Summary
William Crosbie is an associate professor and game designer with 11+ years shaping interactive media education and real-time rendering workflows for game production. He teaches and coordinates video game design programs, blending deep technical skills in C++, Unity, Java, and web technologies with instructional media expertise from an MA at Teachers College, Columbia University. His career spans hands-on application development and systems administration for large academic deployments as well as curriculum development dating back to the dot-com era, giving him a rare perspective on both enterprise systems and rapid game prototyping. Known for translating complex graphics pipelines into clear visual and interactive learners’ experiences, he advises students, peers, and clients on practical production practices. Based in Highland Park, NJ, he quietly juggles teaching, development, and program leadership—true to his Github tagline, “professor spinning a lot of plates.”
11 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BSc), Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (BSc), Computer Science at Gordon College
MA, Instructional Media & Technology, MA, Instructional Media & Technology at Teachers College, Columbia University