{"id":1602,"date":"2022-10-23T16:05:20","date_gmt":"2022-10-23T16:05:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yourplanbproductions.com\/openworld\/?page_id=1602"},"modified":"2025-11-21T16:33:18","modified_gmt":"2025-11-22T00:33:18","slug":"university-professors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/yourplanbproductions.com\/openworld\/about\/our-team\/university-professors\/","title":{"rendered":"University Professors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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DigiPen’s University Professors<\/h3>\n

Professors at the DigiPen Institute of Technology come to the school with a wide range of academic credentials and real-world industry experience. Open World consults with DigiPen faculty advisors to ensure that the summer workshop curriculum we\u2019ve developed is appropriate, engaging, and relevant for our students.<\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Open World Team<\/h3>\n

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Barnabas Bede<\/h2>\n

Dr. Barnabas Bede earned his Ph.D. in Mathematics from Babes-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania. His research interests include Fuzzy Sets, Fuzzy Logic and Image Processing. He serves as editorial board member of the journals Fuzzy Sets and Systems and Information Sciences. He has been with DigiPen Institute of Technology since 2011, serving as a department chair and program director for the BS in Computer Science in Machine Learning degree.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Victor Cecci<\/h2>\n

Victor Cecci is a software engineer and game designer who teaches programming to design students at DigiPen Institute of Technology, where he also earned his BS in Computer Science and Game Design and MS in Computer Science. He\u2019s worked on several projects for DigiPen\u2019s Research and Development team, including Sandblocks, an educational game-building tool for kids; the Wellbody Academy interactive exhibit at the Pacific Science Center; and the Zero Engine, a custom game engine developed at DigiPen.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Justin Chambers<\/h2>

Justin Chambers is a graduate of DigiPen, having earned a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science in Real-Time Interactive Simulation in 2009. After working in the industry for several years, Chambers returned to DigiPen in 2016 to teach. He shares from many valuable perspectives \u2014 as a former student of DigiPen, a professional in the game industry, and now as an instructor of future game industry professionals.<\/p>

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Charles Duba<\/h2>\n

Dr. Charles Duba earned a BS in Physics from UC San Diego and an MS and Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Washington at the Center for Experimental Nuclear Physics and Astrophysics. He continues to work on neutrino detection experiments, currently with HALO, a long-term supernova neutrino detector at the SNO lab in Sudbury. His research interests are in weak-interaction physics, physics instrumentation, physics simulation, augmented reality, and hardware design.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Andrea Ellinger<\/h2>

Andrea Ellinger graduated from DigiPen with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering and Sound Design with honors. She worked in DigiPen’s Research & Development Department for several years, helping to develop multi-channel 3D audio for the Zero Engine, an advanced, full-3D game engine. She began teaching at DigiPen in 2021, becoming a full-time lecturer in 2022. Her primary focus is low-level and engine programming in languages like C++, but also has experience with web programming, audio design, and production.<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>

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Ben Ellinger<\/h2>\n

Ben Ellinger is Vice President of Software Production at DigiPen and has been with the school since 2003. He entered the games industry through tabletop game publisher Steve Jackson Games, where he worked on games such as <\/span>Car Wars<\/i> and <\/span>GURPS<\/i>. He has been a full-time developer and program manager at Microsoft and has contributed to video games such as <\/span>Ultima Online<\/i>, <\/span>Ashen Empires<\/i>, <\/span>The Matrix Online<\/i>, and Microsoft\u2019s secret Natal prototype project.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Jazno Francoeur<\/h2>\n

Jazno Francoeur began his career as an intern at the Walt Disney Feature Animation studio in 1990. After graduating from Kansas City Art Institute, he joined Disney studios as an effects animator, contributing to classic films that include <\/span>Lilo & Stitch<\/i>, <\/span>Tarzan<\/i>, <\/span>Mulan<\/i>, <\/span>Pocahontas<\/i>, <\/span>The Lion King<\/i>, <\/span>Beauty and the Beast<\/i>, <\/span>The Emperor\u2019s New Groove<\/i>, and <\/span>The Hunchback of Notre Dame<\/i>. Jazno joined DigiPen in 2004, and has served as a program director and senior lecturer.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Zahra Haghiri<\/h2>

