Eric Zimmerman
Moby ID: 7836
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Eric Zimmerman was the CEO of gameLab, a game development company based in New York City that he co-founded with Peter Lee. gameLab created award-winning games for clients like LEGO, Microsoft, and Ragdoll. He is also a part-time academic, with teaching experience at MIT, New York University, Parsons School of Design, and School of Visual Arts. Eric has spoken and published widely about game design, game development, and game culture and has two books coming out over the next year.
Born in Sacramento, he moved to Los Angeles for college and then entered the video game industry shortly after, in 1999.
Credited on 25 games
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| We should talk. (2020, Windows) | Special Thanks to |
| Dear Reader (2019, iPhone) | Lead Game Design |
| Membrane (2018, Nintendo Switch) | Thanks for the endless playtesting, words of encouragement and critique |
| Soft Body (2016, Windows) | Thank You |
| Deepak Chopra's Leela (2011, Wii) | Concept Developed by Curious Pictures |
| Jojo's Fashion Show: Design in a Dash! (2009, Nintendo DS) | Special Thanks |
| Top Chef: The Game (2008, Windows) | Special Thanks |
| Miss Management (2008, Windows) | Special Thanks |
| Jojo's Fashion Show (2007, Windows) | Special Thanks |
| Arcadia Remix (2007, Windows) | Special Thanks |
| Out of Your Mind (2007, Windows) | Game Design |
| LEGO Fever (2006, Windows) | Special Thanks |
| Disney•Pixar Cars (2006, PSP) | Localization Producer |
| Egg vs. Chicken (2006, Windows) | Special Thanks |
| Subway Scramble (2005, Windows) | Game Design |
| Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault (2004, Windows) | Associate Producers |
| Medal of Honor: Allied Assault - Breakthrough (2003, Windows) | Associate Producer |
| Medieval: Total War (2002, Windows) | QA Testers |
| LEGO Stack-It (2002, Browser) | Game Design |
| Junkbot Undercover (2002, Browser) | Game Design |
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Frequent Collaborators
People- 12 games with Frank Lantz
- 11 games with Michael Sweet
- 10 games with Peter Lee
- 8 games with Naomi Clark
- 7 games with Mattia Romeo
- 7 games with Greg Trefry
- 6 games with Carolina Moya
- 6 games with Dauna Jeong
- 6 games with Ranjit Bhatnagar
- 6 games with Nick Rider
Companies
- 13 games with gameLab
- 4 games with LEGO System A/S
- 3 games with TiVo Corporation
- 3 games with Electrified Games, Inc.
- 3 games with Blister Media
- 2 games with TKO Software, Inc.
- 2 games with Ripple Effect Studios
- 2 games with Alcazar Entertainment LLC
- 2 games with GameSpy Industries Inc.
- 2 games with Electronic Arts, Inc.
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