Jesse Nijdam, MSc
Interaction Designer and Creative Coder
Hello, my name is Jesse Nijdam. I am a 29 year old, creative coder and interaction designer from Den Haag, passionate about transforming ideas into functional, user-centred products. With a Master's degree in Design for Interaction from TU Delft, I combine technical skills with design thinking to create meaningful and impactful experiences. I enjoy experimenting with code, iterating on designs, and focusing on user-driven innovation in every project.
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Experience
PhD Candidate in Design
Designing Intelligence Lab at Delft University of Technology (Nov 2020 - Current)
From November 2020, I worked as a PhD researcher at the Department of Organisation and Strategy at TU Delft, focusing on how designers can collaborate more effectively with emerging AI systems. By visualising the design process, I aimed to discover opportunities for AI interventions in the design process.
Graduation & Internship in Virtual Reality Design
VR Design Intern (Feb 2019 - July 2019) and Graduate Intern (Sep 2019 - June 2020) at ATG Europe
During my internship at ATG Europe, I developed several Virtual Reality (VR) applications using Unreal Engine (UE4), in addition I heavily contributed to the ExoMars VR exhibit, which was displayed at ESTEC Noordwijk. For my graduation project, I designed and build a VR tool for Quest that facilitated long-distance communication and collaboration in the complex field of composite manufacturing.
Student Assistant Content Management and Web Development
Online Learning Support - Delft University of Technology
(Feb 2016 - Oct 2020)
I developed front-end tools to improve language accessibility for the online (e.g. edX) and open courseware of TU Delft using both client-side (e.g. Js) as well as back-end languages (e.g. PhP).
Education
MSc - Design for Interaction
Delft University of Technology (2017 - 2020)
During my masters, I focused on user experience and interaction design during a Master’s programme, blending physical and digital prototyping techniques. Explored Virtual Reality and real-time visualisation, graduating with a 9. Electives included Emotion Design, VR Design using Unreal Engine 4, and Ritual (Zen) Design.
BSc - Industrial Design Engineering
Delft University of Technology (2013 - 2017)
In my bachelor in Industrial Design Engineering I learned how to engineer physical and digital products that lead to behavioural change in users. For my electives, I focussed on design visualisation as well as Android development in Java. I graduated with an 8.5 for my Bachelor End Project.
I participated in the Erasmus program to study a semester at the Design School of Loughborough University.