Zahra Haghiri graduated from DigiPen with a BFA in Digital Art and Animation. In DigiPen\u2019s Research & Development Department, she created assets and artwork for clients such as Renault F1 and Andretti Autosport, as well as for DigiPen’s Zero Engine asset store. In the games industry, Zahra’s contributions have included works to titles such as Pandemic<\/em>, Pandemic Evolved<\/em>, Invoker<\/em>, Santa Sling<\/em>, and Nightmare Grotto<\/em>. As a faculty member, she teaches digital painting and character design to DigiPen’s students and enjoys doing what she loves most: painting, drawing, and sharing what she’s learned<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>

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Jeremy Holcomb<\/h2>\n

Jeremy Holcomb is the program director for the BA in Game Design degree at DigiPen. He has extensive experience in the design, development, and marketing of tabletop board and card games, with over 20 board game design credits to his name. His game The Duke, which he co-designed for publisher Catalyst Game Labs in 2013, earned a 2014 Mensa Select award. At DigiPen, he designs and delivers course content on the fundamentals of game design, with a special focus on rapid system design and playtesting.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Ebae Kim graduated with a major in illustration from the Rhode Island School of Design and has since worked in industries that comics, video games, corporate consulting, animation, live-action film, and board games. She has worked at the MIT Game Lab (where she contributed to the award-winning physics game A Slower Speed of Light<\/i>), Space X, and Wizards of the Coast. Ebae has taught at DigiPen Institute of Technology since 2019, administering courses in comics, storyboarding, and game and film projects.<\/p>\n

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Erik Mohrmann<\/h2>\n

Dr. Erik Mohrmann is DigiPen\u2019s Dean of Faculty. He studied psychology and physics at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York, and earned his doctorate in physics at the University of Washington in Seattle. His academic interests include learning models, the biological basis of behavior, nuclear astrophysics, and computational physics simulation, with most of his research in the latter two areas. His current research interests include stellar nuclear reactions and the modeling of deformable bodies.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Bill Morrison<\/h2>\n

Bill Morrison has over 20 years of experience in the video game industry, having worked for companies like LucasArts Entertainment and Microsoft. He has contributed to a number of successful titles and franchises, including the <\/span>Star Wars: X-Wing<\/i> space combat series, <\/span>Star Trek: Bridge Commander<\/i>, and <\/span>Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge<\/i>. Bill is a senior lecturer in DigiPen\u2019s Department of Game Software Design and Production. He joined the school in 2009, where he helped forge the DigiPen-Ubisoft partnership at the school\u2019s Singapore campus.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Douglas Schilling<\/h2>\n

Douglas Schilling has over 23 years of professional programming experience in several diverse industries, including avionics, desktop publishing, game development, and information technology management. In the games industry he\u2019s worked extensively on hand-held gaming platforms, such as the Game Boy, Game Boy Advance, and Nintendo DS. He also worked on titles for the PlayStation, PlayStation 2, Wii, and Xbox 360. He\u2019s contributed to over 40 titles in a number of roles, including lead programmer, senior programmer and studio technical director.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Lawrence Schwedler earned a Master of Fine Arts degree in classical guitar performance with a specialization in electronic music from the University of California at Los Angeles in 1993. He has worked as a composer, sound designer, and audio director in the video game industry for developers such as The Dreamers Guild, JVC Digital Arts Studio, and Nintendo Software Technology. He has been with DigiPen since 2011 and has served as the program director for the BA in Music and Sound Design and BS in Computer Science and Digital Audio degree programs.<\/span><\/p>\n

