Hi, I’m Jason Jamerson.
I’m the Director of the
XR Studio at LSU, a Professor of Virtual Production and Immersive Media, and a 20 year veteran of the entertainment industry in NYC as a Design Supervisor, Production Designer, and VFX Artist for film and television clients including HBO, Netflix, Paramount, and The History Channel, as well as both on and Off-Broadway.
Today I specialize in creating momentum at the intersection of the Arts and Sciences through building relationships across community and industry, and developing research capitalization. I help lead teams creating simulations and digital twins; film and commercial video; and immersive and interactive media, including real-time performance, video games, and AR / XR content.
Over the past five years I’ve been a part of more than $11 million in fundraising and research grants.
I provide leadership for outreach and engagement, program building, and development for research-to-commercial pathways. I establish and facilitate community, industry, and government partnerships, and collaborate on vision for the future of media.
I’ve secured facility expansions and renovations, managed large teams and budgets, and helped build an on-campus center for professional content production, workforce development, and research innovation.
I specialize in cross-disciplinary and cross-cultural collaborations, hands-on management, and agile, visionary leadership. Next, I want to continue to facilitate collaboration and invention; invest in creative, resilient students; and create new work that empowers teams, scales organizations, and leaves a lasting impact.
Current Funding:
NASA Digital Twin Phase 2: Visualization Tech. for Adv. Manufacturing
Robot / Human Collaboration Training for Off-World Construction - LSU Big Ideas
Louisiana Economic Development Fund: Virtual Production and XR Studio
ATLAS (Louisiana Board of Regents): Keepsake! A Children’s Television Show
NASA Digital Twin Phase 1: Visualization Tech. for Adv. Manufacturing
Selected Conference Presentations and Panels:
USITT 2024* - “Generative A.I. Production Design”
NSF-funded Virtual Expert Panel - “Future Ready Off-World Construction”
Digital Twin Consortium Panel*- “NASA Digital Twin Project”
USITT National Panel* - “A.I. Ethics and Copyright”
USITT 2023* - “A.I. Tools in the Design Process”
NU Amplify 2021 - “Taking Theatre Virtual”
*Invited
Guest Lectures:
Yale University: Digital Media In Performance - “Virtual Production”
Yale University: Building Theatrical Worlds - “Virtual Production”
University of Cincinnati: Production Design Program - “A.I. Tools in Design”
Southern Arkansas University: Chapter of USITT - “Production Design”
Sheridan College, Ontario: Interior Design Program - “Production Design”
University of Nebraska Omaha: AR / VR Design Class - “Virtual Production”
James Madison University: Theatre Department - “Scenic Design”
