Austin Willoughby

Austin Willoughby is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Interactive Games and Media (IGM) at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), part of the Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences. He holds a BS and MS from RIT. His teaching focuses on interactive media development, real-time simulations, web application design, and the intersection of aesthetics with computation. He actively contributes to game development projects, such as Mytholympics: Ancient Gods Compete for Social Media Fame and the collaborative anti-Covid game That Damn Goat. Willoughby’s research interests include generative art, procedural content creation, and the application of computational techniques in creative fields.

He maintains Sketches In The Window, an art installation showcasing p5.js-based works submitted by RIT students and community members. This initiative emphasizes artistic expression through code, with technical requirements for resolution, animation, and appropriateness. His courses, such as IGME-202 (Interactive Media Development) and IGME-531 (Aesthetics and Computation), blend technical programming with creative exploration.