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YZ Tan<\/h2>\n

YZ Tan began his animation career developing 3D-animated TV series for Southern Star\u2019s studios in Singapore. His experiences led him into the games industry, working for Koei Entertainment Singapore and LucasArts, where he contributed to the <\/span>Star Wars: The Force Unleashed<\/i> and <\/span>Star Wars: The Clone Wars<\/i> game franchises. He joined DigiPen\u2019s Singapore campus in 2010 and has served as a senior lecturer and chair of the school\u2019s Department of Animation and Production.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Open World consults with DigiPen faculty advisors to ensure that the summer workshop curriculum we\u2019ve developed is appropriate, engaging, and relevant for our students.<\/p>\n<a href=\"#barnabas\"> <em ><svg xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-ti-angle-right\" xlink:href=\"#tf-ti-angle-right\"><\/use><\/svg><\/em> <B>Barnabas Bede<\/B> <\/a> <a href=\"#victorcecci\"> <em ><svg xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-ti-angle-right\" xlink:href=\"#tf-ti-angle-right\"><\/use><\/svg><\/em> <B>Victor Cecci<\/B> <\/a> <a href=\"#justinchambers\"> <em ><svg xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-ti-angle-right\" xlink:href=\"#tf-ti-angle-right\"><\/use><\/svg><\/em> <B>Justin Chambers<\/B> <\/a> <a href=\"#charlesduba\"> <em ><svg xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-ti-angle-right\" xlink:href=\"#tf-ti-angle-right\"><\/use><\/svg><\/em> <B>Charles Duba<\/B> <\/a> <a href=\"#andreaellinger\"> <em ><svg xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-ti-angle-right\" xlink:href=\"#tf-ti-angle-right\"><\/use><\/svg><\/em> <B>Andrea Ellinger<\/B> <\/a> <a href=\"#benellinger\"> <em ><svg xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-ti-angle-right\" xlink:href=\"#tf-ti-angle-right\"><\/use><\/svg><\/em> <B>Ben Ellinger<\/B> <\/a> <a href=\"#jaznofrancoeur\"> <em ><svg xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-ti-angle-right\" xlink:href=\"#tf-ti-angle-right\"><\/use><\/svg><\/em> <B>Jazno Francoeur<\/B> <\/a> <a href=\"#zahrahaghiri\"> <em ><svg xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-ti-angle-right\" xlink:href=\"#tf-ti-angle-right\"><\/use><\/svg><\/em> <B>Zahra Haghiri<\/B> <\/a> <a href=\"#jeremyholcomb\"> <em ><svg xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-ti-angle-right\" xlink:href=\"#tf-ti-angle-right\"><\/use><\/svg><\/em> <B>Jeremy Holcomb<\/B> <\/a> <a href=\"#ebaekim\"> <em ><svg xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-ti-angle-right\" xlink:href=\"#tf-ti-angle-right\"><\/use><\/svg><\/em> <B>Ebae Kim<\/B> <\/a> <a href=\"#erikmohrmann\"> <em ><svg xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-ti-angle-right\" xlink:href=\"#tf-ti-angle-right\"><\/use><\/svg><\/em> <B>Erik Mohrmann<\/B> <\/a> <a href=\"#billmorrison\"> <em ><svg xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-ti-angle-right\" xlink:href=\"#tf-ti-angle-right\"><\/use><\/svg><\/em> <B>Bill Morrison<\/B> <\/a> <a href=\"#douglasschilling\"> <em ><svg xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-ti-angle-right\" xlink:href=\"#tf-ti-angle-right\"><\/use><\/svg><\/em> <B>Douglas Schilling<\/B> <\/a> <a href=\"#lawrenceschwedler\"> <em ><svg xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-ti-angle-right\" xlink:href=\"#tf-ti-angle-right\"><\/use><\/svg><\/em> <B>Lawrence Schwedler<\/B> <\/a> <a href=\"#yztan\"> <em ><svg xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-ti-angle-right\" xlink:href=\"#tf-ti-angle-right\"><\/use><\/svg><\/em> <B>YZ Tan<\/B> <\/a>\n<h3>Open World Team<\/h3> <p><a href=\"https:\/\/yourplanbproductions.com\/openworld\/about\/our-team\/core-team\/\">Core Team<\/a><br>DigiPen's University Professors<br><a href=\"https:\/\/yourplanbproductions.com\/openworld\/about\/our-team\/industry-guests\/\">Industry Guests<\/a><\/p>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/yourplanbproductions.com\/openworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/barnabas-bede.jpg\" title=\"Barnabas Bede\" alt=\"Open World Faculty Advisor Barnabas Bede\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yourplanbproductions.com\/openworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/barnabas-bede.jpg 600w, https:\/\/yourplanbproductions.com\/openworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/barnabas-bede-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/yourplanbproductions.com\/openworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/barnabas-bede-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\n<h2>Barnabas Bede<\/h2> <p>Dr. Barnabas Bede earned his Ph.D. in Mathematics from Babes-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania. His research interests include Fuzzy Sets, Fuzzy Logic and Image Processing. He serves as editorial board member of the journals Fuzzy Sets and Systems and Information Sciences. He has been with DigiPen Institute of Technology since 2011, serving as a department chair and program director for the BS in Computer Science in Machine Learning degree.