Travis Faas

Travis Faas brings his experience working for an advertising company into the classroom, teaching students how to build interactive media experiences that combine technical mastery and an eye for artistry. He’s written several introductory texts on media applications development that have been used as resources in universities nationwide.

His classes range from introductory media applications development to game production and design theory. Faas, who earned his Master of Science in applied computer graphics from Purdue University, has prior reative activity focused on mixed reality spaces, spatial ability, and creative coding.

He is pursuing a Ph.D. in human-computer interaction, with specific interest in the programming and game development communities of practice supported by internet technologies, such as Twitch.tv