Project Coordinator

• Apr 2022 - Present

Veteran Quality Assurance Tester

• Jun 2019 - Apr 2022

Project: The Last of Us Part 2- Writing reports for bugs that affect user enjoyment and progression, which has improved studio workflow and completion of development milestones- Creating and documenting workflows, test plans, and testing new bug reporting softwareFostering relationships with artists, designers, and programmers to better understand work barriers.

UX Research Support and Coordination

• Apr 2019 - Apr 2022

Naughty Dog IncPublications: "The Last of Us Part 2" (TLOU2)-Coordinate user tests and meetings in collaboration with cross-functional teams like Sony UX Research, Sony Production, ND Production, ND Design, and ND QA-Execute user tests to observe player behavior and report on relevant metrics to various teams, responding in real time to requests and questions from various stakeholders concerning participants-Write and direct data-driven analytic reports addressing specific questions relevant to spring deadlines and project goals. -Evangelize research and collaborate with ND Programming and Design to create new video capture software, data visualization, and explore new programs to facilitate better studio engagement with data. -Continuously improve testing and create more efficient scheduling by analyzing play-times, bug counts, technical issues, and covid guidelines, and studio communications-Organized data and video from over 300 participants to inform post-launch marketing strategies-Meet with designers and stakeholders to determine major and minor test goals to help guide research efforts Show less

Quality Assurance Tester

• Mar 2019 - Apr 2019

Publications: "Date A Live: Rio Reincarnation" -Investigated and reported on bugs that would affect end user enjoyment -Reviewed text libraries to identify and correct grammar and syntax errors Publications: "Date A Live: Rio Reincarnation" -Investigated and reported on bugs that would affect end user enjoyment -Reviewed text libraries to identify and correct grammar and syntax errors

Indie Developer

• Jun 2018 - Mar 2019

Lead Programmer/Lead Designer

• Jun 2017 - Jun 2018

"The Dealer" is a VR narrative game where players deal poker to a group of players who are all playing for the chance to finally get out of Purgatory. Ultimately though, this is a project that seeks to experiment with narrative in VR. From the perspective of the dealer, the player will learn about the lives and play-styles of each player at the table. The dealer holds the ultimate power by their ability to stack the deck and influence the game to help or hinder players at the table.https://www.davidmfrisch.com/#/the-dealer/ Show less

Graduate Assistant

• Jan 2017 - May 2018

Graduate Assistant - "Games 101" and Writing Tutor- Led classes of 30+ students on video game history and game design theory- Conducted usability tests for student games and ethnography to gain insight on gaming communities- As a writing tutor, assisted undergraduate and graduate students with technical and academic writing

Writer, Sound Designer

• Jan 2017 - Jun 2017

"KnifeHeart" is a two player local fighting game and visual novel combined, where the choices you make in the visual novel sections affect the personality and fighting ability of your character. Part of what we were trying to accomplish as a team was to create a game whose narrative and mechanics bled into each other. In this vein, we ended up making a fighting game where the character select screen is replaced with a visual novel. Each dialogue choice the player makes in the game gives their character a specific corresponding ability. https://www.davidmfrisch.com/#/knifeheart-1/ Show less

Designer, Programmer

• Jan 2017 - Jun 2017

FireWalk was a project born out of a fun idea. What if we strapped controllers to our feet and designed levels around that? While the design question didn't result in the most engaging VR experience we've ever had, it was certainly an interesting one. As well it answered a lot of questions about the limits of interaction in VR, as well as the physical effect of VR games on our bodies, and how to effectively design for physical engagement.

Graduate Instructor

• Jan 2014 - May 2016

Graduate Instructor - "Writing and Rhetoric" I&II- Planned class syllabi and taught rhetorical analysis and essay writing- Led a team of students from multiple graduate colleges to create a virtual recreation of Shakespeare's Globe Theater, which was exhibited in the Frost Art Museum and gathered 3000+ engagements- Coordinated charity events, planned lectures from visiting professors, and facilitated student-facultycommunications as President of English Honor Society- Mentored students (undergraduate and graduate) for academic guidance Show less

Project Manager and Writer

• Sep 2015 - Mar 2016

The First Folio: The Globe Theater Experience was an interactive VR installation that brought Shakespeare’s London to life. Participants stepped into the shoes of a Spanish merchant on his way to see a showing of Shakespeare’s "Henry V". Presented along side a traveling exhibition of Shakespeare's First Folio, around 3000 students from Miami-Dade County Public Schools saw the installation.https://www.davidmfrisch.com/#/first-folio-the-globe-experience/