Edward Ruppar
Major: Games, Simulation, Arts & Sciences & Science, Technology & Society
Julian Power
Area of Research / Interest: Interactive Fiction, Sound System Design, & Multimodal Games
Undergraduate Education Institution: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Undergraduate Major: Music
Current Degree: Critical Game Design, M.S.
Justin Buergi
Area of Research / Interest: Game Engagement
Undergraduate Education Institution: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Undergraduate Major: Games and Simulation Arts and Sciences
Additional Degrees: MS Computer Science, RPI
Current Degree: Critical Game Design, Ph.D.
Alex Hertz
Major: EART and GSAS
I'm from Marietta, Georgia (USA), and class of '27. I chose to major in GSAS because I took an interest in indie game development during the COVID-19 pandemic, but I haven't decided to focus on the arts until late fall semester of my freshman year. After graduation, I hope to create games and animations that will inspire the masses!
Jasmin Chen
Major: GSAS
Aiden Crossfield
Major: GSAS and Computer Science
I chose the GSAS major because throughout my life video games have played some sort of role in nearly every meaningful relationship, and have also provided escape in times of great stress. Knowing that I also have a passion for coding, I wanted to make games that could do for future generations what the games I played did for me! I chose to study at RPI because I knew the GSAS program was the fastest route to my goal!
Minor: Electronic Arts
Rachel Gates
Major: Music/GSAS dual
Pengze Zheng
RPI Degree Program: Critical Game Design, Ph.D.
Hometown/Country: China
Area of Research / Interest: Chinese game culture and industry, Chinese society and ideology, player behavior, game analysis, and the adaptation and localization of games
Undergraduate Education Institution: University of California, Santa Cruz
Undergraduate Major: Computer Game Design B.S.
Li Zheng
Hometown/Country: China
Area of Research / Interest: Game Design
Undergraduate Education Institution: Xi'an Polytechnic University
Undergraduate Major: Animation
Bryan Kim
RPI Degree Program: Critical Game Design, Ph.D.
Area of Research / Interest: Serious Games / Digital Therapeutics
Graduate Studies: Masters of Entertainment Technology, Carnegie Mellon University
Undergraduate Studies: Computer Graphics Technology, Purdue University