Team Irradiance - Emotiv Neuro-headset Now in Engine!
For my primary game team project this year, I will be working once again with the talented folks on Team Irradiance as well as my absolute favorite collaborator, sound designer Justin Jacox. In the playful video below, you may view my producer, Aji Suprana, testing out the movement capabilities of the Emotiv neuro-headset in the team's custom game engine. This is significant in that Aji and the rest of the programming team have worked diligently to integrate the headset's fun

Gazing into Galadriel's Mirror: Identity & Developing a Sense of Self
Today, as part of my duties and genuine interest as a TA for ENG110, I sat in on Sonia Michaels' lecture about identity. However, calling Sonia's class a "lecture" isn't exactly correct. She works tirelessly to find new ways to engage her students, ranging from positing open-ended, thought-provoking questions to the group to researching and sharing recent TED talks and relevant articles. I have very much enjoyed working as a teaching assistant for her so far; from the very be

Energy Boomerang & Becoming a Serious Games Jedi
I'm starting to believe the theory that the energy you put out into the world comes back to you. Ever since I started my Day Creations, I have felt such joy, wonder, and satisfaction with my days. Suddenly, I care about what I'm doing and perform my tasks on purpose. Suddenly, so many good things are coming my way that I almost need to add a Day Creation checkbox to remind myself to just catch my breath. When this week began, I hadn't signed on to work with any teams at DigiP

Fall Semester Stag Samba
I clumsily named this musing after the 17th episode of Cowboy Bebop because alliteration. But it has been an incredible first week back at DigiPen so far. I'll likely receive internship credit for my Microsoft job, I'm over the moon to be working as a TA for Jeremy Holcomb (GAT212), Sonia Michaels (ENG110 & ENG230), and Ben Ellinger (GAT120), and there are no words for my excitement about my narrative design-centric independent study with the talented Ellen Beeman. I wasn't s