Ian Lane Davis
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Ian Davis
Moby ID: 1212
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Dr. Ian Lane Davis, CEO and Founder of Mad Doc® Software, Creative Director on the critically acclaimed Empire Earth® II, and former Technical Director at Activision’s Santa Monica studio, is widely acknowledged as one of the top Artificial Intelligence experts in the video game industry. His direct credits include Empire Earth® II (a PC Gamer Editor’s Choice Award winner), the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences Computer Role Playing Game of the Year Finalist: Dungeon Siege®: Legends of Aranna™; Empire Earth: The Art of Conquest™; and Star Trek®: Armada II™, among others.
Currently co-authoring the definitive AI and games textbook for academic and industry training, Dr. Davis is a trusted advisor to key industry publishers, serves as a Peer Panel Leader for the AIAS Peer Panel for Gameplay Engineering, was appointed Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Game Development, and is a guest professor at MIT. A highly sought speaker who presents in academic and game-focused venues, Davis earned his doctorate in AI and Robotics from Carnegie Mellon University.
Credited on 24 games
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Grand Theft Auto V (2022, Xbox Series) | President |
Red Dead Redemption II (2019, Windows) | Studio Directors |
Battlezone 98 Redux (2016, Windows) | Additional AI Programming |
Max Payne 3 (2012, PlayStation 3) | AI Director & Studio President |
Red Dead Redemption (2010, Xbox 360) | Rockstar New England |
Bully: Scholarship Edition (2008, Windows) | Core Team |
Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway (2008, Windows) | Executives |
Iron Man (2008, Xbox 360) | Mad Doc Software |
Empire Earth III (2007, Windows) | Core Team |
Star Trek: Legacy (2006, Xbox 360) | Legacy Team |
Empire Earth II: The Art of Supremacy (2006, Windows) | Core Team |
Empire Earth II (2005, Windows) | Core Team |
Ground Control II: Operation Exodus (2004, Windows) | Consultants |
Dungeon Siege: Legends of Aranna (2003, Windows) | Core Team |
Empire Earth: The Art of Conquest (2002, Windows) | Executive Direction |
Jane's Combat Simulations: Attack Squadron (2002, Windows) | Additional Mad Doc Help |
Star Trek: Armada II (2001, Windows) | Programmer |
Call to Power II (2000, Windows) | Additional Programming |
Star Trek: Armada (2000, Windows) | Technical Director |
Civilization: Call to Power (1999, Linux) | Programming |
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Frequent Collaborators
People- 14 games with Ken Davis
- 12 games with Nicholas Greco
- 11 games with Karen Wolff
- 10 games with Kevin Wasserman
- 9 games with Chris Keim Sr.
- 9 games with Michael Rivera
- 9 games with Matthew Nordhaus
- 9 games with Dan Conti
- 8 games with Shaun McDermott
- 8 games with Ron Rosenberg
Companies
- 16 games with Rockstar New England
- 11 games with Epic Games Tools LLC
- 9 games with Activision Publishing, Inc.
- 8 games with NBG EDV Handels- und Verlags GmbH
- 8 games with Valve Corporation
- 7 games with GameSpy Industries Inc.
- 7 games with Effective Media GmbH
- 7 games with Leader S.p.a.
- 7 games with Activision Blizzard UK Ltd.
- 6 games with Activision Deutschland GmbH
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