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.digipen.edu\/about\/our-faculty\/mathematics#BarnabasBedePhD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">See Barnabas\u2019s full biography<\/a><\/p>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/yourplanbproductions.com\/openworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/victor-cecci.png\" title=\"Victor Cecci\" alt=\"Open World Faculty Advisor Victor Cecci\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yourplanbproductions.com\/openworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/victor-cecci.png 600w, https:\/\/yourplanbproductions.com\/openworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/victor-cecci-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/yourplanbproductions.com\/openworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/victor-cecci-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\n<h2>Victor Cecci<\/h2> <p>Victor Cecci is a software engineer and game designer who teaches programming to design students at DigiPen Institute of Technology, where he also earned his BS in Computer Science and Game Design and MS in Computer Science. He\u2019s worked on several projects for DigiPen\u2019s Research and Development team, including Sandblocks, an educational game-building tool for kids; the Wellbody Academy interactive exhibit at the Pacific Science Center; and the Zero Engine, a custom game engine developed at DigiPen.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.digipen.edu\/about\/our-faculty\/computer-science#VictorCecci\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">See Victor\u2019s full biography<\/a><\/p>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/yourplanbproductions.com\/openworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/digipen-faculty-justin-chambers-th.jpg\" title=\"justin-chambers\" alt=\"justin-chambers\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yourplanbproductions.com\/openworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/digipen-faculty-justin-chambers-th.jpg 600w, https:\/\/yourplanbproductions.com\/openworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/digipen-faculty-justin-chambers-th-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/yourplanbproductions.com\/openworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/digipen-faculty-justin-chambers-th-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\n<h2>Justin Chambers<\/h2><p>Justin Chambers is a graduate of DigiPen, having earned a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science in Real-Time Interactive Simulation in 2009. After working in the industry for several years, Chambers returned to DigiPen in 2016 to teach. He shares from many valuable perspectives \u2014 as a former student of DigiPen, a professional in the game industry, and now as an instructor of future game industry professionals.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.digipen.edu\/about\/our-faculty\/game-development-and-production#JustinChambers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">See Justin's full biography<\/a><\/p>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/yourplanbproductions.com\/openworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/charles-duba.jpg\" title=\"Charles Duba\" alt=\"Open World Faculty Advisor Charles Duba\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yourplanbproductions.com\/openworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/charles-duba.jpg 600w, https:\/\/yourplanbproductions.com\/openworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/charles-duba-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/yourplanbproductions.com\/openworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/charles-duba-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\n<h2>Charles Duba<\/h2> <p>Dr. Charles Duba earned a BS in Physics from UC San Diego and an MS and Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Washington at the Center for Experimental Nuclear Physics and Astrophysics. He continues to work on neutrino detection experiments, currently with HALO, a long-term supernova neutrino detector at the SNO lab in Sudbury. His research interests are in weak-interaction physics, physics instrumentation, physics simulation, augmented reality, and hardware design.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.digipen.edu\/about\/our-faculty\/electrical-and-computer-engineering#CharlesDubaPhD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">See Charles\u2019s full biography<\/a><\/p>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/yourplanbproductions.com\/openworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/digipen-faculty-andrea-ellinger-th.jpg\" title=\"Andrea Ellinger\" alt=\"Open World Faculty Advisor Andrea Ellinger\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yourplanbproductions.com\/openworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/digipen-faculty-andrea-ellinger-th.jpg 600w, https:\/\/yourplanbproductions.com\/openworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/digipen-faculty-andrea-ellinger-th-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/yourplanbproductions.com\/openworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/digipen-faculty-andrea-ellinger-th-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\n<h2>Andrea Ellinger<\/h2><p>Andrea Ellinger graduated from DigiPen with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering and Sound Design with honors. She worked in DigiPen's Research & Development Department for several years, helping to develop multi-channel 3D audio for the Zero Engine, an advanced, full-3D game engine. She began teaching at DigiPen in 2021, becoming a full-time lecturer in 2022. Her primary focus is low-level and engine programming in languages like C++, but also has experience with web programming, audio design, and production..