Professional Service
- ACM & ETC Press. Role: Topical Associate Editor. ACM Games: Research and Practice. 03/11/2021 - present
- IGDA. Role: Vice Chair. Game Education SIG. 02/18/2019 - present
- IGDA. Co-chair, edSIG. Redesign of IGDA curriculum framework. 03/18/2018 - present
Honors & Awards
- Top Undergraduate Teachers Spring 2020. University of Utah, 08/21/2020
- Faculty Recognition Award for mentoring and assisting students professional development beyond the classroom. CAREER & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CENTER, 04/02/2019
- Early Career Teaching Award. University of Utah, 03/18/2018
- Career Services Faculty Recognition Award. University of Utah, 03/04/2016
- Top Teachers Award. University of Utah, 09/25/2013
- Top 5 Freeware Indie Horror Games (#1), 2012. NewGamerNation.com, 12/30/2012
- Top 10 Horror games of 2012 (#9), Indiegames.com. 2012. Indiegames.com, 12/30/2012
- Funhouse of Horror 2012: Top 10 free scary games on Download.com (#6), cnet.com, 2012. cnet.com, 12/30/2012
- Grand Prize, Direct Art, Vol. 10, SlowArt Productions, New York. 2004. SlowArt Productions, 09/01/2004
Internal Service
- AFAAC. Chair, 02/13/2019 - 02/17/2020. Department service.
- Curriculum Committee. Chair, 04/04/2017 - present. Department service.
- Hiring Committee. Member, 02/01/2016 - present. Department service.
- Faculty Partner, University of Utah Career & Professional Development Center. Member, 01/01/2016 - present. University service.
- Bench to Bedside (B2B). Judge, 09/04/2015 - 09/04/2015. Other service.
- Industry Professional Hiring. Recruiter , 06/01/2015 - present. Department service.
- Industry Professional . Mentor and Supervisor , 06/01/2015 - present. Department service.
- Curriculum Committee . Member, 02/01/2015 - present. Department service.
- Attend Thesis game pitches for EAE cohort 4 and meet with students to give feedback pertaining to their pitches and projects. Participant, 03/03/2014 - 03/04/2014. Other service.
- Graduate Art and Tech Art Committee. Member, 02/01/2014 - present. Department service.
- Advisor, Cyber Heist, EAE Thesis Game, 2013 • Won the 16th IGF Student Showcase • Helped students with visualization and core level design . Advisor/ Consultant , 08/01/2013 - 11/01/2013. Other service.
- Advisor, Reveal, Ubisoft Game Lab Competition, 2013 • Won most creative use of theme • Helped students with UDK art pipeline . Advisor/ Consultant, 06/20/2013 - 06/20/2013. Other service.
- Advisor, Reveal, Ubisoft Game Lab Competition, 2013. Won most creative use of theme. Helped students with UDK art pipeline. Advisor/ Consultant. 06/20/2013 - 06/20/2013. Department service.
- EAE Technical Art undergraduate degree. This includes a remap of requirements as well as a year-by-year road map. Committee Member. 06/01/2012 - present. Department service.
Community Partnership
- Judge, Opportunity Quest, Utah Entrepreneur Series. 12/11/2017 - present
- Panel Expert, Scared To Death, Leonardo Museum, 2013 • Set on panel discussing fear • Answered questions regarding digital media and games . 10/10/2013 - 10/10/2013
Outreach
- Judge, ICIDS 2021 Art Exhibition, International Conference for Interactive Digital Storytelling (ICIDS) 2021 Conference. 09/02/2021 - 09/20/2021
- Judge, Sonicworkflow’s Valentine’s Day Jam. https://itch.io/jam/sonicworkflows-valentines-day-jam. 02/15/2021 - present
- Hype Train Conductor, organized a level 5 hype train. https://Twitch.tv/checkpointprofessor During a “24hr” marathon stream . 01/14/2021 - present
- Chair of Art Exhibition, International Conference for Interactive Digital Storytelling (ICIDS) 2019 Conference. 12/12/2018 - present
- Curriculum Creation: Visual Arts in Games, Global Game Jam Next (GGJ NEXT). 03/18/2018 - 05/19/2018
- Twitch Affiliated Broadcaster. 07/01/2017 - present
- EAE Tech Art Track Recruiting. 06/01/2016 - present
- EAE Art Track Recruiting. 06/01/2013 - present
- EAE Game Arts Track Recruitment . 06/01/2013 - present
In the Media
- ABC Channel 4 News, Students Video Game Creators Plan to Shake Up The Gaming Industry. 04/25/2019. https://www.abc4.com/news/local-news/student-video...
- Twitch, Live Broadcasting. 07/07/2017. https://www.twitch.tv/3DMentor
- Science News for Students, Cool Jobs: Motion by the Numbers. 12/15/2016. https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/article/coo...
- Faculty Recognition Award Breakfast, U Career Services. 03/04/2016.
- College of Engineering Honors Professors, Daily Chronicle. 02/22/2016.
- Game Out Loud, Podcast: BOG Episode 8, 2012. 10/23/2012.
- Fox 13 News, U grad students create hit video game. 10/21/2012.