About
Immersive Media Director, XR Artist
Brenda Chen
I’m an immersive media director and XR artist working at the intersection of art, music, tech, and gaming to craft experiences that are vibrant, thought-provoking, and fun. Most notably I directed Justin Bieber's VMA-nomiated virtual concert and created live show visuals for The Weeknd, Ice Spice, Dillon Francis, and more.
A one-stop shop for all things XR -- I design and build interactive installations and VR/AR experiences, manage large teams and budgets, work across the 3D asset creation pipeline (modeling, texturing, rigging, shaders, lighting, animation, vfx), write code for interactions and tools, and work with a variety of devices (Quest, Vive, Magic Leap, Leap Motion, Kinect, Arduino, LEDs, projectors) and programs (Unity, Unreal, Adobe Creative Suite, TouchDesigner, Maya, Cinema4D, Substance Painter).
If you have any questions about my work or are interested in connecting please reach out! I'd be happy to collaborate or chat about art and emerging tech.
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Meta and Keke Palmer: "Are We There Yet Season 2"
Cool Job: I Use C++ To Build Concerts In The Metaverse For Justin Bieber & John Legend: https://www.codecademy.com/resources/blog/cool-job-xr-artist-designer-brenda-chen/
Building New Realities Podcast: "Immersive worldbuilding from an artist's perspective with Brenda Chen"
No Proscenium Podcast: "Dance Dance XRevolution"
Circuit Stream: "Brenda Chen on becoming the creative director Justin Bieber and John Legend's virtual concerts "
Mastered: "Meet Brenda Chen, Immersive Media Designer"
Inbetweens: "Talking to Brenda Chen (Wave)"
USC Games: "Interview with Brenda Chen of Chrysalis VR"
VRScout: "Oculus Launch Pad is Silently Populating the VR Content Pool"
USC School of Cinematic Arts News: "Animation Student Creates VR Game for Oculus"
USC School of Cinematic Arts News: "SCA Students Shine at Getty Center's College Night"
ARTHANDS-VR: "Oculus Funding Several VR Games in Oculus Launch Pad"
PC Mag: "At USC's Dev Night, Nerds and Cinema Geeks Unite"
Oculus Blog: "Meet the 2017 Oculus Launch Pad Scholarship Recipients"
USC Cinematic Arts: "Student Stories - Brenda Chen"
USC Cinematic Arts: "First Frame 2017"
Digital LA: "What's New at E3..."