Sarah Kate Forstner

Sarah Kate Forstner serves as a Senior Lecturer in Concept Art within the Department of Digital Arts and Animation at Teesside University's School of Computing, Engineering and Design Technologies. Her academic role integrates professional concept art practice with pedagogy, specializing in narrative-driven spatial design for digital media environments.

Her educational background includes a Master's degree in Concept Art for Games and Animation from Teesside University, which forms the foundation of her technical and creative expertise. This advanced training directly informs her teaching methodology and industry-aligned curriculum development.

Ms. Forstner's research and professional interests center on the intersection of visual storytelling and spatial construction. Key focus areas include:

• Environment design techniques for conveying narrative within interior/exterior spaces
• Mobile game development pipelines and artistic constraints
• Book and game illustration merging traditional and digital media
• Storyboarding as a visualization and pre-production tool
• Character, prop, and environmental asset creation for cohesive worlds
• Visual development frameworks for immersive experiences including VR/AR

She maintains active industry engagement through freelance concept art work across games, film, animation, and immersive projects, ensuring her academic practice remains current with evolving industry standards and technological advancements.