Photo Credit: William Wabongo
What creature is this?
By day, I am a MSc student at The University of British Columbia researching hunting and traveling behavior by Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis) in post-fire regenerating forests. I am passionate about wildlife ecology and conservation, and have worked on projects that focus on and how Canada lynx move and use habitats after massive fires (Home Range Wildlife Research), cougar movement and predator-prey interactions (Washington Predator-Prey Project) and human-elephant conflict mitigation (The Elephants & Bees Project).
By night, I am an animator and game developer with over seventeen years of experience in the entertainment industry creating compelling performances for video games, VR, short films, and advertising campaigns. I have worked for companies such as Valve Software, Double Fine Productions, and LucasArts Entertainment; some of my notable projects include Half-Life: Alyx, Dota 2, Team Fortress 2, Brütal Legend, and Star Wars: The Force Unleashed.
My interests are understanding animal behavior through movement at the individual and landscape scale, exploring creature biomechanics and locomotion, pushing the potential for experience and player engagement in virtual reality, and using track and sign to learn what animals do in the woods.