loren schmidt is a maker of games and other digital art working in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. loren began as a visual artist in traditional media, and is a self-taught programmer. loren creates digital pieces in a number of different realms, including games, generative poetry, procedural sculpture and drawing. loren is committed to making deeply personal work using a diverse and esoteric set of technical tools. recent projects include STRAWBERRY CUBES, inflorescence.city, and realistic kissing simulator.

loren's game Star Guard was nominated as a finalist in the Independent Games Festival. recent showings of Loren's work include Babycastles' "Living" event (New York), "Now Play This" at Somerset House (London), Fantastic Arcade (Austin), Juegos Rancheros (Austin)