Interactive Design and Game Development

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SAVANNAH

Savannah

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  Brenda Brathwaite
  Savannah
  B.S., Clarkson University.
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  A 25-year veteran of the video game industry, Brenda Brathwaite has worked on 22 internationally known titles, including "Def Jam: Icon," "Playboy: The Mansion," "Dungeons & Dragons: Heroes," the award-winning "Wizardry" series and the award-winning "Jagged Alliance" series. Brathwaite was named one of the 100 most influential women in the game industry by Next Generation magazine, and in Spring 2007, she was awarded the SCAD Presidential Fellowship for Faculty Development to create an exhibition and presentation titled, "What You Don't Know About Video Games." Brathwaite is an active member of the International Game Developers Association, an anti-censorship advocate and a proponent of parental-rating awareness. Her areas of expertise include adult content in video games and the emerging Web 3.0.
  
  Memberships:
  

  • International Game Developers Association

  Selected presentations/lectures
  

  • Upcoming: Game Developers Conference, February 2008
  • SiegeCON Atlanta, October 2007
  • Women in Games International - Austin, "She Got Game," September 2007
  • Women in Film and Television Atlanta, August 2007
  • Idea City, Toronto, Ontario, June 2007
    

  Publications:
  

  • "Sex in Video Games," Thomson, Fall 2006 (work featured)
  • Periodic columnist, Gamasutra.com
  • Features for Computer Games, Power Play and others
    

  Courses:
  

  • Applied Game Design
  • Game Criticism and Analysis
  • Introduction to Interactive Design and Game Development
  • Graduate Studio 1 and II
  • Narrative Content Design
  • Game Design Patterns
    

  
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  Aram Cookson
  Savannah, eLearning
  B.F.A., Boston University; M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design.
  
  
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  Gustavo Delao
  Savannah
  Licenciado en Diseno de la Comunicacion Grafica, Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana; Maestriaen Artes Visuales, Escuela Nacional de Artes Plasticas; M.F.A., Pratt Institute.
  
  
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  SuAnne Fu
  Savannah, eLearning
  B.F.A., M.S., Cornell University.
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  SuAnne Fu specializes in fundamental interactive theories and history, and ways in which applications of visual aesthetics and human interaction extend to Web design, installation art and game design. Prior to SCAD, she worked as a contract designer for several Web design firms and participated in two start-up companies. She previously worked with designers and computer graphics scientists on interdisciplinary projects to build better models and environments for artists. Her areas of research include interactive design and cognitive arts.
  
  Memberships:
  

  • Association of Computing Machinery
  • International Game Developers Association
    

  Courses:
  

  • Introduction to Interactive Design and Game Development
  • Survey of Computer Art
  • Survey of Interactive Entertainment
  • Interactive Design and Game Development Portfolio
  • Interactive Design and Media Applications
  • Interactive Art and Culture

  
  
  
  
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  Sari Gilbert
  Savannah
  B.A., University of California, Berkeley; M.A., Columbia University.
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  Sari Gilbert has been a designer, producer and entrepreneur in technology and interactive entertainment for more than a decade. Her area of specialty is educational interactive and game design, with an emphasis on design for young children. She designed and produced the initial titles for preschoolers and kindergarteners in the popular JumpStart series. Gilbert then went to Disney Online as an executive producer, where she led design and development of all interactive entertainment and educational initiatives for the early learning market. She also founded and operated her own e-mail marketing technology company, GoMo Technologies, which ran campaigns for Dreamworks, Showtime and the Pepsi Corp. Gilbert has done project strategy consulting for Ask Jeeves, Bonus.com and Redleaf Ventures.

  
  
  
  
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  Andrew Hieronymi
  Savannah
  Diploma of Fine Arts, Ecole Superieure des Beaux-Arts, Geneva, Switzerland; M.F.A., University of California, Los Angeles.
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  Andrew Hieronymi's recent work focuses on the boundaries between games and art in physical environments. Collaborating with architects, writers and artists, he has worked with media such as video, urban design, CD-ROM authoring, Web design and installation art. He has exhibited internationally in art venues and media festivals.
  
