Austin biography

Austin Lopez McDonald is a 5th-year student at Northwestern University graduating in Fall 2022, majoring in Radio/Television/Film and minoring in Computer Science. He is the project manager for KeyWave, Inc.

Throughout his years at Northwestern, Austin has discovered a keen interest in game design and art. Much of his time is spent exploring the intersection of visual and interactive design and developing his artistic skills. He also often practices procedural modeling techniques.

Austin has developed several games in the past exploring the combination of multiple genres and protagonists. His works at Northwestern University include text-based adventures and both first and third-person video games. His interest in educational games began when working with Professor White on a series of interactive case studies designed for classroom.

He has since worked with him to expand on the potential of educational games. His works can be found at goobfer.itch.io and @goobfer on Twitter.