New Experience Research & Design Lab

New Experience Research & Design Lab (NERDLab) is a student-faculty cooperative driven by research, development, and an enthusiasm for social impact. Based out of the Interactive Media program at the University of Miami School of Communication, we function as an incubator for initiatives that collaborate locally, nationally, and in the global space. NERDLab integrates classic and novel techniques to produce projects that inspire and educate through innovation and fun.

What We're Working On

Banned by Apple

The Vault

Digital Games

Non-Digital Games

Podcasts

Apps

Experiments

The Team

Clay Ewing

Director

Lorena Lopez

Director of Interactives

Fabrizio Darby

Lead Writer

Day Watson

Illustrator

Nia James

Illustrator

Caleb Solomon

Illustrator

Cassandra Swilley

Writer

Luz Cruz

Writer

Catherine Woods

Writer

Gwyneth Johnson

Writer

Lesha Jackson

Writer

Yoland Victor

Writer

Phidela Cheng

Writer

Arianna Nicolas

Illustrator

Asha Wills

Illustrator

Our Alumni

Lien Tran

Co-Director

Emilie Duran

Designer

Irene Vailikit

Designer

Kalpit Mody

Game Developer

Megan Page

Designer

Sana Paul

Writer

Inndiaa Anderson

Writer

Yunting Zhao

Artist

Myrtle Valpoort

2D Artist

Max Zussman

Designer

Xueyan Zhang

3D Artist

Haoran Zhang

Designer

Mojania Denis

Software Developer

Isabelle Geller

Web Developer

Paulina Fiore

Writer

Zihan Xu

Designer

Laura Miller

Designer

Jose Guzman

Interactive Designer

Casey Lue

Designer

Manouj Kumar

Developer

Michael Leyva

Designer

Chelsea Haina

Writer

Gaby Costales

Web Developer

Lina Angel

Designer

Franklin Zhang

Interactive Designer

Pablo Obando

Artist

Brandon Wilson

Artist

Rebecca Monson

Designer