Danny Rankin
Associate Teaching Professor and Associate Director of Undergrad Programs • Whaaat!? Lab • MATERIALS, GAMES, GRAPHIC DESIGN
ATLAS Institute

ATLS 201

Office Hours: In Person Tuesdays, 11-12:15, ATLS 201. Remote, by appointment: calendly.com/daniel-rankin/officehours/

Danny Rankin is an instructor in the Creative Technology & Design program. Both the courses he teaches and his individual research reflect a diverse array of expertise, including graphic design, material fabrication, game design, hardware hacking, sustainable agriculture and large-scale installation art. 

Rankin directs the ATLAS Whaaat!? Lab, a space for experimental game and interaction design. His cooperative card game Ravine, which began in a TAM game design class, later became one of the most popular card game Kickstarters of 2017. Alongside Matt and Lisa Bethancourt, he is the co-creator of Busy Work, which won the 2017 IndieCade Media Choice award. In 2018, both games were selected for exhibition at the XOXO Festival.  

Rankin also mentors in the ATLAS BTU Lab.  He holds a Master of Science from the ATLAS CTD program, and a Bachelor of Arts in environmental studies from CU Boulder.

ATLAS graduate program alumni  

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