Mike Zyda

Mike Zyda Mike has a account Director at USC Computer Science Games Program, part of USC Games Los Angeles, California 500+ connections Contact info USC Computer Science Games Program Washington University, St. Louis About http://mikezyda.com Specialties: Interests & expertise include computer graphics, large-scale, networked games, agent-based simulation, modeling human & organizational behavior, interactive computer-generated story, computer-generated characters, entertainment/defense collaboration, modeling and simulation, interactive games, & serious games. He is a pioneer in the following fields - computer graphics, networked virtual reality, modeling & simulation, entertainment & serious games. 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That program has been rated #1 by the Princeton Review for nine of the last ten years. His alums have shipped games played by over 2.5 billion players, about $100B in revenue. Great Wall Tiger Co-Founder Company NameGreat Wall Tiger Dates EmployedJan 2016 – Present Employment Duration3 yrs 7 mos LocationXi'an, Shaanxi, China Great Wall Tiger is a creative studio that develops augmented & virtual reality experiences. 411 DTLA CEO Company Name411 DTLA Dates EmployedJun 2014 – Present Employment Duration5 yrs 2 mos Location610 S Main St, #411, Los Angeles, CA 90014 411 DTLA is a game & technology development firm specializing in AR & VR experiences. Happynin Games Chairman Company NameHappynin Games Dates EmployedSep 2009 – Dec 2012 Employment Duration3 yrs 4 mos I am Chairman of Happynin Games, a mobile game developer focusing on the iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch platforms. Happynin builds branded games as well as original IP. EmSense Corporation Science Advisor Company NameEmSense Corporation Dates EmployedJan 2004 – Sep 2011 Employment Duration7 yrs 9 mos I provided advice to Emsense on neuroscience and the games industry. Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey Professor of Computer Science Company NameNaval Postgraduate School, Monterey Dates EmployedFeb 1984 – Jan 2005 Employment Duration21 yrs http://www.nps.edu I began as Assistant Professor in Feb 1984 and was promoted to Full Professor July 1993. I served as Associate Chair for Administrative Affairs, Instruction, Research, and Academic Associate Chair for the Computer Science Department. I was effectively Acting C... See more The MOVES Institute Director & Founder Company NameThe MOVES Institute Dates EmployedOct 2000 – Dec 2004 Employment Duration4 yrs 3 mos http://www.movesinstitute.org I created the vision, organization and led the MOVES Institute, an organization whose mission was research, development and education on next-generation technologies for modeling, virtual environments and simulation and their application. At the MOVES Institute... See more The NPSNET Research Group, Naval Postgraduate School Director & Founder Company NameThe NPSNET Research Group, Naval Postgraduate School Dates EmployedJan 1986 – Oct 2000 Employment Duration14 yrs 10 mos http://www.nps.edu http://www.movesinstitute.org I founded the NPSNET Research Group, a group that developed the technology underlying networked simulations and games. The NPSNET Research Group created the firs... See more Show fewer experiences Education Washington University, St. Louis Washington University, St. Louis Degree NameDSc Field Of StudyComputer Science Dates attended or expected graduation 1978 – 1984 Activities and Societies: Member First Place Team, ACM National Programming Contest Dissertation title - Algorithm Directed Architectures for Real-Time Surface Display Generation Managed a research group on algorithms for the conformational analysis of drug molecules. The research group spun off as the core for the company Tripos Associates, http://www.tripos.com University of Massachusetts, Amherst University of Massachusetts, Amherst Degree NameMS Field Of StudyComputer & Information Science Dates attended or expected graduation 1976 – 1978 MS was in the Neurocybernetics track of the COINS Department, worked at the Center for Systems Neuroscience. My MS project though was on distributed systems, and created a simulator of the CMU CM* computer, with up to 500 processors computing a molecular dynamics application. University of California San Diego University of California San Diego Degree NameBA Field Of StudyApplied Mechanics and Engineering Sciences/Bioengineering Dates attended or expected graduation 1972 – 1976 Activities and Societies: Senses Bureau Chatsworth High School Chatsworth High School Dates attended or expected graduation 1970 – 1972 Activities and Societies: Drama & Play Production