Ray
Vichot
1451 Mecaslin St. NW
#8205
Atlanta, GA 30309
rayv@gatech.edu
(646)270-7670
http://stop-making-sense.net
Education
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M.S. Digital Media, Georgia Inst. Of Tech. May 2009
(Expected)
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M.A. Cinema Studies, New York University. May
2006.
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Graduate Certificate in Culture and Media. New York
University. May 2006.
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S.B. Comparative Media Studies, Massachusetts Inst.
of Tech. June 2004
Research Interests
Work Experience
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Atlanta Gaming Examiner. Examiner.com.
8/2008-Present. Write about games and game design 3-4 times
a week.
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Graduate Assistant. Georgia Institute of Technology.
8/2008-Present. Created a temporary redesign of the Ivan Allen College
Website as well as redesigned the monthly newsletter. Working with
Communications staff on a permanent visual and information redesign of the
Ivan Allen College Site.
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SAT Instructor. Kaplan Test Prep, Inc. 8/2006-Present. Teach
curriculum based on the Scholastic Achievement Test to Junior and Senior
High School Students. Grade Exams and Essays and offer both in class and
online guidance on both the exam and on college prep.
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Intern. PBS KIDS Interactive. 6/2008-8/2008. Designed
and Implemented a Production Manual Website, provided QA and content-related
feedback for new websites and games intended for PBS KIDS shows premiering
in the fall, and Created a Game Design and Production Document.
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Digital Media Master’s Lab Manager. GA Tech.
9/2007-Present. Provided technical support for a 10 PC/ 12 Mac Lab along
with associated technology or ~40 users.
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Projectionist/ Staff Member.
George Amberg Film Study Center. NYU. 8/2005-
6/2006. Projected 16mm film and video for classes, checked out materials to
students and professors, and logged new acquisitions into the center’s
database of materials.
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Research Assistant. Comparative Media Studies, MIT.
2002-2003. Developed presentations on media literacy for junior-high level
students.
Publications
Book Reviews
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"Cheating: Gaining Advantage in Video Games"by Mia Consalvo.
Resource Center for Cyberculture Studies. Forthcoming.
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"Half-Real: Video Games between Real Rules and Fictional Worlds
by Jasper Juul". Game Culture Journal. Vol 1 No. 4. 2008.
Conferences
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" 'A is for Unorthodox': Fan-Made
Pastiche and the AMV Hell Project". Accepted for the
2009 National Popular Culture & American Culture
Associations Conference. New Orleans. April 8-11, 2009.
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“’#convention @ irc.fan.net’: Real and virtual loci of anime
fan activity”. Paper presented at the New Media Panel. 2006 NYU Cinema
Studies Student Conference. New York University. February 24-25,
2006.
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“We Are Fighting Dreamers!: Anime Fan-Subtitling as
an Agent for Fandom Growth.” Paper presented at the Film and National
Identities Panel. 2005 NYU Cinema Studies Student Conference. New York
University. March 25-27, 2005.
Film
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Conventional Dress. Documentary.
Georgia Tech, 2008. Co-Director and Assistant Editor.
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Costume
Play. Documentary. New York University, 2006.Directed and Edited.
Digital
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Journalism and Games Blog. Website. Created by Ian
Bogost. Researcher and Contributor. 2008-Present
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Multiplayer Game and Virtual World Research Portal.
Website. Created by Celia Pearce and Ray Vichot. Responsible for Site Design
and implementation. 2008-Present
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PBS KIDS Website Production Manual.
Website. Created by Scott
Cummings and Ray
Vichot. Responsible for Site Design, New
Content, and Layout. 2008.
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Chutes and Ladders Identity Builder.
Interactive Multiplayer Game.
Created by Sara Raasch, Bobby Schweizer, and Ray Vichot.
Responsible for Scenario and Game Mechanic Design.
2008.
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Comic Strip Creator. Interactive Video
Project. Created by Jisun An, Tanla Bilir, Adam Rice,
and Ray Vichot. Responsible for concept, video
production and editing. 2008.
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Journey for Sedna. Multiplayer
adventure/puzzle game. Created by Andrew Knight, Jac Piette, Sara Raasch,
and Ray Vichot. Georgia Tech. 2007. Responsible for scenario, puzzle design,
and music. 2007.
Skills
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Operating Systems: Windows, Mac OS X, Linux (Redhat,
SUSE)
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Office Suite: MS Office, OpenOffice 2.0, Filemaker
Pro
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Design: Adobe Suite, Wordpress, Moveable Type,
HTML, CSS
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Video Editing/Compression: Premiere, After Effects,
Final Pro, Avid Express
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Programming
languages:Java, Javascript, PHP, SQL
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Languages: English/Spanish bilingual, Japanese (adv.
intermediate), Mandarin(beginner)