Knowledge

Eric Zimmerman

Source 📝

258: 153: 27: 249:, which was published in November 2004. Eric Zimmerman has written at least 24 essays and whitepapers since 1996, mostly pertaining to game development from an academic standpoint. He's currently a founding faculty at the NYU Game Center. 303:
at R/GA Interactive. During the game's development, they coined the term "engine" to refer to combinations of toys. Beginning in 2010, he serves as an Arts Professor at the NYU Game Center, within the
601: 781: 1056: 317:
Since 2009, Zimmerman has created a series of large-scale, performative games for art galleries and public space, in collaboration with architect Nathalie Pozzi. These games include
257: 838: 55: 35: 340:
Zimmerman is a director of the RE:PLAY series of events and activities on gaming that included an exhibition, conference and accompanying book.
1051: 771: 457: 636: 128: 744: 572: 1061: 658: 1066: 109: 81: 939: 831: 286: 274: 524: 406: 714: 88: 688: 474: 262: 236: 232: 59: 51: 95: 1071: 824: 304: 278: 40: 881: 152: 44: 77: 1046: 934: 360: 295: 290: 1041: 974: 924: 893: 330: 218: 954: 282: 269:
Zimmerman develops video games and teaches game design. He has taught at universities including
1015: 984: 898: 546: 453: 944: 866: 102: 871: 345: 66: 475:"A Man For All Seasons: gameLab's Eric Zimmerman Talks Design, Trends, and the Big Apple" 1010: 847: 614: 580: 1035: 964: 444: 241: 206: 1000: 969: 876: 861: 666: 929: 435: 343:
The first online game he helped create was a collaboration with Word.com called
300: 246: 547:"Arkadium Acquires Gamelab.com Domain, Zimmerman To Lead Free Design Workshops" 903: 888: 227: 410: 979: 949: 908: 776: 550: 479: 449: 372: 314:
acquired Gamelab. Zimmerman continued as workshop director for the company.
222: 722: 602:
IndieCade 2010 Finalist: Sixteen Tons by Nathalie Pozzi and Eric Zimmerman
959: 692: 311: 214: 637:"Starry Heavens: A Life-Size Board Game at NYC's Museum of Modern Art" 1020: 745:"Indiecade 2010: The Sundance Of Indie Games Comes Back With Style" 502: 816: 256: 806: 772:"IndieCade 2012 winners announced, Unmanned takes the top prize" 820: 352:
Zimmerman is also a co-writer of a screenplay for a short film
270: 210: 65:
from the article and its talk page, especially if potentially
20: 191: 811: 993: 917: 854: 239:. He is also the co-author of four books including 186: 178: 170: 162: 143: 337:. and Waiting Rooms, at the Rubin Museum of Art 1057:American entertainment industry businesspeople 832: 525:"Arkadium acquires Gamelab.com game web site" 8: 839: 825: 817: 151: 140: 58:about living persons that is unsourced or 129:Learn how and when to remove this message 375:2010 award – Finalists Choice award for 398: 381:IndieCade 2012 – Game Design award for 784:from the original on February 28, 2016 18:American game designer, CEO of Gamelab 770:Matulef, Jeffrey (October 12, 2012). 615:":: Come Out & Play 2010 ::" 293:. He co-designed the 1996 video game 7: 430: 428: 359:Zimmerman was an Honorary Fellow at 639:. Global Toy News. October 11, 2011 409:. Ericzimmerman.com. Archived from 310:In 2009, game development company 14: 527:. VentureBeat. September 29, 2009 473:Matthew Hawkins (June 16, 2005). 