing a welcoming, engaging and creative environment to support social good in tech culture. UC Berkeley students will form teams to help tackle issues affecting sustainability, civics, student success, and other societal issues. We pride ourselves in helping both beginners and experienced hackers explore technology and develop their skills—with a conscience.
