Richard Lachman

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Associate Professor Director, Zone Learning, Toronto Metropolitan University The Creative School RTA School of Media Toronto, Ontario richlach@torontomu.ca Office: (416) 979-5000 ext. 552627

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Richard Lachman is Director of Zone Learning for Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson), a network of 10 incubators across the university. He is also Director of Research Development for The Creative School, Director of the Experiential Media Institute, and an Associate Professor, Di...

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Bio/Research

Richard Lachman is Director of Zone Learning for Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson), a network of 10 incubators across the university. He is also Director of Research Development for The Creative School, Director of the Experiential Media Institute, and an Associate Professor, Digital Media in the RTA School of Media at Toronto Metropolitan University. The Gemini-award winning producer is a creative and technical consultant for new media projects, primarily focused on entertainment and transmedia media properties. He holds a docorate from UNE in Australia, a masters degree from the MIT Media Lab's "Interactive Cinema" group, and a computer-science bachelors degree from MIT.

His professional projects have included partners such as Discovery Channel Canada, the NFB, CTV, CityTV, and the Banff Centre for the Arts, and his works in the computer games industry have shipped millions of copies and been featured in the New York Times, USA Today and Time Magazine, as well as being part of an exhibition at the American Museum of the Moving Image in New York.


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