Evgeniia Rein

M.F.A. – 3rd Year

Game Design | Storrs

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Hometown: Moscow, Russia
UConn location: 119 Bishop Center

Email: evgeniia.rein@uconn.edu

Linked In: www.linkedin.com/in/evgerein

M.F.A. – 3rd Year

Assistantship: Innovation Partnership Building & English Studio

Education: B.A. in Game Design at HSE University, Moscow, Russia 
Study abroad in Game Design at Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden

Language(s) Spoken: Russian – Русский

Area of Research / Artistic Focus: Game Design, Interactive Design, Fine Art

Rein is a second-year M.F.A. candidate at the University of Connecticut in the Digital Media and Design program. Her main research areas are Game Design and Interactive Media with a focus on serious games. 

Rein is passionate about games as a medium for translating human experience and emotions in historical and social contexts. She started to develop video games several years ago, both as a solo developer and a team member. Since then, she has worked on more than 15 game concepts and prototypes, including video games, board games, and tabletop role-playing games. Rein has participated in several art contests held by universities and companies, and she is profoundly interested in game jams as a creative practice.

Recent Achievements:

• HSE Endowment Fund Scholarship (HSE University, 2021)
• Finalist in the Game Design competition I am a Professional (Yandex, 2021)
• Finalist in the Student Research Paper Competition in Game Design (HSE University, 2020)
• Finalist in the Highest Probe contest in Fine Arts (HSE University, 2018)

Fun Fact: “Game idea …” is a piece from Pippin Barr’s exhibition that professor WASDSWAG has generously gifted to me for my graduation!