Nicholas O'Brien
Assistant Professor of Visual Arts and Technology
School: College of Arts and Letters
Building: Peirce
Room: 217
Phone: (201) 216-3734
Fax: (201) 216-8245
Email: nobrien@stevens.edu
Research
Contemporary Art
3D Animation and Modeling
Video Game Development, Production, and Analysis
Net Art
Curatorial Practices
Institutional Service
- College of Arts and Letters Curriculum Committee Member
- Junior Faculty Board of Representatives Member
- College of Arts and Letters Master Plan Member
- College of Art and Letters Student Awards Committee Chair
- College of Arts and Letters Curriculum Committee Member
- Undergraduate Studies Committee Member
Professional Service
- Movement and Computing Community Reviewer
- Living Room Light Exchange NY Co-Host
- IEEE — Games, Entertainment, Media Conference Co-Chair
- Games For Change Nominating Juror
Professional Societies
- CAA – College Art Association Member
Selected Publications
Conference Proceeding
Exhibition Introduction
Journal Article
- O'Brien, N. (2021). Beyond Calculable Actions. IMMERSE (1 ed., vol. Playing with Reality). Cambridge, MA: MIT Open Documentary Lab.
https://immerse.news/beyond-calculable-actions-65f130cb073b.
Magazine/Trade Publication
- O'Brien, N. (2021). When choice becomes a metric, narrative design suffers. Game Developer (formerly Gamasutra). Austin, TX: Game Developer.
https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/opinion-when-choice-becomes-a-metric-narrative-design-suffers. - O'Brien, N. (2020). A Dance of Death in the Realm of Land Art. Art in America. New York, NY: ArtNEWS.
https://www.artnews.com/art-in-america/aia-reviews/theo-triantafyllidis-ritual-rethinks-land-art-1202695661/. - O'Brien, N. (2020). Media Artists Confront an Old Problem: Museums Lacking Technical Savvy. Art in America. New York, NY: ArtNEWS.
https://www.artnews.com/art-in-america/features/problems-displaying-media-art-1202690424/. - O'Brien, N. (2020). HANDMADE VISUALS IN VIDEO GAMES CAN SIGNAL A DIFFERENT KIND OF PLAY. Art in America. New York, NY: ArtNEWS.
https://www.artnews.com/art-in-america/features/handmade-video-game-visuals-gameplay-1202676521/.