Daniel McDeavitt | New Media Evangelist | Résumé

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Experience	Media Designer. 2004 - Fall 2009 (full time) Ivy Tech Community College - Bloomington Campus Responsible for creating, updating, and maintaining the regional college websites and internal networks. Design work included regional mailers, brochures, in house promotional projects, and digital video programs. www.ivytech.edu/bloomington New Media Instructor. Fall 2003 - Fall 2009 (part time) Ivy Tech Community College - Bloomington Campus Teaching included the use of high end, professional level design software for print and internet. Courses covered four color process, digital imaging, and web design management. Developed new class curriculum for 3D animation pilot program that ran from 2008 - 2009. www.ivytech.edu/bloomington Concept Artist and Interface Design Consultant. 2002-2005 Information In Place. \| www.informationinplace.com Created interface designs for prototype of Augmented Reality game and simulations (ARG). Game Developer's Conference Associate Staff. 1998 - 2010 www.gdconf.com Usability Designer. 1998-2002 American Indian Studies Research Institute, Indiana University Designed and implemented interface schemes for American Indian Language CD-ROMs used for teaching and preserving the languages of the Pawnee, Arikara, and Assiniboine. www.indiana.edu/~aisri Various freelance digital media assignments for web and print.
Education	MS (Candidate) School of Telecommunications Indiana University 1997 - Focus on usability for new media project, specifically computer games, websites, and interactive learning tools. Collective work includes media specific environment creation, otherwise known as “world building”, and interactive storytelling development. \| Thesis: Narrative Structures in Computer Games BA Individualized Major Program Indiana University 1996 The self tailored MultiMedia Production Design degree program focused on the planning, construction, & production of media projects from concept to completion. Course work included study of game design, usability testing, project development, digital video production, and industrial design.
Skills	> Extensive experience with the Adobe Master Collection Creative Suite 4 Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere, Flash video, & more. > Extensive knowledge of standards compliant X/HTML and CSS. > Strong knowledge of information architecture & project design principles. > Good Knowldege of Premiere and Soundbooth digital editing tools. > Basic knowledge of Actionscript and Flash > Beta tester for WoW: Cataclysm, Starcraft 2, and City of Heroes/Villains. > Over ten years experience in video production.
Honors & Interests	> Regional and National Award Winner for publication and web design . > A founding member of Last Minute Productions Radio Theatre Company. > Screenplay and teleplay writer. WGA represented. > Writer, designer, & content creator for KoBra MUD (www.kobramud.org) > Favorite games: Batman: Arkam Asylum, City of Heroes/Villains, Dragon Age, Halo, Mass Effect, Neverwinter Nights, Portal, Oblivion, Star Wars: KotoR