Vision and Neural Engineering Laboratory

Jessica Ross is a virtual reality designer and concept artist, along with being an adjunct in the Digital Design Program at the New Jersey Institute of Technology.  She studied fine art and illustration at Montclair State University, where she received her BFA, and is currently completing her MFA in Illustration this summer at Marywood University. She has worked as a concept, storyboard, and character artist for various productions, including an educational video game sponsored by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and an augmented reality app for a graphic novel series, Tales From The Myst.

Currently, she is working as the lead virtual reality designer and concept artist for a virtual reality vision therapy game developed by the NJIT Vision and Neural Engineering Lab. Jessica’s work has most recently been published in Infected by Art, Volume 5. She has also been published in various publications such as K.O. Jewel and Condign Art Magazine, where she won a front cover feature and a three page interview. 

Portfolio Website: artofgingerjess.com.