Christine Jung

Christine Jung serves as a Lecturer at the University of Miami, specializing in interactive media and digital creativity. Her work bridges artistic innovation with technological advancement through the Virtual Experiences Simulation Lab (VESL), where she mentors students in cutting-edge virtual experience development.

Her academic foundation includes a Master in Entertainment Technology from Carnegie Mellon University and dual Bachelor’s degrees in Art & Technology and Psychology from Sogang University.

Jung’s research emphasizes multidisciplinary digital art production, focusing on 3D game art, real-time rendering, and the convergence of AI with creative workflows. She explores look development techniques and immersive AR/VR/XR experiences to create media that educates and entertains diverse audiences.

Her award-winning projects demonstrate industry impact:

• SONA Immersive Storytelling Festival showcase – Flow (2025)
• SXSW Innovation Awards Showcase and Finalist – Flow (2025)
• Communication Arts Interactive Competition Winner – Flow (2025)
• Shenzhen Immersive Experience Exhibition Premier Showcase (2024)
• Hanwha Blockchain Hackathon 1st Place (2021)
• University of Miami AI-enhanced Education Grant

As a mentor at VESL, Jung guides students in 3D art and UI/UX design for experimental virtual projects, leveraging her industry experience from Universal Creative and hackathon successes. Her teaching integrates production-tested methodologies in Autodesk Maya, Substance Painter, and emerging AI tools.

The Virtual Experiences Simulation Lab serves as her primary research hub, fostering collaborative exploration of immersive media boundaries through student-led experimental projects.