John Bowditch
Professor at Ohio University
- Role
- Director - the Game Research and Immersive Design Lab at The Game Research And Immersive Design Grid Lab, Ohio University
- Location
- Athens, OH, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About John Bowditch
John Bowditch is the director of the Game Research and Immersive Design (GRID) Lab at Ohio University. The GRID Lab was founded in 2004 with a grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission to bring immersive technology education, research, and entrepreneurial support to southeast Ohio. Nearly a dozen companies have spun out of the GRID Lab since its founding. http://gridlab.ohio.eduJohn is an associate professor of game development and virtual reality in the J. Warren McClure School of Emerging Communication Technologies in the Scripps College of Communication. He was named Ohio University’s Outstanding Administrator of the year in 2019.http://ohio.edu/mcclure John has led over 20 funded research and development projects at Ohio University exceeding over $5 million in support. Sponsors have included the National Institutes of Health, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Energy, Department of Labor, Department of Education, and the Ohio Colleges of Medicine Government Resource Center. He was the lead designer and inventor of the Immersive Video Intel Network (IVIN), a multi-tiered imaging technology that has patents pending.
Experience
Director - the Game Research and Immersive Design Lab
The Game Research And Immersive Design Grid Lab, Ohio University
Jul 2007 — Present
Direct all research operations for the Lab- Supervise staff and student employees- Maintain budgets and equipment/supplies procurements- Assist faculty and student researchers- Write grant proposals- Design games and simulations (Lead Designer and Creative Director)- Produce games and simulations- Mentor student digital media entrepreneurs
Skills
- Virtual Reality
- Unity3d
- Research
- Programming
- Digital Media
- 3d
- Computer Graphics
- Video Games
- Entrepreneur
- Zbrush
- Maya
- Ios Development
- Computer Animation
- Apple Developer
- Video
- Graphic Design
- Final Cut Pro
- Media Production
- Creative Writing
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Video Production
- Level Design
- Multimedia
- Fundraising
- Game Design
- After Effects
- Motion Graphics
- Game Development
- Entrepreneurship
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