Hey there!
I'M JISU

I'm currently pursuing my Ph.D. in the Digital Media Program and conducting research at the Augmented Environments Lab at the Georgia Tech. My work focuses on how digital media, particularly AR and VR, can create playful and meaningful experiences that inspire people to engage with new perspectives—especially in how we relate to nature and the world around us.
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In my free time, I enjoy playing tennis 🎾, getting lost in video games 🎮, and exploring my creative side through drawing 🎨.
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If you'd like to get in contact with me, feel free to reach out at jpark896@gatech.edu‍

work experiences

Georgia Institute of Technology
Doctoral Research Assistant
Aug 2021 - Present
  • Designed and developed webXR environments to spatially communicate ideas using 3D and web dev tools
  • Work independently and in collaboration with the team, providing technical advice and communicating design suggestions for better VR experiences
  • Executed mixed-method user research and iterated the design of the 3D spaces based on the insights obtained from data analysis
Grad Teaching Assistant
Fall 2020 - Spring 2023
  • Assisted students with creating a WebXR experience in a grad-level course ‘Mixed Reality Experience Design’ (Spring 2023)
  • Administered lab sections for ‘Introduction to Computational Media’ teaching web dev tools (Fall 2020, Fall 2021)
Instructor
Spring 2021
  • Conducted lectures for a studio-based course, ‘Principles of Visual Design’ that provides students with the skills needed to create and analyze digital visual images with Adobe Creative Suites
Purdue University
Grad Teaching Assistant
Aug 2015- May 2017
Administered lab sections for the following courses:
  • CGT 241: Introduction to 3D Animation
  • CGT 341: Motion for Computer Anim
  • CGT 340: Digital Lighting & Rendering

Education

Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA
Ph.D. in Digital Media
2019 - May 2025
  • Coursework: Prototyping for Interactive Systems, Interface Prototyping, Principles of Interactive Design
Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN
M.S. in Computer Graphics Tech
2015 - 2017
  • Coursework: Cognition in Design, Human Factors in Engineering, Digital Games Research, Computing for Science and Engineering
B.S. in Computer Graphics Tech
2011 - 2015
  • Minor in Art and Design
Research
- User research design
- Recruiting
- Interviewing
- Data analysis
AR / VR
Unity
3D
Blender
ZBrush
Maya
Web Dev & 2D
Figma
javascript
Adobe
Html/css

publications

  • Park, J., Adamo-Villani, N., & Proctor, R. W. (2019, July). Does a Character’s Visual Style Affect Audience Empathy and Sympathy?. In International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (pp. 476-488).
  • Deshpande, M., Park, J., Pait, S., & Magerko, B. (2024, June). Perceptions of Interaction Dynamics in Co-Creative AI: A Comparative Study of Interaction Modalities in Drawcto. In Proceedings of the 16th Conference on Creativity & Cognition (pp. 102-116).
  • Jang, S. Y., Park, J., Engberg, M., MacIntyre, B., & Bolter, J. D. (2023). RealityMedia: immersive technology and narrative space. Frontiers in Virtual Reality, 4, 1155700.
  • Jang, S., Park, J & Hong, H. (2022). In Visible Climate Change: Exploring Immersive Data Visualisation to Promote Climate Change Awareness in a VR Game. In Extended Abstracts of the Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play (CHI PLAY’22 EA). ACM.
  • Michael Nitsche, Blaire Bosley, Susan Primo, Jisu Park, Daniel Carr. (2022) Remapping Control in VR for Patients with AMD. In IEEE VR.
JISU PARK @ 2024