Meet Our Team

A multidisciplinary team of researchers, artists, and developers working together to explore the connections between mining and data-mining industries.

Eduard Arriaga-Arango

Eduard Arriaga-Arango

Project Lead & Research Director

Digital Humanities & AI Language Research

Associate Professor and Chair of the Language, Literature and Culture Department at Clark University. Researches at the intersection of digital humanities, Afro-Latinx and Afro-Latin American studies.

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Andrés Villar

Andrés Villar

Visual Artist & Creative Director

Artistic Vision & Visual Design

An artist based in St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada, bringing creative vision and artistic expertise to the project's visual elements and conceptual design.

Visual ArtsCreative DirectionConceptual Design
Pooja Pithva

Pooja Pithva

Full Stack Developer

Website Development & UI Implementation

Lead developer responsible for the entire website implementation, from UI/UX design to full-stack development using Next.js and React.

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Yaksh Goyani

Yaksh Goyani

Game Developer

Game Design & Programming

Second-year MFA student at Clark University with a passion for game development, focusing on game design and programming.

Game DesignGame ProgrammingUnityEducational Games
Lauren Gallagher

Lauren Gallagher

Level Designer & Game Developer

Level Design & Immersive Experiences

MFA student at Clark University pursuing Interactive Media with a focus on Game Design. Specializes in level design and crafting immersive player experiences.

Level DesignUnityUnreal EngineWeb DesignDigital Design
Ethan Adams

Ethan Adams

Producer & Narrative Designer

Game Production & Interactive Storytelling

Second-year graduate student in Interactive Media at Clark University with a minor in creative writing. Lead producer on year-long studio projects. Designs compelling narratives and characters for interactive experiences, specializing in games that explore environmental themes and the impact of player choice.

Game ProductionNarrative DesignCreative Writing3D Modeling & RiggingMusic CompositionPythonC++JavaC#HTML/CSSJavascript
Jared Cocomazzi

Jared Cocomazzi

Narrative Designer & Game Developer

Environmental Storytelling & Player Agency

Master's student in Interactive Media at Clark University with an interdisciplinary background in Biology and English from Union College. Creates narrative-driven games that challenge players to think deeply about their choices and real-world implications, particularly environmental themes and sustainability.

Narrative DesignTwinePythonUnityUnreal EngineEnvironmental StorytellingPlayer Choice Systems