About

Hi, I'm Bryson Rudolph. Welcome to my website!

I'm a software engineer with experience in VR development and empirical research. I'm passionate about gamified education, foreign languages and culture, and humanitarian work.

Thanks for dropping by!

Technical Skills

	Proficient	Familiar
Programming Languages	C, C#, C++, Python, Java	PHP, Ocaml
Markup Languages	~	HTML, CSS
Database Management Systems	~	MySQL
Development Environments	Visual Studio, Pycharm	IntelliJ
Game Engines	Unity	Amazon Lumberyard
3D Graphics Software	~	Maya, Blender
Other Software	Premiere Pro	Photoshop, Excel, Final Cut Pro
Spoken Languages	English (native), Spanish	~
Miscellaneous	Git	AWS, Visual Scripting

Work Experience

Education

[Click here to see my coursework.]

Projects

[Click here to see my projects.]

Publications

General Links: [Google Scholar] | [Research Gate]

Rudolph, B., Musick, G., Wiitablake, L., Lazar, K.B., Mobley, C., Boyer, D.M., Moysey, S., Robb, A. and Babu, S.V. (2020) “Investigating the Effects of Display Fidelity of Popular Head-Mounted Displays on Spatial Updating and Learning in Virtual Reality,” in the International Symposium on Visual Computing (Published in LNCS Springer), p. 666-679. Springer, Cham.: [Read on Google Scholar] | [YouTube]
Moysey, S.M., Sellers, V., Lazar, K., Boyer, D.M., Mobley, C., Babu, S., Rudolph, B., Musick, G. and Wiitablake, L.M. (2019) “Virtual Reality Exploration of Grand Canyon as a Means of Geoscience Engagement,” in the GSA Annual Meeting in Phoenix, Arizona, USA-2019. GSA.

Awards & Certifications

Awards

The Congressional Award

Issued by United States Congress (May 2022)

One of the highest honors for young adults in the U.S. for exemplary voluntary public service.

The President’s Volunteer Service Award

Issued by President Joe Biden (May 2022)

Recognized for achieving 175 service hours (Silver level) beyond the requirement to graduate from AmeriCorps NCCC.

AWE XR Climate Change Challenge Best of Category: Educate

Issued by Augmented World Expo (June 2023)

Recognized for our project, Mangrove City, at the prestigious AWE conference in Santa Clara, CA. [More Info]

Honorable Mention for Virtual Reality Demo Award

Issued by Dr. Sabarish Babu, Clemson University (Dec 2018)

Created a VR simulation with three teammates to alleviate anxiety and claustrophobia for those preparing to undergo a MRI scan utilizing graded exposure therapy. Users were able to enter a doctor's office, lay down in a realistic representation of a MRI machine, and receive a virtual scan. Simulation created as a final project for the course CPSC 4110 - Virtual Reality Systems. [More Info]

Corps Member of the Round

Issued by AmeriCorps NCCC (Feb 2022)

This award is presented to a corps member "...for outstanding contributions to their team and excellence within the AmeriCorps program..."

Working Fluency Seal of Biliteracy (English & Spanish)

Issued by Global Seal of Biliteracy (May 2020)

Certifies that the individual can "...handle both routine and unfamiliar situations in both formal and informal settings. This person is able to adjust responses in the target language to respond to a unique circumstance or question. They can make specific recommendations or suggestions based on client feedback, give detailed explanations and precise descriptions of services, terms, procedures and policies, resolve problems, or justify a company policy or procedure. Although their communication may include grammar or pronunciation errors, they have enough accuracy to be understood any speaker of the language."
Certifications

Certified Nonprofit Professional (CNP)

Issued by Nonprofit Leadership Alliance (June 2022)

"...the only national nonprofit management credential in the U.S. Earners of this credential have successfully completed a rigorous leadership development program that includes assessed coursework and applied learning opportunities, such as internships, consulting projects, and service-learning activities."

[See Credential]

Organizations

Upsilon Pi Epsilon: Apr 2019 - Present; Member of this international honor society for the computing and information disciplines.; [More Info]
Sigma Delta Pi: Mar 2019 - Present; Member of this national collegiate Hispanic honor society.; [More Info]
Clemson Virtual Environments Group: Feb 2019 - Aug 2021; Roles:; - Weekly Seminar Czar ('20 - '21; organized and hosted weekly seminars); - Simulation Demo Czar ('19 - '20; showcased and explained VE Group projects to visitors touring the lab); [More Info]
Association for Computing Machinery: May 2019 - May 2020; Past member of the world's largest scientific and educational computing society.; [More Info]

Contact

Resume available (English or Spanish) upon request.

Feel free to send me an email at brysonrudolph430 (at) gmail (dot) com or give me a call at (864) 633-7345.