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David Negrin

Lecturer, Interactive Games and Media

School of Interactive Games and Media
Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences
drnigm@rit.edu
Office Hours

M/F 11:00a-1:00pm | Make an Appointment in Microsoft Booking

Office Location
MSS-3100

David Negrin

Lecturer, Interactive Games and Media

School of Interactive Games and Media
Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences

Bio

David Negrin is a Professor, Game Designer, VR Creator, Metaverse Producer, Screenwriter, and Non-profit Founder. He is currently a Lecturer in Interactive Games & Media at the Rochester Institute of Technology. He holds a B.S. in Computer Science from the University at Buffalo and an M.F.A. in Cinema Arts from Brooklyn College. As Creative Director at Ensemble Interactive, a games and interactive media studio, he focuses on innovative approaches to art, storytelling, and social impact. David has served as Metaverse Producer and Director of Story for several metaverse projects. Previously, he was the Executive Director of the NYC Screenwriters Collective, the largest non-profit screenwriting workshop in New York City, and hosted 'The Script' Podcast. In addition, he brings 12 years of experience in financial services technology, having worked with companies like Deutsche Bank, Citigroup, Dell, and Gartner Research.

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Currently Teaching

IGME-580
IGM Production Studio
3 Credits
This course will allow students to work as domain specialists on teams completing one or more large projects over the course of the semester. The projects will be relevant to experiences of the interactive games and media programs, but will require expertise in a variety of sub-domains, including web design and development, social computing, computer game development, multi-user media, human-computer interaction and streaming media. Students will learn to apply concepts of project management and scheduling, production roles and responsibilities, and their domain skill sets to multidisciplinary projects. Students will complete design documents, progress reports and final assessments of themselves and their teammates in addition to completing their assigned responsibilities on the main projects.
IGME-599
Independent Study
1-6 Credits
The student will work independently under the supervision of a faculty advisor on a topic not covered in other courses.
IGME-601
Game Development Processes
3 Credits
This course examines the individual and group roles of the development process model within the game design and development industry. Students will transform design document specifications into software and hardware needs for developers, testers, and end users. Students will examine team dynamics and processes for technical development, content development, testing, deployment, and maintenance. Students will explore the design process through the deconstruction of the game industry's software lifecycle model.
IGME-603
Gameplay and Prototyping
3 Credits
This course explores the pragmatic issues of creative concept development through story-boarding, pitching, prototyping and play-testing. Students will use various tools and techniques to build game prototypes that they will evaluate through play-testing in an incremental design process informed by market research and analysis.
IGME-680
IGM Production Studio
3 Credits
This course will allow students to work as domain specialists on teams completing one or more large projects over the course of the semester. The projects will be relevant to experiences of the interactive games and media programs, but they will require expertise in a variety of sub-domains, including web design and development, social computing, computer game development, multi-user media, human-computer interaction and streaming media. Students will learn to apply concepts of project management and scheduling, production roles and responsibilities, and their domain skill sets to multidisciplinary projects. Students will complete design documents, progress reports and final assessments of themselves and their teammates in addition to completing their assigned responsibilities on the main projects.
IGME-788
Capstone Design
3 Credits
This course allows students within the game design and development program to develop a capstone proposal and design document. The capstone design document specifies the scope and depth of the capstone project. In addition, it defines the group and individual responsibilities for the cohort capstone project experience.
IGME-789
Capstone Development
3 Credits
This course provides master of science in game design and development students with capstone project experiences. Students are expected to work in cohorts towards the implementation of a game system that properly illustrates proficiency in the application of theory and practice towards a large-scale project. For each student, individual responsibilities for the group project will be defined in consultation with both the group and the faculty. Students must successfully complete the Capstone Design course and present a satisfactory capstone project proposal to the faculty before enrolling in this course.
IGME-799
Independent Study
1-6 Credits
The student will work independently under the supervision of a faculty adviser on a topic not covered in other courses.

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