Our interns wrapped up their internships at PATIO Interactive.
By: Patio Interactive
Tags: Work, Internships, 2020, Experience, Internship Experience

Our interns wrapped up their internships at PATIO Interactive. They have been working in different roles throughout the company, from design to strategy. We asked them some questions to learn a bit more:

How would you sum up your experience at PATIO Interactive in 3 words?

CONOR: Challenging, creative, experimental

AWSTIN: Inspiring, growth and collaboration

ROXANE: Learned a lot.

ERIC: A challenging but incredibly valuable experience where I developed at a fast pace.

Describe your official and unofficial title.

CONOR: Official: XR and new technology designer. I basically worked in mixed realities both VR and AR making and looking at applications Unofficial: Unity Developer and R&D. I worked on making applications inside of unity as well as researching and reporting back on new technologies that were given to me

AWSTIN: Official: Experimental Technologist — Technical planning, logistical stewardship and general technical support. Unofficial: Technical Consultant and Project Manager (Tech MacGyver) — Assigned and working through various projects, taking on leadership and directorial duties, in areas of technical specialities.

ROXANE: Official Title: UI UX Intern Unofficial title: UI UX Designer

ERIC: Official: Technology & Business Strategist, Unofficial: the kid with changing hair color

Is there anything that really stood out to you during your time here at PATIO Interactive?

CONOR: How the company is open to expanding into different areas they are unfamiliar with by using all their employees strengths to create new content

AWSTIN: A sense of pride, inclusiveness and motivational nature of the company. The feeling of trust, respect and collaboration given to each individual, enacts a collective work ethic, that rivals many companies.

ROXANE: Coming straight out of a very catered school program — I was really surprised to see how much liberty studio employees are given, and how incredibly self-driven and passionate the team is.

ERIC: As someone who has a lot of ideas, I was surprised with the autonomy I was given to pursue and implement ideas I believed would be impactful. PATIO is a very innovation-driven company, and created an environment where I could learn

What challenges did you encounter during your internship? (aside from COVID)

CONOR: Working in new technologies that were brand new and having to learn them from scratch

AWSTIN: The uncertainty in project timelines, causing individuals to pivot their focus and attention, spreading across multiple types of work. I feel this will be greatly improved by the introduction of our new PM software. A project I was fortunate to be involved in.

ROXANE: Managing my time spent learning new tools and producing content. As an intern I had a lot to learn, though I hoped I would be able to produce more! Having to remaster my skills and learn new things was like a blessing and a curse, I was able to pick up many new skills to take with me which I’m so grateful for, though I was somewhat disappointed after having expected to be making more neat things than learning! That’s a part of the journey though, constant learning, and PATIO has been such an incredible guiding hand to me.

ERIC: Adjusting my working style to PATIO’s team was definitely a challenge at first, but taught me a lot about time management, organization, and effective communication.

What was the highlight of your summer at PATIO?

CONOR: When i was first meeting the team during a social distanced pool party

AWSTIN: Covid responsible- Rooftop drinks and feeling included during a time of craziness in the world. Experiencing having a Quest VR headset at home, giving myself more time to dive into experiences.

ROXANE: The PATIO team are an amazing bunch, their antics and bubbly personalities have made my summer and this co-op an absolute blast! I couldn’t choose one single highlight, the best part of my experience this summer was getting to chat and make connections with each of the amazing team members. :)

ERIC: Getting to try out and experiment with an Oculus headset at home, meeting most of the team at our social distanced summer social!

Some Fun Questions

Favorite music group/artist?

CONOR: Above & Beyond, Deadmau5

AWSTIN: FKJ, John Butler, People Under the Stairs… o jeez.. to many.

ROXANE: Kaleo

ERIC: Illenium, Martin Garrix, Juice Wrld, Pop Smoke

Go-to-restaurant/food?

CONOR: Kamen Ramen

AWSTIN: Sushhh, Yaki-Soba, Shanghai Xiaolong bao, Nanaimo Bars

ROXANE: KENZO RAMEN ITS THE BEST

ERIC: Sushi, Shrimp Tacos

Favorite alcoholic beverage?

CONOR: Don’t drink

AWSTIN: Unfiltered Belgium blondes, Belgium Moon is alright ;p

ROXANE: I don’t drink alcohol, but my favorite non-alcoholic drink is bubble tea :)

ERIC: Soju, Cottage Springs!

Favorite social distancing activity?

CONOR: Dungeons & Dragons

AWSTIN: Hiking, waterhole adventures, hammock camping

ROXANE: Video games video games video games

ERIC: Driving to lookouts nearby, Netflix Shows, Social distanced Tennis

We’d like to extend our sincerest thanks to all of our amazing interns from this past summer of 2020! They’ve had a lot of challenges to overcome, and persevered through all the complications COVID-19 threw their way. Thank you Awstin, Eric, Conor, and Roxie for all your hard work and dedication!