FETC 2020

Rene Barge
Lead Magnet Teacher, Game Development and E-Sports
Miami Springs SHS


Rene Barge is an educator and artist uniquely positioned within the confluence of computing, science and engineering, design, and the arts. He earned a BFA at Florida International University under the guidance of American feminist media artist and pioneer, critic, and educator, Christine Tamblyn. Opting for an alternative to an institutional degreed learning experience, he continued learning and producing at the interdisciplinary Sound Arts Workshop in Miami, FL, wherein 2005 he became the custodian of the National Endowment of the Arts Access to Artistic Excellence Grant. The goal was to deliver cutting edge technology to underserved high school students. Fast-forward fourteen years, Rene Barge continues to provide emerging creative technologies to underserved high school students

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