225:. GameLab is known for the game 965:Augmented reality tabletop games 231:. Each year Zimmerman hosts the 25: 940:Live action role-playing games 715:"Eric Zimmerman | eyebeam.org" 604:(archive), Indie Games Channel 1: 1052:American video game designers 331:New York Museum of Modern Art 287:Rhode Island School of Design 275:University of Texas at Austin 323:Cross My Heart + Hope to Die 36:biography of a living person 407:"eric zimmerman · writings" 205:(born 1969) is an American 63:must be removed immediately 1088: 385:and Interaction award for 237:Game Developers Conference 503:"NYU Game Center: People" 329:, which was shown at the 219:computer game development 150: 305:Tisch School of the Arts 279:Parsons School of Design 935:Alternate reality games 689:"eric zimmerman · film" 209:and the co-founder and 1062:Video game researchers 266: 50:Please help by adding 1067:American male writers 749:IndieGameReviewer.com 505:. New York University 291:School of Visual Arts 261:Zimmerman (right) at 260: 233:Game Design Challenge 182:Co-founder of Gamelab 955:Location-based games 894:Ubiquitous computing 617:. Comeoutandplay.org 553:. September 29, 2009 452:. pp. 166–168. 56:Contentious material 725:on February 6, 2016 695:on October 25, 2014 669:on February 1, 2014 442:(October 1, 2003). 283:New York University 501:Game Center, NYU. 267: 1029: 1028: 985:Transreality game 899:Context awareness 663:Ericzimmerman.com 577:Ericzimmerman.com 459:978-0-262-24045-1 221:company based in 200: 199: 157:Zimmerman in 2010 139: 138: 131: 113: 39:needs additional 1079: 945:Affective gaming 925:Ubiquitous games 841: 834: 827: 818: 807:Official website 794: 793: 791: 789: 767: 761: 760: 758: 756: 741: 735: 734: 732: 730: 721:. Archived from 711: 705: 704: 702: 700: 691:. Archived from 685: 679: 678: 676: 674: 665:. Archived from 655: 649: 648: 646: 644: 633: 627: 626: 624: 622: 611: 605: 599: 593: 592: 590: 588: 583:on March 4, 2013 579:. Archived from 569: 563: 562: 560: 558: 543: 537: 536: 534: 532: 521: 515: 514: 512: 510: 498: 492: 491: 489: 487: 470: 464: 463: 432: 423: 422: 420: 418: 413:on July 15, 2014 403: 363:from 1997–1999. 196: 193: 155: 141: 134: 127: 123: 120: 114: 112: 78:"Eric Zimmerman" 71: 52:reliable sources 29: 28: 21: 1087: 1086: 1082: 1081: 1080: 1078: 1077: 1076: 1072:Pervasive games 1032: 1031: 1030: 1025: 989: 913: 872:Performing arts 850: 848:Pervasive games 845: 803: 798: 797: 787: 785: 769: 768: 764: 754: 752: 743: 742: 738: 728: 726: 713: 712: 708: 698: 696: 687: 686: 682: 672: 670: 657: 656: 652: 642: 640: 635: 634: 630: 620: 618: 613: 612: 608: 600: 596: 586: 584: 571: 570: 566: 556: 554: 545: 544: 540: 530: 528: 523: 522: 518: 508: 506: 500: 499: 495: 485: 483: 472: 471: 467: 460: 440:Zimmerman, Eric 434: 433: 426: 416: 414: 405: 404: 400: 395: 369: 346:SiSSYFiGHT 2000 255: 190: 158: 146: 135: 124: 118: 115: 72: 70: 49: 30: 26: 19: 12: 11: 5: 1085: 1083: 1075: 1074: 1069: 1064: 1059: 1054: 1049: 1044: 1034: 1033: 1027: 1026: 1024: 1023: 1018: 1013: 1011:Jane McGonigal 1008: 1006:Eric Zimmerman 1003: 997: 995: 991: 990: 988: 987: 982: 977: 975:Treasure hunts 972: 967: 962: 957: 952: 947: 942: 937: 932: 927: 921: 919: 915: 914: 912: 911: 906: 901: 896: 891: 886: 885: 884: 874: 869: 864: 858: 856: 852: 851: 846: 844: 843: 836: 829: 821: 815: 814: 809: 802: 801:External links 799: 796: 795: 762: 751:. October 2010 736: 706: 680: 659:"Interference" 650: 628: 606: 594: 573:"Sixteen Tons" 564: 538: 516: 493: 465: 458: 424: 397: 396: 394: 391: 390: 389: 379: 368: 365: 327:Starry Heavens 254: 251: 203:Eric Zimmerman 198: 197: 188: 184: 183: 180: 179:Known for 176: 175: 172: 168: 167: 164: 160: 159: 156: 148: 147: 145:Eric Zimmerman 144: 137: 136: 60:poorly sourced 33: 31: 24: 17: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1084: 1073: 1070: 1068: 1065: 1063: 1060: 1058: 1055: 1053: 1050: 1048: 1047:Living people 1045: 1043: 1040: 1039: 1037: 1022: 1019: 1017: 1014: 1012: 1009: 1007: 1004: 1002: 999: 998: 996: 992: 986: 983: 981: 978: 976: 973: 971: 970:Serious games 968: 966: 963: 961: 958: 956: 953: 951: 948: 946: 943: 941: 938: 936: 933: 931: 928: 926: 923: 922: 920: 916: 910: 907: 905: 902: 900: 