Nick Bartzokas
Senior R&D Software Engineer, Spatial Journalism
New York, New York, United States
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Top SchoolNick Bartzokas is a Senior R&D Software Engineer specializing in 3D, AI, and XR with 12 years of experience building immersive data visualizations and experimental prototypes for newsrooms, museums, and design studios. Currently leading Spatial Journalism R&D at The New York Times, he translates complex datasets into interactive 3D experiences and explores AI-driven storytelling techniques. His background includes directing science visualization at the American Museum of Natural History—shipping VR and AR exhibits that screened at SIGGRAPH—and consulting on narrative-driven, game-like web projects. Comfortable across full-stack development, creative technologist roles, and product leadership, he blends technical rigor with design sensibilities to make scientific and journalistic content spatially engaging. Collected work shows a pattern of turning research-grade prototypes into public-facing experiences that push the boundaries of how audiences interact with information.
12 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
BS, Computer Science, Cognitive Science, BS, Computer Science, Cognitive Science at Rutgers University–New Brunswick
Github Skills (37)
animation9
devtools9
blender8
inverse-kinematics8
generative-art8
threejs8
universe8
astronomy7
science7
react7
space6
visualization6
inverse6
rendering6
data-visualization5
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
nbartzokas/mac-provisioner
Nov 2016 - Jan 2018
Contributions:1 release, 5 commits, 4 pushes in 1 year 1 month
nbartzokas/quantum-gate-quest
Nov 2019 - May 2020
Contributions:36 commits, 2 pushes, 1 branch in 6 months
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