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 University. 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

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Contact Information

Academic School

School of Communication and the Arts

Office

Lowell Thomas 145

Email

Mengqi.Gao@marist.edu

Phone

(845) 575-3000 ext. 2687

Website/Resume

www.mengqigao.com