VR Programmer

Khushal Gentela, a senior majoring in Computer Science and Economics, joined the ATLAS Internship Program to gain real-world experience and apply his classroom knowledge to business challenges. He discovered the program through friends and classmates, finding it an ideal platform to bridge his...

Santiago Castro is a senior student majoring in Chemical Engineering. They joined the ATLAS Internship Program as a returner to further develop their leadership and teamwork skills after the summer semester’s internship period. They worked as an ATLAS VR Intern under Randy McCarthy III,...

Alexander Lau is a rising sophomore majoring in Computer Science & Astronomy. He heard about the ATLAS internship program through the department newsletters and decided to join to develop skills in communication and programming in virtual reality, combining his programming knowledge by...

Meet Shreyansh Golyan, a sophomore majoring in Statistics & Computer Science and completing his first semester as a VR Intern with ATLAS. He first learned about the program through his department’s newsletters and saw it as an excellent opportunity to gain practical experience in virtual...

Meet John Thomas, a U of I sophomore majoring in Economics. He first learned about the opportunity through his academic advisor and department newsletters, and saw the program as an invaluable tool to develop himself professionally. He is currently completing his first semester as a VR Programmer...

Hebe (Ziyang) Zheng, a junior majoring in Statistics & Computer Science, is a VR Specialist for Will Newton. In her capacity, Hebe harnesses the power of Form Builder to construct diverse forms tailored to Will Newton's evolving needs. Her adeptness at form building not only streamlines...

Abhiram Tamvada is a Freshman studying Computer Science and Economics. He’s working as a Virtual Reality Intern for Randy McCarthy. He’s responsible for creating virtual experiences for lab usage. He programs and develops these environments with other interns. He’s currently working on a 3D...

Victoria Buszek is a Sophomore studying Psychology. She works as a VR Programmer for Dr. Randy McCarthy. She’s responsible for creating a ball bounce game in Unity which includes building the scene, writing scripts to add functionality to game objects, and researching how to implement hand tracking...

Ayush Goyal is a sophomore studying Astronomy. He heard about the ATLAS Internship Program through the ATLAS website and decided to join to learn VR programming technical skills and to also develop professional skills like communication. Ayush is a VR Programmer Intern for Dr. Randy McCarthy and...

Jared Angel Canty is a Senior majoring in Brain and Cognitive Science. He heard about the ATLAS Internship Program through an email. He wanted to gain experience with working in a professional setting and programming. Jared is a VR programmer and constructs VR content for the college of LAS....