As part of Shenkar’s Press Start lecture series, the Master’s Degree in Digital Game Design and Development program at Shenkar is pleased to invite you to a lecture by game designer and researcher Eric Zimmerman.
Professor Zimmerman has been at the forefront of gaming for over 25 years. He designs everything from multiplayer online games to retail titles for computers and consoles, card and board games and large-scale installations.
He is the founder and CEO of Gamelab, a computer game development company based in Manhattan known for the game “Diner Dash”.
Zimmerman is also the co-author of four books, including “Rules of Play” with Katie Salen. He has written numerous articles and essays, namely on game development topics from an academic standpoint. He has taught game design at universities such as MIT, the University of Texas at Austin and Parsons School of Design. He is one of the founders of the NYU Game Center within the Tisch School of the Arts, where he is a tenured professor of art.
