Writing with A.I.

Writing with A.I. with author and writing instructor Rick Dakan.

Rick Dakan lives, writes, and teaches in Sarasota, Florida. He is a professor of Creative Writing at the Ringling College of Art and Design, where he teaches classes on writing for video games, writing for tabletop games, writing comics, the history of game art, and other fun stuff.

Dakan’s first novel, “Geek Mafia,” was published in 2006, followed by the sequels “Geek Mafia: Mile Zero” in 2008 and “Geek Mafia: Black Hat Blues” in 2009. His fourth novel, “The Cthulhu Cult: A Novel of Lovecraftian Obsession,” was released in 2010. From 2013 to 2015, he worked as a writer and level builder for Blue Mammoth Games. Throughout this time, he also wrote numerous articles for newspapers and magazines about video games, theme parks, and local restaurant news.

Dakan has taught at Ringling College of Art & Design in the Creative Writing Department since 2016 and continues to write books and design games.

Funding for this program was provided through a grant from Florida Humanities with funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of Florida Humanities or the National Endowment for the Humanities.