Eric Zimmerman

ISEA Bio(s) Available:

• ISEA1997
  Eric Zimmerman is a founding partner of Flat Inc, a new Manhattan-based game development company. Flat cre­ates digital and non-digital entertainment products based on Artificial Life technologies, combining design, technical, and marketing R&D to generate new forms of culture. Eric is also an Adjunct Professor at NYU’s Interactive Telecommunications Program and has published in a number of journals, including 21C and ID magazine. Before creating Flat Inc, Eric held the position of Senior Game Designer at RIGA Digital Studios in New York City, where he conceived and creative-directed award-winning game and edutainment software, including Gearheads (pub­lished by Philips media) and The Robot Club (published by Time Warner). He holds an MFA in Art and Technology from the Advanced Computing Center for the Arts and Design at OSU. Eric also received a BFA in Painting from the University of Pennsylvania.

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• US