Michael Lu
Producer
Michael is a second year student at ETC. He is interested in game programming and how to design physical games with various input devices.
What we do
During this pandemic, many students like us are forced to stay at home. While we may not have a constant daily schedule, we are still trying to have some daily exercise. Based on this situation, our team will focus on creating exergaming experience, that players just like us will find it engaging and willing to add it in their everyday routine.
Research
We will have self analysis as well as interview/survey for other students, to find out the motivations behind daily exercise
Prototype
Based on the outcome of our research, we will build several prototypes from the questions that we would like to find answers for.
Playtest
For this project, developers = playtesters! We will playtest ourselves to see if we have built the engaging experience we want.
Team Members
We are Team ProtoChamp, a cross-disciplinary team of students from Carnegie Mellon University studying at the Entertainment Technology Center.
Stefani Taskas
Programmer
Stefani is a graduate student at Carnegie Mellon University working towards a Master in Entertainment Technology. Their interests are focused on gameplay programming, virtual reality, game design, and transformational games.
I-Tung Chiang
Game designer & Programmer
I-Tung Chiang, a designer, programmer, and traveler born and raised in Taiwan. Recently, he finished his bachelor's degree in Computer Science at Yuan Ze University and Linköping University in Sweden, where he has learned all the ability that a good programmer needed. Currently, he is a second-year student studying in the master of entertainment at Carnegie Mellon University.
Simon He
3D artist
Simon is a second year student pursing master degree at ETC. He is a 3d modeler who mainly focus on environment art.
Ryan Zhang
Technical Artist
Ryan is a graduate student pursing master’s degree in Entertainment Technology at CMU. He is interested in computer graphics, technical art and entertainment.
Faculty Advisors
Instructors from Entertainment Technology Center
Heather Kelley
Assistant Teaching Professor
Heather’s extensive career in the games industry has included design and production of AAA next-gen console games, interactive smart toys, handheld games, research games, and web communities for girls.
Moshe Mahler
Special Faculty
Moshe Mahler is an award-winning professional innovator and storyteller whose work has been featured in attractions at Disney Parks and Resorts and shown worldwide at prestigious venues including SIGGRAPH, UIST, Comic Con, and Ars Electronica.
Ricardo Washington
Special Faculty
Ricardo serves as an adjunct faculty member at the Carnegie Mellon University's Entertainment Technology Center. He specializes in giving the students instruction and guidance in art related areas of their program.