  Selected exhibitions:
  

  • Ars Electronica Center, Linz, Austria, 2006-08
  • "El medio es la comunicacion," Instalaciones Interactivas, Espacio Cultural El Tanque, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, 2007
  • "Emerging Technologies," SIGGRAPH 06, Boston, 2006
  • "Culture as Play," Microwave International Media Art Festival, Hong Kong, 2005
  • "Future Play," East Lansing, Mich., 2005

  
  Selected presentations/lectures:
  

  • "The artist as game designer: Redefining play," Game Developers eXchange, Savannah, Ga., 2007
  • Artist's talk, FILE, Electronic Language International Festival, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2007
  • Artist's talk, Ecole cantonale d'art de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland, 2006
  • Artist's talk, Ars Electronica Festival, Linz, Austria, 2006
  • Artist's talk, FILE, Electronic Language International Festival, São Paulo, Brazil, 2006

  Awards:
  

  • Best Future Game for "MOVE," Future Play, East Lansing, Mich., 2005

  Courses:
  

  • Advanced Survey of Computer Art Applications
  • Programming for Interactivity
  • Human-centered Interactive Design
  • Interactive Design and Game Development Studios I and II
  • Interactive Design and Media Application

  
  
  
  
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  Gregory Johnson
  Savannah, eLearning
  B.A., Louisiana State University, Shreveport; M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design.
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  Greg Johnson has been a professor at SCAD for more than a decade. With a background in graphic design, he focused his master's degree work on computer animation, 3-D modeling and programming. His technical expertise has been augmented by professional internships with major production companies, including EdEFX and Dreamworks Interactive; consulting for Electronic Arts; and freelance work. He served as the production director and coordinator of technical development for the Virtual Historic Savannah Project, an award-winning 3-D, online history of Savannah, Ga., funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
  
  Awards:
  

  • Savannah chapter of the American Institute of Architects Citation of Excellence to the Virtual Historic Savannah Project, 2002-04
  • National Endowment for the Humanities, division of preservation and access, implementation grant for the Virtual Historic Savannah Project, 2002-03
  • National Endowment for the Humanities, division of public programs, special projects planning grant for the Virtual Historic Savannah Project, 2000-01
  • Georgia Humanities Council grant for the Virtual Historic Savannah Project, 2000-01
    
  • Softimage 3-D level 2 certified instructor, 1998

  Selected presentations/lectures:
  

  • National Humanities Councils Annual Meeting, Savannah, November 2003
  • Project demonstration for Georgia House Speaker Terry Coleman and other state representatives, August 2003
  • American Cultural Resource Association, Savannah: "Virtual Historic Savannah Project" (plenary address), October 2002
  • Historic Williamsburg presentation of the Virtual Historic Savannah Project, November 2001
  • American Institute of Architects Presentation of the Virtual Historic Savannah. Project, Savannah, Georgia, October 20, 2001.        

  
  Publications:
  

  • Association for History and Computing, London: "Documenting Urban Form and Transformation in 4-D: The Virtual Historic Savannah Project," September 1999.
  • Syllabus99 conference, Santa Clara, Calif.: "Using V.R.M.L. - the 3-D Language of the Internet - as a Learning Tool: The Virtual Historic Savannah Project," July 1999.
  • 52nd National Preservation Conference, Savannah (educational session): "Animating the Past: The Virtual Historic Savannah Project," October 1998.

  Courses:
  

  • Digital Sculpting for Video Games
  • Sculptural Texturing for Games
  • Modeling for Game Development
  • Nonlinear Storytelling
  • Interactive Design and Game Development Studio I and II
  • C++ Programming I
  • Introduction to Programming (with Shell scripting)
  • Introduction to Programming (with Java)
  • CGI Scripting for the Web
  • Post-production
  • 3-D Character Animation
  • Final 3-D Animation Project I and II
  • 3-D Programming for the Internet
  • Introduction to Computers
  • Electronic Painting

  
  
  
  
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  Dean Lawson
  Savannah
  B.S., Union College; M.Ed., University of Massachusetts.
  
  
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  Josephine Leong
  Savannah, eLearning
  M.S., University of Essex.
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  Josephine Leong is chair of interactive design and game development at SCAD. She has taught at institutions of higher education in Singapore, Australia and the United States. In addition, she managed a multimedia start-up, and consulted and managed projects for numerous companies and government statutory boards in Singapore and Japan. Her areas of expertise include computer programming, systems design, local area networking, artificial intelligence, smart-card applications, electronic publishing, Internet and multimedia technologies, and interactive entertainment.
  
