Charles

Brandt

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EDUCATION:

Master of Entertainment Technology (A program that combines Computer Science with Art)

Bachelor of Arts in European Studies, Minor in Economics

EXPERIENCE:

Designed and programmed Flash games that teach aspects of world health to children. Created art and animations for use in the games. Researched new programming and animation techniques and created rapid prototypes and toys.

Programmed PHP code to implement a new website design for www.dharmapublishing.com. Created custom search engine for the site. Programmed AJAX keyword suggestion feature for the search engine. Programmed interactive map using Google Map API. Wrote javascript functions to rotate weekly and monthly products featured on the site. Repaired and enhanced code from previous programmer to add new site features. Animating a children's story based on one of the Jataka Tales from ancient India.

Programmed and designed Flash games to teach fundamentals of internet safety to 11-15 year-olds. Developed techniques for creating animated special effects. Researched several animation software packages, created an animation pipeline, and trained animators in the best methods for using new software programs. Designed and animated characters and objects for the games. Programmed mini-games for slow internet connections (files less than 2 MB). Provided the voice of the game’s character Carlo.

Designed and programmed a flashcard game engine in Flash. The engine allows players to create and save wordlists that are used to generate games which practice memorization of the words. Currently using the engine to create flashcard games for Tibetan and Russian vocabulary practice.

Wrote and animated a series of 2-3 min shorts for the Video iPod. Programmed an animation tool in Flash that allows lipsynching and puppeteering of characters by an animator to capture animation in real-time. Wrote a research paper discussing the creation of content for mobile devices focusing on issues in cinematography, viewing environment, and motivation of the viewer.

Designed, modeled, and animated 3D characters and environmental assets to create a Japanese language teaching RPG game that utilizes voice input. It grounds the player in basic Japanese grammar and vocabulary while introducing them to Japanese culture.

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