Dante Camarena
Verified Expert in Engineering
Virtual Reality (VR) Developer
Dante is a generalist software engineer who specializes in VR development and systems design. He has a strong theoretical background that enables him to build ambitious projects such as warehouse-scaled VR platforms and high-scale distributed systems. On the whole, Dante is passionate about empowering people through technology.
Portfolio
Experience
Availability
Preferred Environment
Git, JetBrains, Visual Studio Code (VS Code), Windows
The most amazing...
...project I've worked on was pioneering a warehouse-scale VR system using MoCap and Google Cardboard. Sometimes it really felt like you were in space.
Work Experience
VR Developer
Secret Location
- Designed and implemented a VR interoperable UI/input platform which reduced the codebase by 25%, improved the framerate to acceptable levels, and reduced the app startup by four seconds.
- Created a cryptographic DRM SDK for a blockchain platform which ensured extensibility, security, and obfuscation.
- Designed and implemented systems for the management and communication of LBE devices. This included automated library management, hardware monitoring and reporting, a hardware-accelerated visual overlay for multiple VR platforms, as well as a high-performance remote messaging service for the platform.
VR Developer
Fast Motion Studios
- Merged an OptiTrack motion capture stream with Google Cardboard sensors to create a multiplayer low-latency, warehouse-scale VR platform.
- Implemented a standalone PhysX manager that merged kinematic MoCap-tracked rigid bodies with virtually generated objects.
- Optimized the networking to ensure an optimal throughput through a local network and minimal latency.
- Implemented a sensor fusion using IMU readings from the headset and network-latent corrections from MoCap software.
- Developed VR gloves for interacting with objects in the world. These would communicate with the system through frequency modulated infrared LEDs.
Lead Android Developer
MixItMedia
- Developed a location-driven interactive story-telling platform with augmented reality components; it's similar to Pokémon Go, two years before it was released. The same system was used to create a tour guide application for a City of Toronto event.
- Integrated custom 2D UI designs into a fully animated Android UI.
- Added content streaming which included voice-overs, videos, and subtitles.
- Integrated Bluetooth beacon support for hidden object integrations.
- Added a ghost catching minigame where a ghost would float around you and required you to capture it with your camera.
Experience
Mesh Deformations in Unity
https://github.com/MHDante/UnitySoftbodies/blob/master/Assets/Scripts/MsdEcs.csNYT VR App
I worked on the UI and streaming optimization which improved the user tracking and reduced the load times by 80%.
Skills
Languages
C#, TypeScript, Java, C++, JavaScript, HLSL, HTML5, SQL
Frameworks
Unity, .NET, Angular, Monogame, Unreal Engine 4, gRPC
Tools
Git, JetBrains
Platforms
Windows, SteamVR, Oculus, Google VR, Android, Win32, Firebase, Google Daydream, Visual Studio Code (VS Code)
Other
Virtual Reality (VR), Algorithms, Augmented Reality (AR), OpenVR, Transmission Control Protocol (TCP), UDP, Motion Capture, Google Cardboard, GPS, Bluetooth Beacons, Compilers
Paradigms
Functional Reactive Programming, Functional Programming, Object-oriented Programming (OOP)
Libraries/APIs
DirectX, OpenGL, ReactiveX
Storage
MySQL, MongoDB
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science
Ryerson University - Toronto, Canada
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