Les Nelken

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
Communications Media School of Arts and Sciences
Les Nelken, M.Arch., Game Design, Communications Media
978.665.3348 Office: Conlon Hall 327
Office Hours
FALL 2023

Mondays 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Thursdays 12:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Courses Taught

Elements of Game Design (GAME 2000)
Game Narrative Design (GAME 3010)
Game Level Design (GAME 3030)
Virtual Reality Development (GAME 3040)
Serious Games (GAME 3050)
Advanced Game Workshop (GAME 3500)
Game Studio (GAME 4100)

Background

M.Arch., University of Colorado (Architecture)
B.A., Brandeis University (Philosophy)

Les Nelken has been in the game industry since 1994. He was at Turbine (now WB Games Boston) for six years working on The Lord of the Rings Online, Dungeons & Dragons Online and Asheron's Call MMOs. He also worked on an Aliens FPS and multiplayer FPS levels for Borderlands at Demiurge Studios in conjunction with Gearbox Software, World of Zoo at Blue Fang Games, and the Copernicus/Kingdoms of Amalur MMO at 38 Studios. His research interests include video game design, virtual reality/XR, and art and architecture.

The Station, a first-person sci-fi narrative mystery and exploration game
Game Art: World Builders gallery show at Ayer Lofts Gallery, Lowell MA