Jason Gua (Programmer): Born in Beijing, China, Jason was enrolled in digital media art undergraduate program in North China University of China. During his college years, Jason dedicated in mobile devices development. Jason loves game development and enjoys the teamwork process.
Katie Correll (Producer): Following a childhood dream of designing animatronics and theatrical effects, Katie arrived at the ETC having received her B.E. in Mechanical Engineering from The Cooper Union with a focus in Acoustics and Robotics. During undergrad, Katie completed internships with puppetry companies Tandem Otter Productions and The Puppet Kitchen, working on such productions as The Addams Family (Broadway) and A Winters Tale (Shakespeare in the Park). More recently Katie spent the summer working for The Jim Henson Company, building puppets and props for Sesame Street as well as other Henson productions. Katie is passionate about theatre and spends her free time performing and designing for the stage.
Allison Sommers (Artist): Allison grew up in New York City, beginning in 1959. The process is ongoing. She strayed from the primrose paths of academia after but a brief stroll in 1977 — and since then has worked as an Equity stage manager for 35 years – on Broadway, off, in music, dance, regional theatre, and national/international touring. Her life in the theatre was rocked profoundly when she discovered Virtual Worlds, and it was then she realized she wanted nothing more than to Put On Shows using the miraculous tools of the 21st century. To that end – and with her sights set unwaveringly upon attending the E.T.C. – she at last returned to school in 2010 to earn a B.A. at a ripe old age, and then found her way to Pittsburgh. Her recent studies have been in studio art, digital 2D and 3D art, and writing; she hopes to use these skills alongside the thing or two she knows about Show Business to create Virtual Theatre – in whatever form it may reveal itself.
Mat Robinson (Artist): Mat is a 2D Artist with a traditional art background, focusing on Concept & Texture Art. He is currently a BVW TA. Mat enjoys seeing his creations go from paper to the virtual space. His hobbies include longboarding, golfing and spending time with friends.
Aditya Vijayakumar (Programmer): A Software Engineer by degree, a gamer by passion. Aditya has grown up playing video games and draws his inspiration from an earlier generation of games such as Doom and Populous. In the past, he has developed games for both Xbox and iOS which have been released on the app store. He also has a background in GPU computing which he researched during his undergraduate at PSG.
Aditya’s mission at the ETC is to successfully combine innovative input interaction with fun gameplay mechanics.
Siddhant Shah (Designer): Born and brought up in the diverse culture of India, Siddhant completed his undergraduate degree, Bachelor of Engineering in Information Technology from the Mumbai University. As an undergrad he not only gained the knowledge of technology but also explored the new horizon of doing things creatively. He believes that creative approach to develop anything can make the experience fun and enduring. He loves to experiment and try new things and feels the power of media can change the perspective as one can just imagine. As a hobby he loves making short videos and has a great passion to dance. He aims to be a designer in the entertainment industry contributing to the creativity and innovation in the making of interactive and entertaining experiences.
Advisors
Drew Davidson Salvador Barrera
(Director and Teaching Professor) (Special Faculty)