Media Coverage & Press Features
My work in virtual reality, immersive storytelling, and digital media innovation has been featured across national and international platforms
Ghanaian VR developer Edmund Darko gains recognition for preserving culture through immersive technology
Ghanaian VR Developer in the U.S. Breaks New Ground in Digital Heritage Preservation
KNUST Alumnus Edmund Darko Gains Recognition for Advancing Cultural Preservation Through Immersive Technology
Ghanaian Developer Edmund Darko Celebrated for Cultural Preservation via VR
Kurtz Business Impact Award - 3rd Place (2025)
Ohio University, Center for Entrepreneurship
Recognized for pitching my innovative project: "Immersive VR Training Module For Law Enforcement De-escalation"
Exemplary Scholarship in Emerging Communication Technologies (2024)
Scripps College of Communication, MFA Communication Media Arts, Ohio University.
Recognized for excellence in research and creative VR work.
Ohio University Student Creativity & Discovery Expo - 2nd Place Graduate Emerging Communication Technologies category (2024)
Scripps College of Communication, MFA Communication Media Arts, Ohio University.
Awarded jointly to Jorge Castillo and Edmund Darko for outstanding innovation in graduate research and creative work.
Best Graduate Student Teaching Award in Emerging Communication Technologies (2026)
Ohio University
Recognized for my VR project "Clean-Up Fun", A project that seeks to imbibe organisational skills in Kids.
International Virtual Reality Health Association Hackathon IVRHA Hackathon - 3rd place (2024)
Organised at Ringling College of Art & Design, Florida
Recognized for developing DentEase, an Augmented Reality game within 48 hours.
Photo: Edmund Darko with the Kurtz Business Impact Award (3rd Place, 2025) at Ohio University.
To view the official Kurtz Business Impact Award announcement published by Ohio University. Click
Official announcement:
Photo: Edmund Darko with the 2024 Ohio University Student Expo, 2nd Place ribbon ECT Graduate category.
Photo: Edmund Darko with the Exemplary Scholarship in Emerging Communication Technologies Award (2024) plaque, presented by MFA Director Eric Williams.
Photo: Edmund Darko, Professor Eric Williams, and Jorge Castillo with the award plaques.
Ohio University Student Research & Creative Activity- 1st Place Graduate Emerging Communication Technologies category (2026)
Recognized for developing "Reliving Relics" an immersive VR system that enhances accessibility to cultural artifacts and cultural preservation.
Official announcement:
To view the official announcement of Winners published by Ohio University. Click
Photo: Edmund Darko with Bob Fine, CEO of IVRHA (Middle), Tammie Hyde (Right), Willam Hamilton (Right Back), Mark Lambert (Left Back) and Jorge Castillo (Front) at the 2024 IVRHA Hackathon.
Best Graduate Student Award for Exemplary Innovation (2024)
Recognized for developing and effectively teaching the Advanced CG Pipeline for Games and Animation course. Students learn how to make a full 3D Character in Blender and integrate in Unreal Engine and Unity for Games, Virtual Reality and Cinematics.
Photo: Edmund Darko with the 2026 Ohio University Student Expo, 1st Place ribbon ECT Graduate category.
Photo: Edmund Darko with the Best Graduate Student Teaching Award in Emerging Communication Technologies (2026) plaque, presented by MFA Director Eric Williams.
Photo: Edmund Darko with the Best Graduate Student Teaching Award in Media Arts and Studies (2026) plaque, presented by MFA Director Eric Williams.
Best Graduate Student Teaching Award in Media Arts and Studies (2026)
Recognized for developing and effectively teaching animation within the Advanced CG Pipeline for Games and Animation course. In this course, students engage in an in-depth exploration of the 3D character production pipeline, including sculpting, retopology, UV unwrapping, texturing, rigging, and animation, using industry-standard tools such as Blender, Adobe Substance Painter, Marvelous Designer, and Unreal Engine.
Scripps College of Communication, MFA Communication Media Arts, Ohio University.
Scripps College of Communication, MFA Communication Media Arts, Ohio University.
Awards & Honors
Recognition across teaching, virtual reality development, hackathon innovation, and academic excellence in Emerging Communication Technologies and Media & Arts.
