Zhenzhen Qi
Assistant Professor at University of Connecticut
New York, New York, United States
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Top SchoolZhenzhen Qi is an assistant professor and interdisciplinary designer-researcher with 11 years of experience exploring critical computing, speculative design, and social-technical systems through games, interactive installation, and pedagogical practice. She bridges academic research and studio practice—developing an educational MMO learning game during her Ed.D at Columbia while co-founding Power Nap Studio to produce independent games and cultural projects. Her teaching at NYU, Cooper Union, Baruch, and UConn emphasizes virtual worldmaking, creative coding, and embodied interaction using Unity, Blender, and AR/VR toolchains. Zhenzhen’s practice-driven research has been incubated in artist residencies (Eyebeam, Pioneer Works) and public exhibitions, revealing emergent social behaviors in simulation and federated systems. Fluent in C# and procedural/real-time systems, she translates theoretical insight into playable prototypes that double as critical instruments and classroom catalysts.
11 years of coding experience
B.A., Statistics, B.A., Statistics at University of California, BerkeleyMaster of Arts (MA), Interaction Design, Master of Arts (MA), Interaction Design at New York UniversityDoctor of Education - EdD, critical computing research, Doctor of Education - EdD, critical computing research at Columbia University
English, ChineseProgramming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
zhenzhenqi/MMA100
May 2015 - Dec 2015
Contributions:458 pushes, 2 branches in 7 months
zhenzhenqi/NMA3012
Aug 2015 - Mar 2017
Contributions:284 pushes, 2 branches in 1 year 7 months
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