Kent designs and prototypes systems and interfaces in the service of people. He specializes in interactive visualizations, mixed reality (e.g., AR, VR), and playful interactions.
Before joining MAYA, Kent worked for Walt Disney Imagineering, developing, testing, and sustaining software based interactions and attractions.
At MAYA, Kent looks for opportunities to combine his software engineering skills with his interests in cognition, human behavior, building in any artistic medium, and storytelling to create meaningful experiences.
MA Entertainment Technology, Carnegie Mellon University
BA Computer Science, Hiram College
Walt Disney Imagineering
Pittsburgh, PA
Newbury, OH
San Francisco, CA
Orlando, FL
Doing something physically active―running, swimming, biking, rock climbing, and anything else that catches my fancy, mentally active―writing and chatting about philosophy, societal norms and how they came to be, or exploring various mediums of expression―lighting, glass blowing, photography, clay work, carpentry, etc.
My earliest memory using something high-tech is playing Super Mario World for the Super Nintendo.
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