<\/p><p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.digipen.edu\/about\/our-faculty\/game-development-and-production#AndreaEllinger\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">See Andrea\u2019s full biography<\/a><\/p>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/yourplanbproductions.com\/openworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/benjamin-ellinger.jpg\" title=\"Benjamin Ellinger\" alt=\"Open World Faculty Advisor Benjamin Ellinger\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yourplanbproductions.com\/openworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/benjamin-ellinger.jpg 600w, https:\/\/yourplanbproductions.com\/openworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/benjamin-ellinger-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/yourplanbproductions.com\/openworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/benjamin-ellinger-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\n<h2>Ben Ellinger<\/h2> <p>Ben Ellinger is Vice President of Software Production at DigiPen and has been with the school since 2003. He entered the games industry through tabletop game publisher Steve Jackson Games, where he worked on games such as <i style=\"background-color: initial; font-size: 1em;\">Car Wars<\/i> and <i style=\"background-color: initial; font-size: 1em;\">GURPS<\/i>. He has been a full-time developer and program manager at Microsoft and has contributed to video games such as <i style=\"background-color: initial; font-size: 1em;\">Ultima Online<\/i>, <i style=\"background-color: initial; font-size: 1em;\">Ashen Empires<\/i>, <i style=\"background-color: initial; font-size: 1em;\">The Matrix Online<\/i>, and Microsoft\u2019s secret Natal prototype project.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.digipen.edu\/about\/our-faculty\/design#BenjaminEllinger\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">See Ben\u2019s full biography<\/a><\/p>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/yourplanbproductions.com\/openworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/jazno-francoeur.jpg\" title=\"Jazno Francoeur\" alt=\"Open World Faculty Advisor Jazno Francoeur\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yourplanbproductions.com\/openworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/jazno-francoeur.jpg 600w, https:\/\/yourplanbproductions.com\/openworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/jazno-francoeur-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/yourplanbproductions.com\/openworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/jazno-francoeur-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\n<h2>Jazno Francoeur<\/h2> <p>Jazno Francoeur began his career as an intern at the Walt Disney Feature Animation studio in 1990. After graduating from Kansas City Art Institute, he joined Disney studios as an effects animator, contributing to classic films that include <i style=\"background-color: initial; font-size: 1em;\">Lilo & Stitch<\/i>, <i style=\"background-color: initial; font-size: 1em;\">Tarzan<\/i>, <i style=\"background-color: initial; font-size: 1em;\">Mulan<\/i>, <i style=\"background-color: initial; font-size: 1em;\">Pocahontas<\/i>, <i style=\"background-color: initial; font-size: 1em;\">The Lion King<\/i>, <i style=\"background-color: initial; font-size: 1em;\">Beauty and the Beast<\/i>, <i style=\"background-color: initial; font-size: 1em;\">The Emperor\u2019s New Groove<\/i>, and <i style=\"background-color: initial; font-size: 1em;\">The Hunchback of Notre Dame<\/i>. Jazno joined DigiPen in 2004, and has served as a program director and senior lecturer.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.digipen.edu\/about\/our-faculty\/animation-and-production#JaznoFrancoeur\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">See Jazno\u2019s full biography<\/a><\/p>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/yourplanbproductions.com\/openworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/digipen-faculty-zahra-haghiri-th.jpg\" title=\"Zahra Haghiri\" alt=\"Open World Faculty Advisor Zahra Haghiri\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yourplanbproductions.com\/openworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/digipen-faculty-zahra-haghiri-th.jpg 600w, https:\/\/yourplanbproductions.com\/openworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/digipen-faculty-zahra-haghiri-th-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/yourplanbproductions.com\/openworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/digipen-faculty-zahra-haghiri-th-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\n<h2>Zahra Haghiri<\/h2><p>Zahra Haghiri graduated from DigiPen with a BFA in Digital Art and Animation. In DigiPen\u2019s Research & Development Department, she created assets and artwork for clients such as Renault F1 and Andretti Autosport, as well as for DigiPen's Zero Engine asset store. In the games industry, Zahra's contributions have included works to titles such as <em>Pandemic<\/em>, <em>Pandemic Evolved<\/em>, <em>Invoker<\/em>, <em>Santa Sling<\/em>, and <em>Nightmare Grotto<\/em>. As a faculty member, she teaches digital painting and character design to DigiPen's students and enjoys doing what she loves most: painting, drawing, and sharing what she's learned.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.digipen.edu\/about\/our-faculty\/digital-arts#ZahraHaghiri\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">See Zahra\u2019s full biography<\/a><\/p>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/yourplanbproductions.com\/openworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/jeremy-holcomb.jpg\" title=\"Jeremy Holcomb\" alt=\"Open World Faculty Advisor Jeremy Holcomb\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yourplanbproductions.com\/openworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/jeremy-holcomb.jpg 600w, https:\/\/yourplanbproductions.com\/openworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/jeremy-holcomb-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/yourplanbproductions.com\/openworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/jeremy-holcomb-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\n<h2>Jeremy Holcomb<\/h2> <p>Jeremy Holcomb is the program director for the BA in Game Design degree at DigiPen. He has extensive experience in the design, development, and marketing of tabletop board and card games, with over 20 board game design credits to his name. His game The Duke, which he co-designed for publisher Catalyst Game Labs in 2013, earned a 2014 Mensa Select award. At DigiPen, he designs and delivers course content on the fundamentals of game design, with a special focus on rapid system design and playtesting.