David Culyba
Assistant Teaching Professor
Entertainment Technology Center
- Assistant Teaching ProfessorEntertainment Technology Center
BIO
Dave received a B.S. in Computer Science and a Master’s in Entertainment Technology from Carnegie Mellon University. He has since worked at Electronic Arts as part of the team that created the computer game Spore, was a co-founder of the startup Interbots which worked on combining robotics and apps to create both entertainment and therapeutic experiences for kids, and is also one of the core members of the Alice research team working to create software to help teach students how to program. He is an active participant in game jams and was the co-organizer of the “Now I Get It!” jam.
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Director of CurriculumCarnegie Mellon University, Entertainment Technology Center, Pittsburgh, United States31 Aug 2019 - present
- Associate Teaching ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University, Entertainment Technology Center, Pittsburgh, United States1 Sep 2021 - present
- Assistant Teaching ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University, Entertainment Technology Center, Pittsburgh, United States31 Aug 2014 - 1 Sep 2021
- Senior Research ProgrammerCarnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, United States1 Sep 2008 - 30 Aug 2013
- Student ResearcherCarnegie Mellon University, CS/HCII, Pittsburgh, United States4 Sep 2000 - 2 Jan 2006
- Special FacultyCarnegie Mellon University, Entertainment Technology Center, Pittsburgh, United States26 Aug 2013 - 2 May 2014
NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Consultant, Alice Research ProjectCarnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, United States26 Aug 2013 - present
- Programming Lead and Co-founderInterbots, Pittsburgh, United States1 Aug 2005 - 1 Aug 2017
- Software EngineerElectronic Arts (United States), Maxis, Emeryville, CA, United States9 Jan 2006 - 3 Nov 2008
- Game DeveloperLudoliminal, Pittsburgh, PA, United States29 Aug 2023 - present
CAMPUS
- Pittsburgh
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
- 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities