Jason Jamerson
Assistant Professor Louisiana State University
- Baton Rouge LA
Jason Jamerson is a multidisciplinary artist working at the intersection of experiential narrative and the forefront of digital media.
Media
Biography
Jason holds a joint appointment in the School of Art and the School of Theatre, teaches class related to film production, animation, game design, VFX, and digital asset creation, manages the XR Studio in the Digital Media Center, and pursues research related to computer simulations of digital environments for media and design practice.
Jason worked in New York City for eleven years as a Production Designer, Design Supervisor, and VFX artist. He received his MFA from the University of Arizona’s School of Theatre, Film, and Television. He taught Scenic Design and Virtual Production in Nebraska for three years, where he led the New Paradigm Media Committee, before coming to LSU.
He is passionate about developing artists who explore authentic, driven storytelling and the rapidly changing toolset we use to create it, including digital environments, animation, game engines, virtual film studios, and A.I.
Areas of Expertise
Research Focus
Virtual Production & XR Storytelling
Prof. Jamerson’s research focuses on virtual production, XR storytelling, and AI-assisted design, exploring how immersive media and digital twins reshape narrative and creative practice. He combines LED-wall stages, real-time game engines, and motion-capture workflows at LSU’s XR Studio to prototype experiential narratives, train students, and advance industry-ready production pipelines.
Education
University of Arizona
MFA
Production Design
2019
Longwood University
B.A.
Theatre
2005
Media Appearances
LSU film & TV program uses grant to add new faculty position
Louisiana First News online
2024-09-01
“Louisiana has traditionally been a huge place for filmmakers to come down to the south and film content that you just can’t make anywhere else,” said Jason Jamerson, Assistant Professor of Digital Arts at LSU.
LSU staff details plans to expand film, television production program with $200k state grant
WBRZ 2 ABC tv
2024-08-28
LSU's Digital Art Professor Jason Jamerson said by adding a new teacher there will be more specific courses available to students.
"We're going to offer another one. We're going to also offer cinematography. We're going to offer film sound. We're able to get specific and the students will be able to get more high-end and really specific training and get a job after their time here," Jamerson said.
LSU awarded grant to increase faculty in film and TV program
WAFB tv
2024-08-28
“It represents a wonderful expansion of a number of classes that we can hold, how we can get specific with what we’re teaching, so we’re teaching film production and adding cinematography, we’re adding another level of film production,” said Jason Jamerson, Assistant Professor of Digital Art at LSU.
How LSU designed a campaign to help Jayden Daniels win the Heisman Trophy
The Advocate online
2023-12-03
That Sunday, Daniels headed over to the XR studio. LSU assistant professor of virtual production and immersive media Jason Jamerson called the space “a collaborative hub where departments from across campus come together to create all kinds of experimental media.” Images, videos and more can be displayed through the LED screen.
LSU is on the Frontier of Virtual Production
Country Roads online
2023-10-26
“There are only a couple of universities in the country that have these facilities,” said Jason Jamerson, who has been serving as the Director of the XR Studio at LSU’s Digital Media Center since its completion in the Spring of 2022. “It’s basically an educational, hands-on laboratory, where we’re working in whatever is state-of-the-art in creating media today.”
LSU Builds New Virtual Production Studio With OptiTrack System
OptiTrack online
2023-09-26
Jason Jamerson, LSU assistant professor of Virtual Production and Immersive Media who holds a joint appointment in the School of Art and the School of Theatre, has been using the virtual studio to teach film production classes. “We’ve created music videos, documentary segments and have shot tests for weather, commercials and infomercials,” Jamerson said. “The ability to track the camera and get parallax offers so many advantages over a green screen. I’m planning on moving my film production class to the studio so we can work with the equipment full time.”
Event Appearances
Generative A.I. Production Design
USITT 2024
Future Ready Off-World Construction
NSF-funded Virtual Expert Panel
NASA Digital Twin Project
Digital Twin Consortium Panel
