Staff
Jean Marie works in the Office of the Vice President of Research at Ohio University as a grant developer, coordinator and writer.
John Bowditch is an instructor in the Digital Media: Special Effects, Games, and Animation sequence teaching digital game design and development. John is also the Director of the Game Research and Immersive Design (GRID) Lab, a facility dedicated to the research and development of educational/serious games and multimedia. John has created several games, interactive environments, and virtual reality simulations for the National Institute of Health, Ohio Board of Regents, Ohio Supercomputer Center, and the Appalachian Regional Commission. John’s current project is an in-field virtual reality emergency responderʼs aid that is funded by the Columbus Police Department and Department of Homeland Security.
Steve Mokris is the GRID Lab’s Technical Director. A few years back, he studied physics, music composition, and computer science at a little liberal-arts college in Ohio. His current interests lie at the intersection of these areas — digital media and simulation technology. In 2004 he founded the Kineme project, which has been pushing the boundaries of interactive media development for the Mac OS X platform. He also leads a performance-art group which has inflicted itself upon unsuspecting audiences across the country and produced a few albums and a peculiar sort of feature-length film.
Brandon Flayler is a Game Research and Immersive Design (GRID) Lab Research Fellow at Ohio University. He is currently working towards his Masters in Media Management from the School of Media Arts and Studies and teaching Web Design courses for the School of Visual Communication. His research interests include exploring the spectrum of interactive media from immersive high-definition environments to sleek mobile media.
Stephanie Schwab is a Photojournalism undergrad; graduating in Spring 2009 with a minor in General Art. Photographer for the Columbus Blue Jackets Foundation. Worked at the GRID Lab from February 2006 until it relocated in 2008. Former member of the Ohio University Marching 110.
Michael Blohm is currently a Sophomore studying to make digital games at Ohio University. He has interests aside from game development including natural and artificial languages, philosophy, and economics.
Kyle Perkins is a Junior HTC Digital Media major at Ohio University. He is currently Lead Design on the 2009 student project Derelicts, and Producer on the 2009 student project Decay. He finds design most interesting, but also has strong interest in writing, producing, art, music, and voice acting.