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Marist College to Become Marist University
University designation reflects breadth of global opportunities and bold vision for Marist's next century.
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Marist College to Become Marist University
University designation reflects breadth of global opportunities and bold vision for Marist's next century.
Academics
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Marist College to Become Marist University
University designation reflects breadth of global opportunities and bold vision for Marist's next century.
Admission & Financial Aid
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Student Life
Marist College to Become Marist University
University designation reflects breadth of global opportunities and bold vision for Marist's next century.
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Mengqi Gao
Assistant Professor of Games and Emerging Media
Bio
Mengqi Gao (she/they) is an Assistant Professor of the Games & Emerging Media program at Marist College. She is a game designer, artist, and writer. She makes games, abstract art, poetry, fiction, and electronic literature. They are also interested in playing and mixing different mediums in their work. Her art explores the topics of mental health, feminism, queerness, racism, bilingual texts, and translations.
Education
MS, Informatics, University of California, Irvine, 2023
MFA, Game Design, New York University, 2021
BS, Engineering Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2019
Research Interests / Areas of Focus
Game design and interaction design, Narrative design, Digital art, Abstract art
Creative Work
Flower
Designer, Solo Project, 2022
A bilingual electronic literature work that focuses on the challenges of being a creator whose native language is not English
I Love You, but…
Game Designer, 4 People Project, 2020
A theatrical role-playing performance game about abusive relationships between romantic couples
Searching For…
Game Designer, 4 People Project, 2020
A narrative game about the cruel optimism that media creators often face and why the current situation makes the optimism cruel