897: 895: 892: 890: 887: 883: 880: 879: 878: 875: 873: 870: 868: 865: 863: 860: 859: 857: 853: 849: 842: 837: 835: 830: 828: 823: 822: 819: 813: 810: 808: 805: 804: 800: 783: 779: 778: 773: 766: 763: 750: 746: 740: 737: 724: 720: 716: 710: 707: 694: 690: 684: 681: 668: 664: 660: 654: 651: 638: 632: 629: 616: 610: 607: 603: 598: 595: 582: 578: 574: 568: 565: 552: 548: 542: 539: 526: 520: 517: 504: 497: 494: 482: 481: 476: 469: 466: 461: 455: 451: 447: 446: 445:Rules of Play 441: 437: 431: 429: 425: 412: 408: 402: 399: 392: 388: 384: 380: 378: 374: 371: 370: 366: 364: 362: 357: 355: 350: 348: 347: 341: 338: 336: 332: 328: 324: 320: 315: 313: 308: 306: 302: 298: 297: 292: 288: 284: 280: 276: 272: 264: 259: 252: 250: 248: 244: 243: 242:Rules of Play 238: 234: 230: 229: 224: 220: 216: 212: 208: 207:game designer 204: 195: 192:ericzimmerman 189: 185: 181: 177: 174:Game designer 173: 169: 165: 161: 154: 149: 142: 133: 130: 122: 111: 108: 104: 101: 97: 94: 90: 87: 83: 80: –  79: 75: 74:Find sources: 68: 64: 61: 57: 53: 47: 46: 42: 37: 32: 23: 22: 16: 1005: 1001:Blast Theory 930:Mobile games 877:Storytelling 862:Role-playing 812:Gamelab site 788:February 28, 786:. Retrieved 775: 765: 753:. Retrieved 748: 739: 727:. Retrieved 723:the original 718: 709: 697:. Retrieved 693:the original 683: 671:. Retrieved 667:the original 662: 653: 641:. Retrieved 631: 619:. Retrieved 609: 597: 585:. Retrieved 581:the original 576: 567: 555:. Retrieved 541: 529:. Retrieved 519: 507:. Retrieved 496: 484:. Retrieved 478: 468: 443: 439: 436:Salen, Katie 415:. Retrieved 411:the original 401: 387:Interference 386: 382: 377:Sixteen Tons 376: 358: 353: 351: 344: 342: 339: 335:Interference 334: 326: 322: 319:Sixteen Tons 318: 316: 309: 294: 268: 240: 226: 202: 201: 125: 116: 106: 99: 92: 85: 73: 62: 45:verification 38: 15: 1042:1969 births 867:Persistence 729:January 28, 719:eyebeam.org 699:January 13, 673:January 18, 643:January 13, 621:January 13, 587:January 18, 557:January 18, 417:January 13, 301:Frank Lantz 247:Katie Salen 163:Nationality 1036:Categories 994:Developers 980:Flash mobs 950:Smart toys 904:Crossmedia 889:Gamemaster 882:transmedia 393:References 228:Diner Dash 171:Occupation 119:March 2018 89:newspapers 960:Exergames 909:Emergence 777:Eurogamer 551:Gamasutra 531:April 20, 509:April 12, 486:March 30, 480:Gamasutra 450:MIT Press 383:Armada d6 373:IndieCade 296:Gearheads 223:Manhattan 41:citations 855:Concepts 782:Archived 755:March 9, 356:(2009). 312:Arkadium 166:American 67:libelous 1016:Niantic 361:Eyebeam 235:at the 215:Gamelab 187:Website 103:scholar 1021:Mojang 918:Genres 456:  367:Awards 273:, the 253:Career 105:  98:  91:  84:  76:  299:with 245:with 110:JSTOR 96:books 34:This 790:2016 757:2013 731:2016 701:2014 675:2014 645:2014 623:2014 589:2014 559:2014 533:2013 511:2014 488:2018 454:ISBN 419:2014 354:Play 289:and 265:2019 217:, a 194:.com 82:news 43:for 271:MIT 263:GDC 213:of 211:CEO 1038:: 780:. 774:. 747:. 717:. 661:. 575:. 549:. 477:. 448:. 438:; 427:^ 349:. 333:, 325:, 321:, 307:. 285:, 281:, 277:, 54:. 840:e 833:t 826:v 792:. 759:. 733:. 703:. 677:. 647:. 625:. 591:. 561:. 535:. 513:. 490:. 462:. 421:. 132:) 126:( 121:) 117:( 107:· 100:· 93:· 86:· 69:. 48:.

Index

biography of a living person
citations
verification
reliable sources
Contentious material
poorly sourced
libelous
"Eric Zimmerman"
news
newspapers
books
scholar
JSTOR
Learn how and when to remove this message

ericzimmerman.com
game designer
CEO
Gamelab
computer game development
Manhattan
Diner Dash
Game Design Challenge
Game Developers Conference
Rules of Play
Katie Salen

GDC
MIT
University of Texas at Austin

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.