People

Director

John Fillwalk

John Fillwalk is an internationally recognized artist and practitioner of virtual reality and interactive environments. He serves as the Senior Director of the Institute for Digital Intermedia Arts [IDIA Lab] at Ball State University. IDIA Lab is a virtual and augmented reality design studio exploring the intersections of art, science and technology. The lab was […]

Trevor Danehy

Virtual Worlds Modeler and Animator 3D Modeller and Animator Trevor Danehy graduated from Ball State with a Bachelor of Fine Arts specializing in 3d animation in 2007. Trevor’s primary skillsets are with high detail 3d modeling and texturing with programs like Pixologic Zbrush and Adobe Substance Painter. Trevor also developed methods of quick optimization of […]

Neil Zehr

Neil earned his B.S. in the Digital Media Arts program at Huntington University in Huntington, IN. During his years there, he studied various traditional animation techniques, computer animation, and computer graphics while also working on several freelance projects and showcasing his films in Huntington’s annual media showcase. Following his graduation in the summer of 2008, […]

Adam Kobitz

Virtual Worlds Modeler and Animator 3D Modeller and Animator Adam graduated from Ball State with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 2012, then returned to pursue his Master’s of Fine Arts in Animation the following year. After two years with IDIA Lab as a graduate assistant, Adam continued his time with the team as staff […]

Dr. Michael Rhoades

Dr. Michael Rhoades is a multimedia artist and researcher. He joined the IDIA Lab team in August of 2019 where his role is that of a digital audio researcher creating generative algorithmic systems and configuring venues intended for multi-channel diffusion and stereoscopic projection. In the spring of 2018 Michael received a BFA in Creative Technologies […]

Bernard Frischer

Bernard Frischer is a leading scholar in the application of digital technologies to humanities research and education. Frischer has overseen many significant projects, including virtual recreations of sites such as the city of Rome in the time of the emperor Constantine the Great. The works of Frischer and his institute have received international acclaim and […]

Jeff Berg

Jeff Berg is a user experience expert at IBM Interactive. Jeff has more than 10 years of social computing development experience with expertise in rich internet application programming, community strategy, usability, user experience, 2d design, 3d content creation, and emerging technology adoption. Jeff focuses on community relations projects which use internet technologies to augment museum […]

Douglas Seefeldt

Douglas Seefeldt is digital historian with teaching and research interests that focus on the intersections of history and memory in the American West. He arrived at Clemson University in the fall of 2020 after spending eight years in the Department of History at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana, where he was founding Research Director […]

James Connolly

Professor of History James Connolly is Professor of History and Director of the Center for Middletown Studies at Ball State University.. He is the author of An Elusive Unity: Urban Democracy and Machine Politics in Industrializing America (Cornell University Press) and The Triumph of Ethnic Progressivism: Urban Political Culture in Boston , 1900-1925 (Harvard University […]

Kevin Nolan

Director, Applied Anthropology Laboratories Kevin is an Ohio Valley archaeologist with a primary research interest in the Late Prehistoric period (ca. AD 1000 – 1600) of the Middle Ohio Valley, particularly how humans interact with the environment. He has published collections based research, results of fieldwork, and theoretical models for the Middle Woodland (ca. 50 BC […]

Kristen Barry

Kristin Barry is an assistant professor of Architecture at Ball State where she teaches courses in architecture history and theory. She was previously an Instructor at Penn State University, where she taught graduate courses in architectural history/theory, and survey courses in ancient art history and architecture. After receiving her Bachelor of Science in Architecture from […]

Natalie Yates

Natalie Yates is an Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture at Ball State University. Her scholarly work is situated at the intersection of representation and analysis of landscape systems. Her research focuses on dynamic landscape illustration and simulation, sensing methods in design process (including DIY sensing technologies, UAVs [drones], and GIS), post-industrial landscape remediation, and urban […]

Marius Igitangaza Ngabo

Marius Igitangaza Ngabo is a dedicated Master’s Student in Landscape Architecture at Ball State University, with a Bachelor’s degree in Architecture from the University of Rwanda (2021). His diverse project experience showcases his creativity, resilience, and commitment to learning. Captivated by landscape architecture during his undergraduate studies, Marius envisions incorporating design and planning expertise to […]

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Temple of Artemis

Virtual Stonehenge

SIMviolin

Virtual Roman Pantheon

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Virtual Meridian of Augustus

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