Skye Winters received their BS in Computer Science and Engineering with a minor in Game Studies from The Ohio State University in 2024. They worked as an Undergraduate Researcher for the AIMS Lab on a variety of Augmented Reality projects built in the Unity Game Engine as well as assisted with the development of a 3D physics-accurate blacksmith game utilizing the JAX-FEM deformation simulator. 

Recently, they've spent the last two summers working with the James Medical Hospital to develop VR training material for Nursing staff through creation of an educational game teaching staff members how to prepare and locate the key items in a crash cart and to teach proper fall prevention procedures. 

In their research, they hope to learn what causes non-player characters (NPCs) to be perceived as believable and how dialogue systems can be designed to allow for NPC personality driven dynamic storytelling. As a result, most of their research tends to primarily on quantifying NPC believability and designing tools to create emergent narratives. In their free time, they can be found studying various forms of dance ranging anywhere from Ballroom to Line Dancing to West Coast Swing.