Meet the Team
Team Lead, Design Director, Programming Director
Kevin "Gonk" Koch
Kevin is a Michigan State University student, majoring in Games and Interactive Media. He started COGnitive Studios as a way to bring his dream game concepts to life! Gonk is a mischievous little robot who enjoys pixel art, unique colors, and Metroidvanias.
UI Director, Website Manager
Hayden “Lynn” Hogen-Esch
Lynn is a Michigan State University student, majoring in Games and Interactive Media with a focus in Design and Programming. They are excited to expand their UI skills through Kaleido. They also helped create this website! Their favorite games at the moment are Celeste and Armored Core VI.
Concept Artist, Character Designer
Colin "CrispyChips" Braun
Colin is currently pursuing an associate in Fine Arts at his college. Although a little unhinged, he is passionate about world-building concepts, especially designing wacky or diverse characters to populate the streets of Kaleido. Though a talented artist, we at Cognitive Studios are unsure if Colin is an actual real human.
Programmer, Systems Designer
Vivek “Noveze” Kilari
Vivek is a Michigan State University student, with a double major in Games and Interactive Media and Political Science. They are excited to expand their skills through Kaleido, no matter the programming challenges that come their way. Quote from Vivek: “Debug.log is my light in the darkness”
Writer, Concept Artist, 3D Designer
Ian ‘InvisibleMan” Mahon
Ian is majoring in Chemical Engineering at Iowa State University, as well as minoring in Energy Systems. Besides creating amazing 3D building renders, he is most excited about the technological implementations of Kaleido. Ian also enjoys being a chemical wizard and thinking about Roberto.
Programmer, Sound Designer
Steven "Shoberg44" Hoberg
Steven is currently a Computer Science major at Michigan State University. He loves to explore games through computation behind the scenes, so he is excited to have that role in Kaleido. Steven enjoys all types of cheese and programs in Minecraft in his free time.
Playtester, Sound Designer, HR
Joe “Joeb” Berry
Joe is a student at Illinois State University whose favorite games consist of Dark Souls, Pokemon, and Skyrim. He is an avid feedback enthusiast who is anticipating a wide range of playtesting for Kaleido. Joe’s day job consists of stealing trinkets and treasures from unsuspecting victims.