We are STEMspire

James Finkel

Co-Producer

Game Designer & Programmer

James is a Game Designer and Software Engineer. He enjoys games of all types, spending most of his time playing board games or video games. His sights are set on joining the games industry to make the games he loves.

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Angelina Shi

Co-Producer

2D Artist & Narrative Designer

Angelina Shi is an artist and designer. An architect by training, Angelina uses her newfound freedom from building codes to design interesting settings and engage in environmental storytelling.

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Hannah Baxter

Narrative Designer & 2D Artist

Hannah’s passion in life is to create things that bring others joy. With a strong interest in theme parks and the technology that makes them run, she one day hopes to design them.

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Phoebe Wang

Lead Programmer

Phoebe is a software engineer. She has an interdisciplinary background in information management and human computer interaction. With the interests of developing interactive digital experience, she is seeking jobs in the entertainment industry.

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Yuchan Wu

UI/UX Designer & 2D Artist

Yuchan is a UI/UX designer with a background in interaction and product design. She has in-depth knowledge of interaction design coupled with user research abilities. She is also focused on learning and working toward becoming a designer, creator and pioneer.

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Faculty Advisors

Mike Christel

Mike is a Teaching Professor at the Entertainment Technology Center. He enjoys collaborating with graduate students on transformational games for education and health, and also teaches a number of ETC project-based courses.

Ricardo Washington

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.