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Essential Skills:
• Advanced Coding & Logic Implementation: Proven ability to implement complex programming logic, specifically for branching narratives or decision-tree structures.
• AI and Conversational Agent Knowledge: Familiarity with the structure and deployment of chatbots or conversational AI.
• Strong Debugging and Problem-Solving Skills: Capacity to rapidly identify and resolve technical issues in a development environment.
• Attention to Detail
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Preferred Skills
• Prior experience with game engines (e.g., Unity, Unreal) or Mixed/Virtual Reality (MR/VR) development environments.
• Experience with avatar integration, animation, or graphics programming
• Experience with data collection, analysis, or visualization tools (e.g., R, Pandas, SQL).

Responsibilities: technical development and implementation of core simulation features.
• Mixed Reality/Avatar Development: Directly contribute to the programming and integration of highly realistic, AI-driven avatar persona characteristics. This includes the implementation of advanced features such as:
o Lip-syncing and realistic facial expressions.
o Gesture and body language integration.
o Decision tree logic coding for complex scenario branching.
• AI/Simulation Logic Implementation: Translate nuanced behavioral traits into code, using decision trees and/or other logic structures to ensure persona characteristics are maintained consistently throughout the simulation interaction.
• Simulation Scoring & Feedback System: Develop and implement code for automated scoring mechanisms to evaluate user performance within the simulation. This includes creating data structures for generating customized feedback reports based on simulation outcomes.
• System Testing & Quality Assurance: Conduct rigorous testing, debugging, and troubleshooting of the simulation framework (chatbot, avatar integration, and scoring modules) under the supervision of senior developers.
• Data Management Support (Secondary): Support data cleaning, organization, and management protocols for simulation logs and performance metrics.

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