Michael Nitsche

Michael Nitsche holds an MA in Theaterwissenschaft and Germanistik from the FU Berlin, a MPhil in Architecture and the Moving Image, and a PhD in Architecture from the University of Cambridge.

Initially he was interested in effective dramaturgy for interactive new media until he discovered that that many of his questions were rooted in the spatial form of virtual worlds. From then on his research concentrated on the design, presentation, and use of virtual spaces via a combination of theoretical analysis and practical experiments. These experiments include collaborations with the National Film and Television School, London; Sony Computer Entertainment, Europe; and other game developers. He joined Georgia Tech in 2004 and works as Assistant Professor at the School of Literature, Communication, and Culture, where he teaches courses on interactive video and virtual environments.

Nitsche has published on the use of cinematic language, performance, and space in virtual worlds. He has also worked as co-author for a commercial videogame, as Improv actor, and as screenwriter.

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