Joshua Mccoy
Associate Professor
Davis, California, United States
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Top SchoolJoshua Mccoy is an Associate Professor and AI researcher with 11 years of experience specializing in game AI and interactive media, currently shaping the future of playable experiences at UC Davis. His work blends computer science and cinema/digital media to expand what games and interactive art can do, enabling richer forms of play across physical and virtual spaces. Joshua’s academic trajectory—from a PhD at UC Santa Cruz to positions at UCSC’s Center for Games and Playable Media, American University, and UC Davis—reflects a sustained focus on practical AI systems for games. He pairs deep research credentials with hands-on game development, translating novel AI techniques into actual playable artifacts rather than just papers. Based in Davis, California, he brings a rare mix of scholarly rigor and design sensibility that informs both classroom teaching and creative research projects. Beyond traditional research outputs, he emphasizes the experiential impact of AI, aiming to change player relationships with interactive systems.
11 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
University of California Santa CruzBachelor of Arts (B.A.), Computer Science, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Computer Science at Earlham College
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Github Skills (22)
gameplay10
rollback10
gamemaker9
ranking9
cpp8
science8
sfml8
game-engine7
2d-game7
game-development7
computer-science7
react7
spring7
cmd6
sql-server6
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
dr-jam/ECS170
Mar 2018 - Jun 2018
Contributions:85 commits, 77 pushes, 1 branch in 2 months
deep-learningreinforcement-learningartificialmachine-learningspring
dr-jam/CameraControlExercise
Apr 2019 - Oct 2024
Contributions:54 pushes, 4 branches in 5 years 7 months
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