Associate Professor, Computer Game Design, CVPA
Contact Information
Campus: Fairfax
Building: Art and Design Building
Room 2023
Mail Stop: 1C3
Email: ppiccion@gmu.edu
Biography
Eric Piccione is Associate Professor of Game Design. He has 20 years of experience developing video games for companies such as Sega, Activision and Electronic Arts. He has launched games for mobile, PC and console platforms, and served as art director for three massively multiplayer online projects. He has taught 3D animation at 亚洲AV and the George Washington University, and conducted workshops in visual storytelling and comic book design at the Arlington Art Academy. His approach is to adapt traditional art and storytelling techniques to the digital medium in a hands-on game development setting. He holds a BA in English from Western Michigan University, where he focused on graphic design, creative writing and journalism. Before video games, he was an illustrator for comic books and various print media.
Degrees
- BA, English, Western Michigan University