Shi Johnson-Bey, Ph.D.

Hi, I'm Shi (pronounced "shy"), a computational media researcher and game developer passionate about the intersection of social simulation and emergent storytelling.

My work focuses on building tools that empower designers to craft narratives shaped by the living, breathing relationships between characters. My past experience spans VR, neurogaming, robotics, web applications, social simulation, and procedural narrative systems.

I earned my Ph.D. in Computational Media from the University of California Santa Cruz, my M.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University, and my Bachelor's from the University of Delaware, double-majoring in Computer Science and Neuroscience. Most recently, I worked as a Senior Data Scientist on the AI R&D Team at Take-Two Interactive.