Dan Cermak

Biography

Dan brings 30+ years of experience in the video game industry to teaching Video Game Design and Production classes as part of the Informatics department.  In addition, he co-taught a VR/AR class in CS and has been part of the university since spring 2018. Prior to teaching, Dan spent almost 15 years with Volition, a Champaign Illinois video game studio known for creating high end console and PC video games. Dan joined Volition in 2003 as the Vice President of Production and acted as General Manager for 6 years before leaving in 2017. He is active in assisting the development of various educational experiences on campus in his role as Game Studies Coordinator and started the stu/dio as an initiative to improve application development processes on campus.