About me:

Biography

Dr. Erik Vick holds an M.S.C.S (UCF, 1998) and a Ph.D. in Modeling and Simulation specialized in Artificial Intelligence (UCF, 2005) and has extensive experience in software architecture and engineering, artificial characters, and game design. As an Assistant Professor in the Information Technology Department's Game Design and Development program at the Rochester Institute of Technology, he teaches game design, gameplay programming and artificial intelligence for video games. Dr. Vick mentored a local game company, Twisted Thought Entertainment, Inc., through production of the company’s first commercial title. Erik was the Executive Vice President and Studio GM of Ratatoskr Entertainment, Inc. and led the effort to design novel games and game technology. Vick worked at Electronic Arts as a technical producer, artificial intelligence researcher, and software engineer and was able to contribute to multiple AAA titles. He also served at the Chief Technical Officer for an international software company focused on mobile devices. Erik taught both Computer Science and Digital Media at the University of Central Florida. He was the chief executive for a high-tech printing company based in Orlando, FL.


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Contact Information

Department of Interactive Games and Media

E-mail: evick@mail.rit.edu

School of Informatics

Office Phone: 585.475.4991

Golisano College of Computer and Information Sciences

Office Fax: 585.475.2181

Rochester Institute of Technology

 

102 Lomb Memorial Drive

 

Rochester, New York 14623