  Memberships:
  

  • IEEE Computer Society
  • Association of Computing Machinery

  Courses:
  

  • Programming Interactivity for the Web
  • Databases and Dynamic Web Site Programming
  • Interactive Design and Game Development Studio I and II
  • Interactive Design and Game Development M.F.A. Thesis

  
  
  
  
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  Jack Mamais
  Savannah
  B.A.J., University of Georgia.
  
  
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  Charles Shami
  Savannah
  B.F.A., Jacksonville University; M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design.
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  Charles Shami's background is in 3-D animation and commercial art. Prior to teaching at SCAD, he served as assistant to the director of technology in Norris Hall, the college's sequential art building. As a professor, he adapted the Advanced Survey of Computer Art Applications course for online delivery via SCAD-eLearning.
  
  Exhibitions:
  

  • Juried Student Exhibition Award, Jacksonville University, 1989

  Presentations/lectures:
  

  • "Learning One on One," graduate lecture
    

  Awards:
  

  • Dean's List, SCAD, 1997 - 2000

  Courses:
  

  • Advanced Survey of Computer Art Applications
  • Digital Design Aesthetics
  • Modeling, Materials and Lighting
  • Environment and Level Design
  • Studio I and II
  • Interactive Design and Game Development Portfolio
  • Digital Form, Space and Lighting
  • Rising Star Program, 2000
  • SCAD Summer Seminar, 2003
  • Art Educators Forum, 2000 - 04   

  
  
  
  
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  Christina Tarbell
  Savannah
  B.A., Boston University; M.A., Savannah College of Art and Design.
  
  

Atlanta

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  Nikhil Deshpande
  Atlanta
  Sir J.J. Institute of Applied Art; M.Des., Indian Institute of Technology; M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design.
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  Nikhil Deshpande is an adjunct faculty member at SCAD. After starting his career in print advertising with BBDO, he later focused on user interface design and convergent media. He has directed TV spots and two documentaries for nonprofit causes. He also works as a senior media designer with www.georgia.gov.
  
  Awards:
  

  • Digital Government: Most Innovative Use of Technology, 2006

  
  Classes:
  

  • Digital Design Aesthetics
  • Programming for Interactivity

  
  
  
  
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  Chris Dodson
  Atlanta
  B.F.A., University of Georgia; M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design.
  
  
  
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  W. McKinley (Mick) Larkins
  Atlanta
  B.S., Furman University; M.F.A., Clemson University.
  
  
  
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  John Sharp
  Atlanta
  A.B., University of Georgia; M.A., Ph.D., Indiana University.
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  John Sharp is an interaction designer, information architect, graphic designer and art historian. He has been involved in art and design for 19 years in a variety of media: game design, interaction design, graphic design, printmaking, and radio and club DJing. The threads connecting his interests are a love of creating participatory experiences, an understanding of the importance of graphic design in modern media, and a fascination with the creation and consumption of media experiences. Sharp's recent work includes the Dia Art Foundation online bookstore, Matthew Barney's inventory system and the New Victory Theater Web site. Previous clients include the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the Council of Fashion Designers of America, Electronic Arts Intermix, Microsoft, PBS Kids!, Scholastic New Media, Starwood Hotels and the Sundance Channel.
  
  Awards:
  

  • 18th World Wide Video Festival
  • Art Directors Club Annual
  • ID Magazine Interactive Review
  • iFilm Award
  • Step 100
  • Webby Award
    

  Courses:
  Undergraduate:
  

  • Survey of Western Art I
  • Italian Renaissance Art
  • Introduction to Interactive Design and Game Development
  • Digital Design Aesthetics
  • Survey of Electronic Entertainment
  • Survey of Interactive Entertainment
  • Interactive Design
  • Interactive Web Design
  • Game Design Criticism and Analysis
  • Interactive Design and Game Development Studio I and II
    

  Graduate:
  

  • Interactive Design and Media Application
  • Interactive Web Design
  • Human-centered Interactive Design
  • Interactive Design and Game Development Studio I and II
    

  
  
  
  
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  Tony Tseng
  Atlanta
  B.F.A., New York Institute of Technology; M.P.S., New York University.
  
  
  

eLearning

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  Aram Cookson
  Savannah, eLearning
  B.F.A., Boston University; M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design.
  
