Frank Lantz December 17 1963 is the Director of the New York University Game Center For over 12 years Lantz taught game design at NYUs Interactive Telecommunications Program and at the School of Visual Arts and Parsons School of Design His writings on games technology and culture have appeared in a variety of publications Also he cofounded the developer game studio areacode in 2005 His only acting job was in Tromas Redneck Zombies as Crazy Hitchhiker 1989