{"id":9,"date":"2022-01-25T19:17:09","date_gmt":"2022-01-26T00:17:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/inner-matter\/?page_id=9"},"modified":"2022-04-29T18:28:09","modified_gmt":"2022-04-29T22:28:09","slug":"our-team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/inner-matter\/our-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Team"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Team Members<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Faris ElRayes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Technical Artist
Programmer<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Faris is a software developer passionate about games who is set to attain his Master of Entertainment Technology from Carnegie Mellon University’s ETC in the first half of 2023. He loves creating complex and vibrant effects and environments through high-level shader programming. Faris’ interests lie in experimenting with new technologies such as VR. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Faris’ Website<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Gillian Ryan<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Producer
Sound Designer<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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After graduating with a B.S. in Psychology and English from Tulane University, Gillian began pursuing a Master of Entertainment Technology from Carnegie Mellon University’s Entertainment Technology Center. Gillian spent 6 months working in QA at Robot Entertainment, focusing mainly on subtitling and localization, and looks to transfer her skills into a game production role.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Gillian’s LinkedIn<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Hua “Constanza” Tong<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Interaction Designer and Researcher<\/em>
2D Artist<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Constanza Tong is a UX designer & researcher who currently explores XR and gamification in an empathic, human-centered manner. She has experience in designing explainable AI, Digital Human, and multiple digital solutions for mental health. They led her to utilize emerging technology to solve the tricky pain points of our era with intuitive and playable interaction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Constanza’s LinkedIn<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Constanza’s Website<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Zibo Ye<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Hardware Programmer
Network Programmer<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Zibo received a B.S. in Artificial Intelligence from Peking University. Instead of being a researcher in AI field, he decided to pursue his dream to be a game related developer. He worked at NetEase for one year as a game engine programmer and found himself eager to learn more about Graphics, and that\u2019s why he is now earning a Master\u2019s in Entertainment Technology from Carnegie Mellon University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Zibo’s LinkedIn<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Zibo’s GitHub<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Lauren Zhang<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

3D and Shader Artist<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lauren Zhang is an artist and programmer interested in working at the intersection of art and technology. They are passionate about creating compelling environments through lookdev, shaders and lighting, as well as helping artist workflows by creating tools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lauren’s Website<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Instructors<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Dave Culyba<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Dave’s ETC Profile<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Heather Kelley<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Heather’s ETC Profile<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Heather’s Website<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Team Members Faris ElRayes Technical ArtistProgrammer Faris is a software developer passionate about games who is set to attain his Master of Entertainment Technology from Carnegie Mellon University’s ETC in the first half of 2023. He loves creating complex and vibrant effects and environments through high-level shader programming. Faris’ interests lie in experimenting with new technologies such as VR. Gillian Ryan ProducerSound Designer After graduating with a B.S. in Psychology and English from Tulane University, Gillian began pursuing a Master of Entertainment Technology from Carnegie Mellon University’s Entertainment Technology Center. Gillian spent 6 months working in QA at Robot Entertainment, focusing mainly on subtitling and localization, and looks to transfer her skills into a game production role. Hua “Constanza” Tong Interaction Designer and Researcher2D Artist Constanza Tong is a UX designer & researcher who currently explores XR and gamification in an empathic, human-centered manner. She has experience in designing explainable…<\/p>\n

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