I have a background in Fine Arts, Virtual Archaeology and Interactive Digital Media. Currently I teach and practice INTERACTION DESIGN, with an interest in RESEARCH.
You can contact me here: rocio [at] rociofatas [dot] info
PROFESSIONAL
– Assistant Director for Interaction Design, 2021-22
Ahmedabad, Gujarat, INDIA – Unitedworld Institute of Design (UID), Karnavati University – School of Industrial Design.
Curriculum Designer, Faculty Member, Mentor and Tutor, BDes Interaction Design and Industrial Design Graduation Project –
COURSES TAUGHT: User Experience Design, Information Architecture, Interface Design, Interaction Design, Interactive Experience for Interior Design, Human-Centered Design, Infographics, Introduction to Coding, Basics of Augmented Reality, Colour Sensitivity, Graduation Project (Industrial Design)
– Faculty of Human Centered Design and Visual Communication, 2017-21
Bangalore, Karnataka, INDIA – Srishti-Manipal Institute of Art, Design and Technology
Bachelor’s of Design (BDes) Master’s of Design (MDes)
COURSES TAUGHT: 2020-21 – Graduation Project (8th sem): Cultured Senses, PRE-Thesis Project: Online Exhibition and Grad Show 2020
2019-20 – Studios – Facilitating Collective Speculations, UX/UI Design & Basic Coding, Future of Human and Digital: Theory & Understanding (MDes), PRE-Thesis Project – Platforms & Games for Social Good
2017-18 – Studios – Visual Design for Screens, Typographic Form & Communication, UX/UI Design and Basic Coding
Workshops – Print Production Techniques Art Project – Bio-Theatre
Thesis Project – Sprockler/Wish 4 A World
– Front End Developer and UI Designer, 2009-17
UK, Protugal and Spain
Freelance and contract work. Client facing roles, design, development
– Podcast Editor and Publisher, 2012
Embodied Operating System
In collaboration with Embodiment Specialists
Podcast series – Digital Production
– Art Exhibitions Guide, 2006
Guggenheim Bilbao Museoa
Internship, Education Department
Fundación Novia-Salcedo
EDUCATION
– Interaction Design for Women, Health and Environment
Post-humanist and circular design perspectives on designing interactions at the intersection of Sustainable Development Goals 3, 5, and 15: Good Health and Well-being, Gender Equality, Life on Land.
PhD. Research. I stopped once I left India. Currently on hold.
– MSc. Computer Science – Interactive Digital Media
Trinity College Dublin
Courses: Programming for Digital Media; Authoring for Digital Media; Contextual Media; Audio, Video and Sensor Technologies; Image Processing. Programming Languages: HTML, XML, CSS, Javascript, PHP, Processing, Arduino. Software: Dreamweaver, 3d Studio Max, Flash, Processing, POV Ray, Final Cut Pro, Pro Tools, Pure Data. Dissertation Topic: Human Rights Advertising Campaigns: Towards A More Interactive Way of Advertising. (Interactive Advertising, Human-Computer interaction.) Final Project: http://www.museumbuilding.org/ (no longer accessible)
– MA, Historical and Archaeological Mediterranean Heritage
Universidad de Cádiz
Specialisation in Research and Management
– Pedagogical Aptitude Certificate
Universidad Complutense de Madrid
– Social and Cultural Anthropology
UNED
Estructura Global
Técnicas de Investigación en Etnografía y Antropología Social
– BA (Hons) Fine Arts
Universidad Politécnica de Valencia
Especialidad de Imagen Digital
TRAINING
– Economía Circular: Transición hacia la Sostenibilidad del Futuro
MIT Professional Education
Global Alumni
– UX Diploma
UX Design Institute / Caledonian University
– Interaction Design Specialization
UC San Diego, Coursera
CAPSTONE phase yet to finish
– Ideo U
Foundations in Design Thinking, Cultivating Creative Collaborations, Unlocking Creativity
– Interaction Design Organization
How to Design for Augmented and Virtual Reality
Information Visualisation
Human Computer Interaction
– Smashing Magazine Conference Workshops
Creating and Maintaining Successful Design Systems, with Brad Frost
Smart Interface Design Patterns, with Vitaly Friedman
– Presencing Institute
Introduction to Theory – U
GAIA Journey