Amanda Theinert is an interactive media artist and game designer who has worked in the fields of digital art and higher education for 12 years. Theinert teaches in the areas of game design and development, the psychology of games, traditional and digital art, as well as production and team management. She has previously held the title of director of the Master of Fine Arts program and assistant professor at Becker College, where she helped develop and lead a brand-new MFA in Interactive Media and build community-focused STEM outreach programs. Her personal work focuses on creating interactive installation art and games that investigate new ways of combining digital and physical media blurring the lines between the tangible and virtual. Theinert holds a B.A. in interactive media from Becker College and an MFA in computer art from the School of Visual Arts.
Amanda Theinert
Associate Professor of Practice, Becker School of Design/Tech
- About
- Scholarly and creative works
- Awards and grants
Degrees
- M.F.A. in Interactive Media Art and Design, School of Visual Arts, 2012
- B.A. in Game Art and Design, Becker College, 2010
Affiliated Department
Scholarly and creative works
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Created PAX East 2025 Video Wall and Digital Signage Videos
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Interactive Theatre Performance – Ghost Moths
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Possible Futures: Visions3
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Ghost Moth Dreams
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Created PAX East 2024 Video Wall and Digital Signage Videos
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“Enlighten: A Faculty Show”
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Interactive Theatre Performance – Somnus
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Created PAX East 2023 Video Wall and Digital Signage Videos
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The Somnus Tavern & Inn
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Interactive Theatre Performance – Ghost Moths
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Waiting for Obols
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Trios: A Balance of Three
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Show – “In Tandem” | Piece – “Balance”
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Crystals and Technology
Webreath Wellness Spiritual SamplingWeBreath Wellness2021 -
Show – “Parsing (Im)Possibilities” | Piece – “Tangible”
Awards and grants
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Interactive Theatre Course – Academic Innovation Grant
Clark University – Academic Innovation Grant