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.digipen.edu\/about\/our-faculty\/design#JeremyHolcomb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">See Jeremy\u2019s full biography<\/a><\/p>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/yourplanbproductions.com\/openworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/ebae-kim.jpg\" title=\"Ebae Kim\" alt=\"Open World Faculty Advisor Ebae Kim\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yourplanbproductions.com\/openworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/ebae-kim.jpg 600w, https:\/\/yourplanbproductions.com\/openworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/ebae-kim-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/yourplanbproductions.com\/openworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/ebae-kim-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\n<h2>Ebae Kim<\/h2>\n<p>Ebae Kim graduated with a major in illustration from the Rhode Island School of Design and has since worked in industries that comics, video games, corporate consulting, animation, live-action film, and board games. She has worked at the MIT Game Lab (where she contributed to the award-winning physics game <i>A Slower Speed of Light<\/i>), Space X, and Wizards of the Coast. Ebae has taught at DigiPen Institute of Technology since 2019, administering courses in comics, storyboarding, and game and film projects.<\/p> <p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.digipen.edu\/about\/our-faculty\/animation-and-production#EbaeKim\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">See Ebae\u2019s full biography<\/a><\/p>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/yourplanbproductions.com\/openworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/erik-mohrmann.jpg\" title=\"Erik Mohrmann\" alt=\"Open World Faculty Advisor Erik Mohrmann\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yourplanbproductions.com\/openworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/erik-mohrmann.jpg 600w, https:\/\/yourplanbproductions.com\/openworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/erik-mohrmann-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/yourplanbproductions.com\/openworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/erik-mohrmann-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\n<h2>Erik Mohrmann<\/h2> <p>Dr. Erik Mohrmann is DigiPen\u2019s Dean of Faculty. He studied psychology and physics at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York, and earned his doctorate in physics at the University of Washington in Seattle. His academic interests include learning models, the biological basis of behavior, nuclear astrophysics, and computational physics simulation, with most of his research in the latter two areas. His current research interests include stellar nuclear reactions and the modeling of deformable bodies.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.digipen.edu\/about\/our-faculty\/physics#ErikMohrmannPhD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">See Erik\u2019s full biography<\/a><\/p>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/yourplanbproductions.com\/openworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/bill-morrison.jpg\" title=\"Bill Morrison\" alt=\"Open World Faculty Advisor Bill Morrison\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yourplanbproductions.com\/openworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/bill-morrison.jpg 600w, https:\/\/yourplanbproductions.com\/openworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/bill-morrison-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/yourplanbproductions.com\/openworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/bill-morrison-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\n<h2>Bill Morrison<\/h2> <p>Bill Morrison has over 20 years of experience in the video game industry, having worked for companies like LucasArts Entertainment and Microsoft. He has contributed to a number of successful titles and franchises, including the <i style=\"background-color: initial; font-size: 1em;\">Star Wars: X-Wing<\/i> space combat series, <i style=\"background-color: initial; font-size: 1em;\">Star Trek: Bridge Commander<\/i>, and <i style=\"background-color: initial; font-size: 1em;\">Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge<\/i>. Bill is a senior lecturer in DigiPen\u2019s Department of Game Software Design and Production. He joined the school in 2009, where he helped forge the DigiPen-Ubisoft partnership at the school\u2019s Singapore campus.