Currently working on Invasive Beasties, the game
Introduction
Montgomery Webster is an artist and product designer (UX). When he’s not hustling, Monty writes, reads, exercises, games, studies, travels, plans, barters, and searches for business partnerships.
He also knows some Japanese (and about 500 kanji).
Tinkerer
While Monty lacks coding professional experience, the degree allows him to quickly onboard new tools and automate simple tasks.
Graduate work
Masters of
Computer Science (MS)
Monty graduated from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (Minneapolis, Minnesota). His research focused on Human-Computer Interaction (HCI).
- 4 publications
- IV Lab researcher
- Teaching assistant
Undergraduate
Bachelor of
Philosophy (BA)
Monty attended Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff year-round in an effort to rush into graduate school. He probably would have been better off getting some work experience or studying abroad.
- Graduated 1 year early
- 15% Ceramics and pottery coursework
- 8% Film Studies coursework
Liberal Artist
Besides Philosophy, Ceramics, and Film Studies, Monty took classes in Politics, Creative Writing, Art History, and Horse-riding.
Professional interests
Monty’s academic publications cover a wide range of Human-Computer Interaction areas (HCI), including fitness visualisation, input devices, 3D tracking, colour selection interfaces, design applications, usability, and text readability. Here are some of his other ambitions…
Exergaming
Exercising and gaming; it's a no brainer. While new innovations come out every decade or so, we can certainly do better.
Simulators
From surgery games to flight training, no interaction is more complex than a simulator.
Personalization
Everything should be customizable, but theming and other tools often lack the structure to assist users in making sustainable designs.
Robot interfaces
How will users interact with their robotic machines and toys?
Let's find out.
Music visualization
With millions of users listening to music on video platforms, there's an opportunity to drastically simplify music video production.
Training
As a child, Monty always assumed he would be a university professor. Everyday he gets closer to that goal.