Timothy Buie is an assistant professor in the Department of Industrial Design in the College of Design at North Carolina State University. His research interests include product design; 3D game design, modeling and animation; design drawing and sketching; and design education.

Professor Buie is currently Co-Director of the NCSU Digital Games Research Center(DGRC) along with Dr. Michael Young of the Department of Computer Science. The DGRC is a multi-disciplinary center whose focus investigates the scientific, engineering, social, and educational challenges of digital entertainment. The DGRC includes faculty from the colleges of Education, Engineering, Design, and Humanities and Social Sciences involved in a wide range of research and educational initiatives that focus on new modes of entertainment and interaction in digital media.

Professor Buie is also part of the North Carolina Serious Games Initiative (NCSGI) which is a collaboration between academia, industry, and government to develop education related games for the state. Professor Buie was Co-PI with Dr. Robert Fornaro in Computer Science on a Martin Manufacturing, LLC grant to develop visualizations of a wheelchair accessible physicians exam table. Professor Buie also has a wide range of academic and industry experience in computer game development, product design, accessible design, comic books, magazine illustration, and computer animation.

He teaches a variety of graduate and undergraduate courses in the College of Design, and has developed several new courses related to his research interests. His students often work directly with faculty and students in other disciplines, and have found successful careers in design, entertainment, and education.

http://www4.ncsu.edu/~twbuie