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.digipen.edu\/about\/our-faculty\/design#BillMorrison\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">See Bill\u2019s full biography<\/a><\/p>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/yourplanbproductions.com\/openworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/doug-schilling.jpg\" title=\"Doug Schilling\" alt=\"Open World Faculty Advisor Doug Schilling\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yourplanbproductions.com\/openworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/doug-schilling.jpg 600w, https:\/\/yourplanbproductions.com\/openworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/doug-schilling-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/yourplanbproductions.com\/openworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/doug-schilling-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\n<h2>Douglas Schilling<\/h2> <p>Douglas Schilling has over 23 years of professional programming experience in several diverse industries, including avionics, desktop publishing, game development, and information technology management. In the games industry he\u2019s worked extensively on hand-held gaming platforms, such as the Game Boy, Game Boy Advance, and Nintendo DS. He also worked on titles for the PlayStation, PlayStation 2, Wii, and Xbox 360. He\u2019s contributed to over 40 titles in a number of roles, including lead programmer, senior programmer and studio technical director.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.digipen.edu\/about\/our-faculty\/game-software-design-and-production#DouglasSchilling\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">See Douglas\u2019s full biography<\/a><\/p>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/yourplanbproductions.com\/openworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Lawrence_Schwedler_faculty_headshot.jpg\" title=\"Lawrence_Schwedler_faculty_headshot\" alt=\"Lawrence_Schwedler_faculty_headshot\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yourplanbproductions.com\/openworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Lawrence_Schwedler_faculty_headshot.jpg 600w, https:\/\/yourplanbproductions.com\/openworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Lawrence_Schwedler_faculty_headshot-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/yourplanbproductions.com\/openworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Lawrence_Schwedler_faculty_headshot-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\n<h2>Lawrence Schwedler<\/h2> <p>Lawrence Schwedler earned a Master of Fine Arts degree in classical guitar performance with a specialization in electronic music from the University of California at Los Angeles in 1993. He has worked as a composer, sound designer, and audio director in the video game industry for developers such as The Dreamers Guild, JVC Digital Arts Studio, and Nintendo Software Technology. He has been with DigiPen since 2011 and has served as the program director for the BA in Music and Sound Design and BS in Computer Science and Digital Audio degree programs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.digipen.edu\/about\/our-faculty\/music#LawrenceSchwedler\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">See Lawrence\u2019s full biography<\/a><\/p>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/yourplanbproductions.com\/openworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/yz-tan.jpg\" title=\"Yz Tan\" alt=\"Open World Faculty Advisor Yz Tan\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yourplanbproductions.com\/openworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/yz-tan.jpg 600w, https:\/\/yourplanbproductions.com\/openworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/yz-tan-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/yourplanbproductions.com\/openworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/yz-tan-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\n<h2>YZ Tan<\/h2> <p>YZ Tan began his animation career developing 3D-animated TV series for Southern Star\u2019s studios in Singapore. His experiences led him into the games industry, working for Koei Entertainment Singapore and LucasArts, where he contributed to the <i style=\"background-color: initial; font-size: 1em;\">Star Wars: The Force Unleashed<\/i> and <i style=\"background-color: initial; font-size: 1em;\">Star Wars: The Clone Wars<\/i> game franchises. He joined DigiPen\u2019s Singapore campus in 2010 and has served as a senior lecturer and chair of the school\u2019s Department of Animation and Production.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.digipen.edu\/about\/our-faculty\/animation-and-production#YZTan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">See YZ\u2019s full biography<\/a><\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yourplanbproductions.com\/openworld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1602","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yourplanbproductions.com\/openworld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yourplanbproductions.com\/openworld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yourplanbproductions.com\/openworld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yourplanbproductions.com\/openworld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1602"}],"version-history":[{"count":34,"href":"https:\/\/yourplanbproductions.com\/openworld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1602\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11657,"href":"https:\/\/yourplanbproductions.com\/openworld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1602\/revisions\/11657"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yourplanbproductions.com\/openworld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1561"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yourplanbproductions.com\/openworld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1693"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yourplanbproductions.com\/openworld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1602"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}