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What the hell is a 'Joe Ryan'?

Hey I'm Joe and I like to make things. I live in South London and have an MA in Games Development and a BA (hons) in Digital Art.

Skills

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Proficient in OSX and Windows operating systems

Other Skills:

  • Storyboarding and Concept sketching
  • Wireframe creation
  • Production/Team Management
  • Photography - on location and studio shoots

Education

2010 - 2011 | MA (with Commendation) in Games Development | Kingston University

Modules included -

  • Live Project - Winner of Playstation First - Development for the Playstation Mini's platform
  • Games Design
  • Experience Design
  • Sound Design

I was the Project Lead and Game Designer for Sony's PSP Minis 'Playstation First' competition; in which we won a commission to develop the game for release on the Playstation Network later this year.

I was an exhibitor at the Develop conference in Brighton, July 2011 with the Playstation Minis project 'Flare'.

I was the Project Lead and Designer for a vision based gaming project using the Playstation Eye.

2006 - 2009 | BA (hons) in Digital Art (2.1) | Thames Valley University (Based at Kingston Art College)

Whilst there I was the Creator, Storyboard Artist, Co - Director, Rotoscope Animator, Editor and Interactive DVD Authorer for a collaborative SFX film project, 'Face: Redux.'

For my Final Project I made a vertical slice of a prototype game using the Unity game engine. Modelling, Texturing and Animating the environment and game objects in Cinema 4D and programmed using JavaScript. The demo was playable at my end of year degree show and garnered a positive response and drew quite a crowd.

2004 - 2006 | A Level's in Art (B), Photography (A), Philosophy (A) and Psychology (B) | Kingston College

Previous Experience

2011 - Present | Project Lead and Game Designer on Playstation Minis project 'Flare'

  • Game Mechanics and Level Designer
  • UI and Menu production

Freelance Web Designer and Developer | Video and Motion Graphics Artist

2010 - 2011 | Digital Media Specialist | Springmedia Ltd

  • Web Designer within the Wordpress framework.
  • Logo Creation and Branding.
  • Video Creator, Editor, UI Graphic Artist and Motion Graphics Artist for web based video tutorial series.
  • I also played a consultancy role where future ideas would be discussed and I would give my feedback upon.

2005 - 2009 | Photo Lab Technician (Part-time) | Boots Ltd

  • Identifying and evaluating the customers needs to give them expertise and guidance for the best options for their prints.
  • Key time management and scheduling skills ensuring that the customer's orders were printed professionally and on time.
  • Lab maintenance and all-round knowledge of camera technology and printing of Digital, APS and 35mm film.

Likes

Listening to and making music: playing the Guitar, Violin and Piano.

Animation and Film.

Photography.

Graphic Novels and Books.

Computer games and computer game culture.

Podcasts.

Coffee.

New Technologies.