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"name": "Benjamín Benavides",
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"email": "benjavides@gmail.com",
"url": "https://benjavides.com/",
"summary": "Interactive developer with 10+ years of experience building real-time systems for immersive installations, museum exhibits, and educational games. I lead technical development across platforms like TouchDesigner, Unity, and Unreal, turning creative concepts into robust, interactive experiences.",
"location": {
"postalCode": "85774",
"city": "Munich",
"countryCode": "DE",
"region": "Germany"
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"network": "Youtube",
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"website": "https://www.benjavides.com/en/",
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"work": [
{
"name": "Proyección de Ideas",
"location": "Santiago, Chile",
"description": "Pi makes projection mapping, interactive installations and live events.",
"position": "Lead Developer",
"url": "http://pi.cl/",
"startDate": "2020-02-01",
"summary": "Lead developer responsible for delivering real-time interactive installations and virtual experiences. Oversaw architecture, implementation, and cross-platform deployment while managing a small team of developers.",
"highlights": [
"Led and scaled a 7-person dev team for a cross-platform web application enabling users to perform kinesiotherapy exercises from their phones using real-time AI pose estimation. Oversaw architecture, deployment, and coordination with design and research teams.",
"Developed audiovisual infrastructure for a large-scale public space, including a 7-projector video wall, cultural billboards, and synchronized music visualizations across networked computers. Built custom preview UIs to manage content remotely.",
"Built a real-time monitoring dashboard for a mining company, integrating live camera feeds, video playback, and operational data into a single interface tailored for internal use.",
"Created a multi-device control system for interactive experiences using TouchDesigner, Unreal, Arduino, and web tools. This allowed synchronized content playback across multiple computers and rooms.",
"Developed a custom smartphone-based participation system for a large-scale interactive installation, enabling audience members to engage in real time through their personal devices.",
"Prototyped a Unity-based 360° virtual tour framework for museum and corporate environments, enabling rich media navigation within web browsers."
],
"company": "Proyección de Ideas",
"website": "http://pi.cl/"
},
{
"name": "Proyección de Ideas",
"location": "Santiago, Chile",
"description": "Internship focused on interactive content for product launches and training using VR.",
"position": "Intern",
"url": "http://pi.cl/",
"startDate": "2019-01-01",
"endDate": "2019-03-01",
"summary": "Developed a VR game for a motorcycle launch. Made an MVP of a VR interactive capacitation.",
"company": "Proyección de Ideas",
"website": "http://pi.cl/"
},
{
"name": "Piper",
"location": "San Francisco, CA",
"description": "Piper makes a toy for kids to learn electronics/programming by playing Minecraft.",
"position": "Intern",
"url": "https://playpiper.com/",
"startDate": "2015-01-01",
"endDate": "2016-03-01",
"summary": "Worked at Piper during my summer holidays.",
"highlights": [
"Made the website.",
"Directed and edited Kickstarter campaign video.",
"Made 3D animations for the game."
],
"company": "Piper",
"website": "https://www.playpiper.com/"
}
],
"education": [
{
"institution": "Pontificia Universidad Católica",
"url": "https://uc.cl/",
"area": "Computer Science",
"studyType": "Bachelor. Engineering, Design & Innovation major.",
"startDate": "2013-03-01",
"endDate": "2020-12-01"
}
],
"awards": [
{
"title": "LA.PCERA Videogame Jam",
"date": "2017-07-01",
"summary": "2nd place with virtual reality game."
},
{
"title": "The Bridge UC Scholarship",
"date": "2015-03-01",
"awarder": "PUC Engineering School",
"summary": "Entrepreneurship course at UC Berkeley in San Francisco, CA."
},
{
"title": "AbreCL Data Visualization Hackathon",
"date": "2014-11-01",
"awarder": "Chilean Government",
"summary": "1st place in physical interactive data visualization category."
