FRIEDRICH SCHADOW
CURRICULUM
VITAE

EDUCATION

University of Applied Sciences Berlin (HTW) – M.A. in System Design (Games) 2020-2021

    Acquired a deeper understanding of game system design, critically
    discussed the cultural importance of digital and analog games, and practiced compliance with
    scientific methodology and academic writing.

    Master Thesis: “Augmentation of interpersonal communication mechanisms
    through game methods using the example of the gamification of pro and con discussions”.

    Honored with the award for the highest grade of the academic year 2021.

University of Applied Sciences Berlin (HTW) - B.A. in Game Design 2014-2018

    Designed 5 interactive game applications in team environments using a broad range of
    devices and software especially XR technology.

    Bachelor thesis: “Conception and development of a user interface framework for
    virtual reality applications.’’.

WORK EXPERIENCE

University of Applied Arts Vienna - Senior Artist 09/2024 – ongoing

  Teaching Game Design Methods at the Design Investigations Department.

  Organising and Conducting Workshops on Game Prototyping and Design.

  Conducting weekly tutorials and coachings with student teams.

  Selection and invitation of guest tutors and jury experts. 

THQ Nordic GmbH - UX-Researcher 12/2022 – 06/2024

    Coordinating internal and external game user experience research studies.

    Implementing game user experience research methods into the production cycles.

    Creating and distributing internal and external game user research reports.

    Gathering, analyzing, and processing user data in compliance with GDPR requirements.

DE:HIVE Institute - Center for Digital Entertainment - Research Associate  06/2019 - 06/2022

Research Project: BM=x³ (funded by innovet – Bundesministeriums für Bildung und Forschung) 2020 - 2022

    Developed the prototype of an XR game for teaching nanotechnology processes.

    Superintend a team of 1 artistic associate and 3 student assistants.

    Implemented gamification methods for an educational platform for vocational training in nanotechnology.

Research Project: Baltic Sea Game Incubation (funded by Interreg – European Union) 2020 - 2021

    Organized and hosted the international workshop "Bridging the Gap”.

    Administered the project’s communication, dissemination, and reporting.

    Contributed to the BSGI incubation roadmap guide.

Research Project: Baltic Game Industry (funded by Interreg – European Union) 2019-2020

    Designed and developed the therapeutic XR application ALCAVOID.

    Planned and executed usability testing, and selected participants according to eligibility criteria.

    Led a team of 2 student assistants.

    Collaborated on the creation of the following 2 publications:

    A: "A randomized controlled trial of a virtual reality based, approach-avoidance training
    program for alcohol use disorder: a study protocol" (Mellentin, A.I., Nielsen, A.S., Ascone, L. et al.).

    B:Transferring the approach avoidance task into virtual reality: a study in patients
    with alcoholuse disorder vs. healthy controls

DE: HIVE Administration & Teaching 2019 - 2022

    Contributed to 3 additional, successful project applications 

    Selected 40 students out of 500+ applicants for the Game Design (BA) Program in 2021.

    Consulted 4 interdisciplinary workshops on game design and XR hardware 

    Led courses in the Game Design BA program as a lecturer in various design- and research methods

Independent Work Consulting & Design 2020-2022

Center for Innovation in the Arts of Julliard School, New York 12/2021 – 02/2022

    Developed the art experience "The Atrium – An Ambisonic Music Installation.”

    Acted as Creative Technologist, programming in Unreal Engine 5

    Contributed to the visual design of the experience

Paradigm Shift by Maria Bürger 03/2020 – 09/2020

    Realized the interactive XR art experience "Paradigm Shift" in Unity Engine

    Acted as Unity Engine programmer, technical advisor, and interaction design consultant.

    Awarded with the DIVR Science Award for best concept.

EXPANDING FOCUS Creative Technologist 01/2019 – 05/2019

    Led the technical development of the interactive XR Experience "A Ride in 2049" in Unity Engine.

 
    Supervised the asset production pipeline and asset implementation in the Unity Engine.

VR NERDS Level Designer 08/2017 – 01/2018

   
     Designed and implemented 3 levels for the competitive XR game Tower Tag in Unity Engine,

     Conducted internal and usability testing for quality assurance.

RELEVANT SKILLS

Design Skills:

        Game Design; Game Thinking; Prototyping;  Concept communication & negotiation; Adobe Photoshop; Affinity;

Research Skills:

        Game UX Research; Qualitative Research; Quantitative Research; Reporting of Research Results,  Academic Writing;

Education and Facilitation Skills:

        Teaching; Project Management; Knowledge Transfer; Providing Constructive Feedback;  Miro; Figma;

Administrative Skills:

        Public Funding Acquisition; Usability Testing;  Project Dissemination; Jira; Confluence;

Software Development Skills:

        Unreal Engine 4; Unreal Engine 5; Unity Engine; C#; Visual Scripting; Quixel Mega scans; Github;