Phi Delta Theta Fraternity

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After graduating with a BS in Game Art & Design, I applied for and was awarded the Monbukagakusho Scholarship from the Japanese Government. I soon moved to Japan to conduct 2 years of game design research at the University of Tsukuba's Entertainment Computing Laboratory. While there, I developed a 3D Language Learning Video Game prototype and published two papers on its effectiveness in acquiring new vocabulary using a "gamified" visual-spatial approach. Once the research term ended, I decided to take the game to Kickstarter to complete it. The campaign was a success and raised nearly $30k in funding to help with publishing the game, now readily available on the Steam network and entitled "Influent." Soon after, I moved to Osaka and went into business with a friend there. We opened a Skateboard Shop downtown and called it "The Mint." Since then, I left the business in his care in order to pursue two of my own business ventures: creating a video game development studio (Three Flip Studios) in San Francisco, CA and a coffee shop/art gallery (50-50 Grind) in Brisbane, Australia.