The mission of the Johnson Simulation Center is to enable and support the use of computer simulation to improve education and training, to promote economic development, and to enhance decision-making processes.
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Overview
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VR Applications
- Training
- Education
- Visualization
- Prototyping
- Entertainment
Marketing
JSC Staff
JSC employs a director, two full-time programmers, two full-time artists, and a full-time producer.
John Heckman - Director
John Heckman is the Director of the Johnson Simulation Center. His role is primarily to administer, promote, and facilitate the operations of the Center.
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John Heckman is the Director of the Johnson Simulation Center. His role is primarily to administer, promote, and facilitate the operations of the Center.
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Marty Rabens - Lead Developer
Marty Rabens is a software engineer at the JSC. His coding skills are applied to many of the center's projects, with an emphasis on physics simulation and all that gnarly 3D math stuff.
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Marty Rabens is a software engineer at the JSC. His coding skills are applied to many of the center's projects, with an emphasis on physics simulation and all that gnarly 3D math stuff.
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Mark Manyen - Lead Developer
Mark Manyen is a developer at the JSC, employing his programming and project management skills for many of the center’s products.
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Mark Manyen is a developer at the JSC, employing his programming and project management skills for many of the center’s products.
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Brandon Schapekahm - Digital Artist
Armed with a degree in Media Arts and Animation from The Art Institutes International Minnesota, Brandon is a visual architect behind JSC.
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Armed with a degree in Media Arts and Animation from The Art Institutes International Minnesota, Brandon is a visual architect behind JSC.
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Gary Storkamp - Digital Artist
Gary enjoys long walks on the beach and rainy nights. Oh, and he’s also a key artist at the Johnson Simulation Center, specializing in conceptual art, 3D modeling, and texturing.
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Gary enjoys long walks on the beach and rainy nights. Oh, and he’s also a key artist at the Johnson Simulation Center, specializing in conceptual art, 3D modeling, and texturing.
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Jesse Crafts-Finch - Producer
After graduating with a Bachelors degree in Business Administration (Success!) from Boston University, Jesse picked up a job at Big Huge Games as a Production Intern where he helped produce Rise of Legends.
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After graduating with a Bachelors degree in Business Administration (Success!) from Boston University, Jesse picked up a job at Big Huge Games as a Production Intern where he helped produce Rise of Legends.
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Mike Hansen - Digital Artist
Mike is a digital artist at Johnson Simulation Center and the cadillac of men. He is very excited to be working in game design with educational purposes and upcoming technologies at JSC.
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Mike is a digital artist at Johnson Simulation Center and the cadillac of men. He is very excited to be working in game design with educational purposes and upcoming technologies at JSC.
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Doug Koellmer - Programmer
Doug graduated college with a degree in computer science and decided that teaching English abroad would be a good idea before finding a more conventional job.
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Doug graduated college with a degree in computer science and decided that teaching English abroad would be a good idea before finding a more conventional job.
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Andy LeTourneau - Student Worker(ITS-1)
Currently Andy is a student worker at JSC while attending Pine Technical College for his A.A.S. in computer programming.
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Currently Andy is a student worker at JSC while attending Pine Technical College for his A.A.S. in computer programming.
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JSC is housed at Pine Technical College in Pine City, Minnesota. We have 10 projects completed and 35 in planning or development.
JSC was founded in 2000 as part of a regional project to extend East Central Minnesota's technology infrastructure and services.
JSC's current projects include scenario and procedural training applications, military immersive simulations, and game development.
Johnson Simulation Center
Pine Technical College900 Fourth St SE
Pine City MN 55063
(320) 629-5143
fax (320) 629-5106
