ACTIVE MEMBERS

I am the Founder and Director of MonRiverGames. I also teach as part of the Game Design and Interactive Media Program at West Virginia University. 

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Joined Summer 2022; Co-Assistant Director, Programmer and Unity Developer. I graduated from WVU with a computer science degree and will be attending Savannah College School of Art and Design graduate program in Game Design this Fall!

Joined Summer 2023; Media Director, I'm excited for the opportunity to volunteer at MonRiverGames and to be its new social media director. I really enjoy what the studio is doing and how our projects are coming along.

Joined Spring 2023; Leadership Team, I am a Game Design and Interactive Media alumni at WVU. I enjoy both 2D and 3D character creation. I led our LightRush project in the Fall 2023 session.

Joined Summer 2023; Community Director,  I am helping wherever I can! I have a passion for creating interactive experiences that make learning fun. This past school year I assisted the most with communication between the WV State Museum and the studio's project WV Quest. 

Joined Summer 2023; Co-Assistant Director. Received a Computer Science degree from WVU IN 2003, but have been playing video games as a hobby for the majority of my life. My goals are to learn as much as I can by sharing my knowledge base and also learning about what others have learned during the game development cycle. 

Joined Spring 2023; I am an alumnus of WVU's Computer and Electrical Engineering program and help with troubleshooting support as much as possible for the game program. I teach Unity game engine-based development classes for the University. In addition to code, I also enjoy writing stories and dabbling in art and music.

Joined Summer 2023; Leadership team and publishing support. I'm an alumnus at WVU of the Game Design and Interactive Media program. I also helped create and maintain our new studio-specific discord server. 

Joined Fall 2023; Artist and Musician. I'm an alumnus of the Game Design and Interactive Media program at WVU.

Joined Fall 2023; I am an WVU alumnus of Computer Science with a Minor in Creative Writing. My dream is to utilize both of my skills as a writer and programmer and make RPGs that invite the player to explore a different world, get involved with the characters, and hopefully walk away from the experience with something they didn't have before.

Joined Spring 2023; I bring experience in game, software, instructional, web, & graphic design along with a BA in Game Art & Development. I plan to focus on assisting with art and design elements, as needed, this session.

Joined Summer 2023; I am very interested in all things UI/UX and helping the studio by doing reviews in this area and offering assistance wherever I can. I am taking a break from the studio this summer but will be back in the fall.

Joined Summer 2024; I am a WVU GDIM major specializing in art and design but looking to continue expanding my skills. I love the process of creating and working with others to build meaningful experiences and can't wait to grow as a creator!

Joined Summer 2024; GDIM program junior at WVU. Since I was younger I've enjoyed coming up with unique stories and ideas, and video games are a passion of my that I am able funnel that creative outlet through. I'm excited to move forward and work together with everyone at MonRiverGames to make some great projects!

Joined Summer 2024; I work mainly with Unreal Engine and Blender. I like to use ProCreate for 2D art (sprites, textures, etc). I have been pursuing game development for the past five years. Some of my favorite games are Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon, Cat Quest, Super Mario Bros. Wonder, Uncharted, and Star Wars: Jedi: Survivor.

Joined Summer 2024; Artist/designer and Vice President of the WVU Game Developers Club.

Joined Summer 2024; studying Music Composition at WVU. I'm working to develop my skills as a composer and audio engineer by creating my own music and implementing it into media such as video games and movies