Jeff Price

Jeff Price

Associate Professor — Game Development and Virtual Reality
 
+1 (972) 883-7583
ATEC 3.903
Tags: Animation & Games Augmented Reality Virtual Reality ATCM

Professional Preparation

MFA - Multimedia, Animation and Graphic Design
Virginia Commonwealth University - 1999
BFA - Graphic Design
University of Oklahoma - 1990

Research Areas

Virtual and Augmented Reality
Industrial Training, Education, UI/UX, VR History
Game Design
Level Design, Game History
3d Modeling
Photogrammetry, Texturing
Animation
Motion Capture, Animation History
Graphic Design
Corporate Branding, Typography, Graphic Design History

Publications

Global Corporate Identity 2003 - International
Design Educators’ National Exhibition Catalog 2003 - National
Design Educators’ National Exhibition Catalog 2002 - National
Design Educators’ National Exhibition Catalog  2000 - National

Awards

GRAPHEX GOLD AWARD - 53rd Graphex Awards [2022]
SILVER AWARD - Communicator Awards [2022]
GRAPHEX GOLD AWARD - 51st Graphex Awards [2020]
SILVER AWARD - 21st Annual Communicator Awards [2015]
Gaylord Chair of Distinguished Teaching Award - Oklahoma Christian University [2014]
GOLD AWARD - OKC Ad Club Addy Awards [2007]
GOLD AWARD - MarCom Awards [2007]
GOLD AWARD - MarCom Awards [2007]
WINNER AWARD - AEGIS Video and Film Production Awards [2007]
MERIT AWARD - AEGIS Video and Film Production Awards [2007]

Appointments

Associate Professor, Game Design and Virtual Reality
University of Texas at Dallas [2022–Present]
Chair + Tenured Professor, Gaming and Animation
Oklahoma City University [2019–2022]
Chair + Tenured Professor, Gaming and Animation
Oklahoma Christian University [2009–2019]
Visiting Professor - Game Design
Sam Houston State University [2008–2009]
Tenured Professor - Graphic Design
Anderson University [2007–2008]
Tenured Professor - Interactive Media / 3d Animation
Oklahoma State University [1999–2007]
Owner - Creative Director
Price Creative Group / The Whitlock Group [1996–1999]
Assistant Professor - Interactive Media
Virginia Commonwealth University [1993–1999]
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Virginia Commonwealth University [1991–1993]

Presentations

"Video Game Design and Esports"
2022/05 Talk at the Oklahoma Innovation District
"Video Game Design and Esports"
2022/03 Two lectures to elementary and middle school students in Poteau Oklahoma about Esports and Video Game Design for Kiamichi Tech.
"VR & eSports"
2020/02 Lecture for Oklahoma Venture Forum
"Virtual Reality Today"
2019/08  Presented lecture about developing VR for the Dead Center Film Festival
"Game Design and Animation"
2017/05 Presented lecture about game design to the OKC School of Math and Science

Additional Information

Professional Memberships
  • ACM Siggraph, 2007 – current
  • National Art Education Association, 2019 – current
  • Art Director's Club of Tulsa - 2006 - current
  • National Association of Collegiate Esports - 2019-2022
  • Oklahoma Association of Collegiate Esports - 2019 - Present
  • National Association of Esports Coaches and Directors - 2019 - Present

News Articles

Class in Motion: OC's Visualization Lab isn't all fun and games
Class in Motion: OC's Visualization Lab isn't all fun and games The Oklahoman
Local grant to fund high-tech ways of looking at the world
Local grant to fund high-tech ways of looking at the world The Oklahoman
Great State: Professor of Gaming
Great State: Professor of Gaming KFOR Channel 4 News OKC
Unreal: Up Next in Gaming
Unreal: Up Next in Gaming Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Museum Social Media
The Rise of Esports
The Rise of Esports Oklahoma Magazine