Jessup is a Senior at George Mason majoring in Computer Science. From a young age, he has greatly enjoyed video games and programming, and through GADIG has combined his deep appreciation for both together. Jessup also has interests in writing, world-building, and even playing eSports at Mason. He hopes that he can bring all the skills from his interests together to help GADIG continue being great.
Favorite Games: Bloodborne | Terraria | Outer Wilds | Inscryption | Dead by Daylight
Jordan is a Senior at GMU studying game design with a focus in story writing and level design. He is a longtime Dungeons & Dragons player and enjoyer of various card games like Magic the Gathering and Yu-Gi-Oh, and has been both learning Japanese and a GADIG member for 3 years. Jordan's recently been expanding into 2D art, as well as 3D modeling and art, and hopes to continue expanding his skillset and become a great storyteller through thee medium of video games.
Favorite Games: Hollow Knight | Terraria | Risk of Rain 2 | Hades | Plants vs. Zombies
Clancy is a senior IT/CyberSecurity student interested in the technical part of game development. He's worked in systems administration and computer networking, and uses this experience to keep the organization's critical infastructure up to date and running securely. Outside of GADIG, he works on horror games or RPG's with his friends and hopes to publish these projects someday.
Favorite Games: Prey (2017), Lunacid, Earthbound, Shin Megami Tensei Devil Summoners: Soul Hackers
Hello! My name is Damien, I'm from Woodbridge VA and I'm in the CVPA class of 2029 for Computer Game Design. I'm a digital artist focusing on 3D animation. I love to listen to and talk about music, movies, games, or the longer thoughts of life. I'm happy to be the production manager for GADIG and I am excited to work with you all to create fun and amazing games. Aside from GADIG, I also serve as the Co Community Director for CBM at GMU, and I am in the SCLA.
Favorite Games: Elden Ring, Deltarune, Lego Batman 2026, GTA V, Little Big Planet 2
I love all kinds of stories, whether it’s a game, movie, book, or any other kind. I also love my friends very much.
Favorite Games: The Last of Us, Disco Elysium, Telltale's 'The Walking Dead'
He is a Senior Accounting major with a minor in film. He has a love for writing, acting, improv, board games, working out, and making poor financial decisions. Zachary has been a member of GADIG since his first semester here at GMU as a freshmen. He has developed a love for game design and formed life long friendships throughout his time here in GADIG.
Favorite Games: Stardew Valley | Terraria | Cuphead | Pokemon Showdown
Jonathan is a senior Game Design student with a keen eye for game balance. Outside of GADIG, he spends his time drafting out custom competitive Pokemon rulesets, or modding hardcore arcade games.
Favorite Games: The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth, Town of Salem 2, SCP: Secret Laboratory, Hollow Knight: Silksong
I am a Sophomore Forensic Science student here at GMU as well as the current Social Media Manager at GADIG. I love TTRPGs and worldbuilding, drawing/painting, and storytelling. In the future I hope to use the knowledge I gain through my degree to make my stories more immersive and fun
Favorite Games: Hollow Knight, Baldur's Gate III, Stardew Valley, Detroit Become Human, Cult of the Lamb
Kaiden Zamora-Soon is a video game enthusiast turned computer science fiend who is passionate about everything he does. He first picked up programming to self create features for his favorite game, Minecraft, but has now branched out into a range of diciplines, including embeded systems, website development, computer systems, and using proper game engines.
Favorite Games: Noita | Rain World | Minecraft | Celeste | Inscryption
Maximilian is a senior computer game design major at GMU with an interest in programming solutions to all the problems that come from out-there designs. In his solo work he strives to make strong and sustainable games by reeling in the scope and making something unique with what he has. On top of programming in Unity and Godot, he writes, designs, and uses Blender for anything from prop modeling to UI artwork. He considers being a game developer the closest he can get to being a mad scientist.
Favorite Games: The Beginner's Guide, Touhou Project, ULTRAKILL, Portal 2, Half Life 2, Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
Jordan is a Computer Game Design student with a focus on 3D modeling, environment art, and illustration. They love many forms of art and enjoy spending time breaking down various art styles. They especially appreciate environment art and its ability to complement a game’s narrative and its immersion.
Favorite Games: Radiant Historia | Persona 5 | Valorant
My name is Margaret Minks but everyone calls me Maggie! Im the assistant art director and currently majoring Art and design and minoring in game design! Art and Video games are two of my favorite things ever so I feel really blessed to be able to pursue these two things!
Favorite Games: Little Nightmares 2, Bad End Theater, Deltarune
Ethan is a 4th-year Computer Science major. He enjoys game development for its team-oriented environments and the challenging development process. Encountering design complications and smoothing them down with creative solutions is a satisfying part of his work. Ethan particularly enjoys level design for its potential to yield creative outcomes from restrained toolkits. He appreciates GADIG for its beginner-friendly opportunities and aims to continue enhancing members' game development experience.
Favorite Games: Super Mario 3D World | Celeste | Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
Howdy! I’m Edward, but I also go by Eddie. I’m a big fan of FPS and rhythm games, and an even bigger fan of music as a whole! Trust me, if you wanna get me talking, ask me about my favorite albums. I’ve been a passionate creative writer and game designer for nearly 6 years now, discovering my interests over quarantine and garnering a love for telling stories, creating worlds, and designing characters. My dream for the future is to be the design lead of my own story based rhythm game, paired with a small group of other passionate developers.
Favorite Games: Celeste, Unbeatable, Oneshot
Gameplay Design Director and Game designer at Gadig. As a Design Team Leader Kshaunish aims to create a space where all designers can provide ideas and help people collaborate to bring their ideas to life. They also spend their time playing Pokemon in many competitive forms and teaching elementary students STEM at STEMexCEL. They aim to continue their work in design past GADIG and create spaces for design for everyone
Favorite Games: Pokémon | Granblue Fantasy Versus Rising | Ace Attorney | Hitman
January is in their 3rd year at Mason, majoring in Music Technology and minoring in Game Design. She loves learning and experimenting with anything she can get her hands on.
Favorite Games: Team Fortress 2, Terraria, Pimkin 3, Blasphemous, and Mundaun.