  
  
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  SuAnne Fu
  Savannah, eLearning
  B.F.A., M.S., Cornell University.
  Show bio

  SuAnne Fu specializes in fundamental interactive theories and history, and ways in which applications of visual aesthetics and human interaction extend to Web design, installation art and game design. Prior to SCAD, she worked as a contract designer for several Web design firms and participated in two start-up companies. She previously worked with designers and computer graphics scientists on interdisciplinary projects to build better models and environments for artists. Her areas of research include interactive design and cognitive arts.
  
  Memberships:
  

  • Association of Computing Machinery
  • International Game Developers Association
    

  Courses:
  

  • Introduction to Interactive Design and Game Development
  • Survey of Computer Art
  • Survey of Interactive Entertainment
  • Interactive Design and Game Development Portfolio
  • Interactive Design and Media Applications
  • Interactive Art and Culture

  
  
  
  
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  Gregory Johnson
  Savannah, eLearning
  B.A., Louisiana State University, Shreveport; M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design.
  Show bio

  Greg Johnson has been a professor at SCAD for more than a decade. With a background in graphic design, he focused his master's degree work on computer animation, 3-D modeling and programming. His technical expertise has been augmented by professional internships with major production companies, including EdEFX and Dreamworks Interactive; consulting for Electronic Arts; and freelance work. He served as the production director and coordinator of technical development for the Virtual Historic Savannah Project, an award-winning 3-D, online history of Savannah, Ga., funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
  
  Awards:
  

  • Savannah chapter of the American Institute of Architects Citation of Excellence to the Virtual Historic Savannah Project, 2002-04
  • National Endowment for the Humanities, division of preservation and access, implementation grant for the Virtual Historic Savannah Project, 2002-03
  • National Endowment for the Humanities, division of public programs, special projects planning grant for the Virtual Historic Savannah Project, 2000-01
  • Georgia Humanities Council grant for the Virtual Historic Savannah Project, 2000-01
    
  • Softimage 3-D level 2 certified instructor, 1998

  Selected presentations/lectures:
  

  • National Humanities Councils Annual Meeting, Savannah, November 2003
  • Project demonstration for Georgia House Speaker Terry Coleman and other state representatives, August 2003
  • American Cultural Resource Association, Savannah: "Virtual Historic Savannah Project" (plenary address), October 2002
  • Historic Williamsburg presentation of the Virtual Historic Savannah Project, November 2001
  • American Institute of Architects Presentation of the Virtual Historic Savannah. Project, Savannah, Georgia, October 20, 2001.        

  
  Publications:
  

  • Association for History and Computing, London: "Documenting Urban Form and Transformation in 4-D: The Virtual Historic Savannah Project," September 1999.
  • Syllabus99 conference, Santa Clara, Calif.: "Using V.R.M.L. - the 3-D Language of the Internet - as a Learning Tool: The Virtual Historic Savannah Project," July 1999.
  • 52nd National Preservation Conference, Savannah (educational session): "Animating the Past: The Virtual Historic Savannah Project," October 1998.

  Courses:
  

  • Digital Sculpting for Video Games
  • Sculptural Texturing for Games
  • Modeling for Game Development
  • Nonlinear Storytelling
  • Interactive Design and Game Development Studio I and II
  • C++ Programming I
  • Introduction to Programming (with Shell scripting)
  • Introduction to Programming (with Java)
  • CGI Scripting for the Web
  • Post-production
  • 3-D Character Animation
  • Final 3-D Animation Project I and II
  • 3-D Programming for the Internet
  • Introduction to Computers
  • Electronic Painting

  
  
  
  
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  Josephine Leong
  Savannah, eLearning
  M.S., University of Essex.
  Show bio

  Josephine Leong is chair of interactive design and game development at SCAD. She has taught at institutions of higher education in Singapore, Australia and the United States. In addition, she managed a multimedia start-up, and consulted and managed projects for numerous companies and government statutory boards in Singapore and Japan. Her areas of expertise include computer programming, systems design, local area networking, artificial intelligence, smart-card applications, electronic publishing, Internet and multimedia technologies, and interactive entertainment.
  
  Memberships:
  

  • IEEE Computer Society
  • Association of Computing Machinery

  Courses:
  

  • Programming Interactivity for the Web
  • Databases and Dynamic Web Site Programming
  • Interactive Design and Game Development Studio I and II
  • Interactive Design and Game Development M.F.A. Thesis