}
],
"skills": [
{
"name": "Real Time",
"level": "Master",
"keywords": [
"Unity",
"Touchdesigner",
"Unreal"
]
},
{
"name": "Programming",
"level": "Master",
"keywords": [
"Python",
"C#"
]
},
{
"name": "AI",
"level": "Proficient",
"keywords": [
"Pytorch",
"Keras",
"Tensorflow"
]
}
],
"languages": [
{
"language": "Spanish",
"fluency": "Native speaker"
},
{
"language": "English",
"fluency": "Advanced"
}
],
"interests": [
{
"name": "Artificial Intelligence",
"keywords": [
"Creative AI"
]
},
{
"name": "Self-Hosting",
"keywords": [
"Home lab",
"Home automation"
]
},
{
"name": "Media Art",
"keywords": [
"Interactive storytelling",
"Art installations",
"Comedic art"
]
},
{
"name": "3D Printing",
"keywords": [
"Parametrized modeling",
"Home improvement"
]
}
],
"projects": [
{
"name": "Sleep Lab",
"description": "Interactive booth at a science fair teaching kids about sleep research through hands-on activities.",
"keywords": ["TouchDesigner", "Educational"],
"startDate": "2025-03-01",
"endDate": "2025-03-31",
"url": "https://www.benjavides.com/en/projects/sleep-lab/",
"type": "Educational",
"website": "https://www.benjavides.com/en/projects/sleep-lab/"
},
{
"name": "Ecologías Híbridas",
"description": "Interactive installation about the water consumption of AI image generation models.",
"keywords": ["TouchDesigner", "AI", "Museum"],
"startDate": "2022-04-01",
"endDate": "2022-07-01",
"url": "https://www.benjavides.com/en/projects/ecologias-hibridas/",
"type": "Installation",
"website": "https://www.benjavides.com/en/projects/ecologias-hibridas/"
},
{
"name": "Pochitos Artificiales",
"description": "Family game where you improvise a presentation with AI generated images.",
"keywords": ["AI", "Game", "Web"],
"startDate": "2023-10-01",
"endDate": "2023-11-01",
"url": "https://www.benjavides.com/en/projects/pochitos-artificiales/",
"type": "Game",
"website": "https://www.benjavides.com/en/projects/pochitos-artificiales/"
},
{
"name": "Antibodies",
"description": "Museum game educating visitors on how the body defends against viruses, using interactive technology.",
"keywords": ["Unreal", "Kinect", "Museum"],
"startDate": "2021-12-01",
"endDate": "2021-12-31",
"url": "https://www.benjavides.com/en/projects/anticuerpos/",
"type": "Museum",
"website": "https://www.benjavides.com/en/projects/anticuerpos/"
},
{
"name": "Escape Room",
"description": "Interactive immersive multi-room experience where doctors, acting as special agents in groups of four, solved puzzles across 3 rooms.",
"keywords": ["Interactive Experience", "TouchDesigner", "Game Design"],
"startDate": "2021-09-01",
"endDate": "2021-12-01",
"url": "https://www.benjavides.com/en/projects/escape-room/",
"type": "Game",
"website": "https://www.benjavides.com/en/projects/escape-room/"
},
{
"name": "Teletón Virtual Museum Tour",
"description": "Virtual museum tour featuring 360° photos, showcasing children's artwork from the Teletón foundation.",
"keywords": ["Unity", "Web", "360°", "Museum"],
"startDate": "2020-05-01",
"endDate": "2020-05-31",
"url": "https://www.benjavides.com/en/projects/museo-teleton/",
"type": "Museum",
"website": "https://www.benjavides.com/en/projects/museo-teleton/"
},
{
"name": "Exponor",
"description": "Interactive augmented reality application for Magic Leap.",
"keywords": ["Unity", "AR"],
"startDate": "2019-04-01",
"endDate": "2019-05-01",
"url": "https://www.benjavides.com/en/projects/exponor-ar/",
"type": "Application",
"roles": ["External Developer"],
"entity": "Pi",
"website": "https://www.benjavides.com/en/projects/exponor-ar/"
},
{
"name": "Luz y Sombra",
"description": "Realtime interactive museum installation about light and shadow concepts.",
"keywords": ["Unity"],
"startDate": "2019-04-01",
"endDate": "2019-07-01",
"url": "https://www.benjavides.com/en/projects/luz-y-sombra/",
"type": "Installation",
"website": "https://www.benjavides.com/en/projects/luz-y-sombra/"
},
{
"name": "Grandes Artistas Latinoamericanos",
"description": "Realtime interactive museum installation about the use of the body in Latin American contemporary art.",
"keywords": ["TouchDesigner"],
"startDate": "2018-03-01",
"endDate": "2018-07-01",
"url": "https://www.benjavides.com/en/projects/cuerpo-latinoamericano/",
"type": "Installation",
"website": "https://www.benjavides.com/en/projects/cuerpo-latinoamericano/"
},
{
"name": "Sinusoidal",
"description": "Projection mapping presentation presented in Kiev’s Light Festival 2017.",
"keywords": ["After Effects"],
"startDate": "2018-03-01",
"endDate": "2018-05-01",
"url": "https://www.benjavides.com/en/projects/sinusoidal/",
"type": "Event",
"website": "https://www.benjavides.com/en/projects/sinusoidal/"
},
{
"name": "Default",
"description": "Realtime interactive museum installation about neuroscience.",
"keywords": ["TouchDesigner"],
"startDate": "2018-06-01",
"endDate": "2018-09-01",
"url": "https://www.benjavides.com/en/projects/default/",
"type": "Installation",
"website": "https://www.benjavides.com/en/projects/default/"
},
{
"name": "Salmonero Ninja",
"description": "Educational virtual reality game to learn about aquaculture.",
"keywords": ["Unity", "VR"],
"startDate": "2017-07-01",
"endDate": "2017-12-01",
"url": "https://www.benjavides.com/en/projects/salmonero-ninja/",
"type": "Game",
"website": "https://www.benjavides.com/en/projects/salmonero-ninja/"
},
{
"name": "Ångström",
"description": "Educational mobile game about different scales of distance and basic chemical reactions.",
"keywords": [
"Unity",
"Mobile"
],
"startDate": "2016-10-01",
"endDate": "2016-12-01",
"url": "https://benjavides.com/en/projects/%C3%A5ngstr%C3%B6m/",
"type": "Game",
"website": "https://benjavides.com/en/projects/%C3%A5ngstr%C3%B6m/"
},
{
"name": "Cazador de Partículas Cósmicas",
"description": "Education virtual reality game for scientific divulgation.",
"keywords": [
"Unity",
"VR"
],
"startDate": "2015-08-01",
"endDate": "2015-10-01",
"url": "https://benjavides.com/en/projects/particulas-cosmicas/",
"type": "Game",
"website": "https://benjavides.com/en/projects/particulas-cosmicas/"
}
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