Adam Sulzdorf-Liszkiewicz Email & Phone Number

Lansing, MI, US

Co-Founder // Designer // Game Director // Writer // Worldbuilder // Voice Actor

Glendale, CA

I was a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the Department of Media and Information at MSU, where I taught courses on game design, game studies, game writing, and virtual reality. I was Co-Principal Investigator on a successful $1.6m NSF grant, “FW-HTF-R: Collaborative Research: Virtual Meeting Support for Enhanced Well-Being and Equity for Game.

Los Angeles, CA

I was a Visiting Assistant Professor of Media Arts and Culture at Occidental college. In Fall 2018, I taught three courses: Narrative Design and Worldbuilding for Media (MAC 230), Game Design Workshop (MAC 250), and Game Studies (MAC 260). In Spring 2019, I taught two courses: Introduction to Digital Media and Culture (MAC 145), and The Art and Politics of.

Los Angeles, CA

As an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Interactive Media and Games Division of the School of Cinematic Arts at USC, I twice taught "Intro to Interactive Entertainment" (CTIN 190), the core required game studies course for undergrads, and thrice taught "Intermediate Game Development" (CTIN 484/489), a required upper-division undergraduate course.

Taught or co-taught numerous undergraduate-level courses focused on the theory and practice of media arts. Subject areas included game studies, game design, web design, creative coding, cultural studies, and multimedia scholarship.

I taught "Game Design Workshop (DESMA 157)" during Spring 2017 in the Department of Design Media Arts at UCLA. This is a required upper-division course for departmental majors, and is UCLA's core introductory course on the subject.

Designed a new course, "GAME 330x: Story Development for Interactive Media", for the School of Media, Culture, and Design.

Conducted research for ongoing projects at USC's Program for Environmental and Regional Equity, focusing in particular on transportation equity in Los Angeles. In conjunction with this position, I also served as Designer-in-Residence at a local non-profit, Strategic Actions for a Just Economy (SAJE), where I conducted design research related to housing.

Designed and taught courses on game studies and interactive fiction.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Media Arts And Practice

Master Of Fine Arts (M.F.A.), Media Arts And Production

Graduate Coursework, Political Theory

Doctoral student and fellow in the Department of Political Science. Studied political philosophy and theory for two years before leaving.

Bachelor’S Degree, Political Science