WORK

Real quick and dirty: what do I do? uhhh... Game Design! UI Design! motion graphics and video prototyping! physical prototyping and sculpture! Performative (live) video! Acting, editing and other outmoded indie film things! Talking head and writer about any of those previously mentioned subjects! I'm game and film literate and I'm passionate about making stuff collaboratively.

Work History:

Creative Director
Fantastic Arcade
I'm very proud to be a part of Fantastic Arcade, the annual independent game event sponsored by Fantastic Fest. Fantastic Arcade brings independent game developers from around the world to Austin to highlight and promote their games and to foster a relationship between independent developers, fans, and other creative disciplines.
I'm also a co-founder of Juegos Rancheros, the monthly indie game culture meetup here in Austin.

Creative Director
Karakasa Games
I'm currently working out my dream of developing a game with my friends James Curry and Scott Lee. Our project is a psychedelic adventure game for the iPad called Thunderbeam, and it features the art of Rachel Morris and Ian Berry, and the music of The Octopus Project. We just raised $24k for the project on Kickstarter, and we're having a great time creating our own little world.

HEXADECAGON

Visualist
Hexadecagon, March 2010
Shot, edited and composited video and motion graphics, created animations, created VDMX sets, researched and did equipment purchases, co-ordinated additional programmers and oversaw full setup- as well as running visuals during the Octopus Project's live show, "Hexadecagon", a multi-audio and video channel performance.

One of my video loops plays behind DEVO and The Octopus Project at Moogfest 2010. Photo source, New York Times

Web Designer
Podaroo!, October 2009
Contract Web and UI designer for http://podaroo.org. I built the CSS, graphics and interface, and Alan Watts built the php and actionscript backend. Podaroo is a podcast for and by kids, and the site includes an inline recorder that kids can submit content with.

UI Designer
AT&T Wi-Fi Services, July 2007 - July 2012
I was lead designer for the mobile connection process for Wayport and AT&T Wi-Fi Hotspots, as well as designer for connection pages and monitoring tools for a number of clients, including the Hilton family of hotels, FedEx, and Barnes and Noble.

Video Compression services
I was originally hired by Wayport as a video compression specialist for an unreleased Video on Demand product, in addition to my design services. Since then, I've done a significant amount of freelance video encoding for device and web playback.

Video Prototyping
Conduit Labs, May 2007
Provided video prototyping services to help visualize a game in pre-development.

Editing/Motion Graphics/Sound Design/Systems Consulting
Gamecock Media Group, May 2007
Provided project-by-project purchase and setup consulting for editing systems, as well as a full range of production services for Gamecock Media, an independent game publisher in Austin Texas.

Interaction Design and Project Management
Mediatronica, Nov 2006- May 2007
Provided interaction design and project management for Mediatronica Incorporated.

Motion Graphics Artist
South By Southwest, 2006
Supplied motion graphics bumpers for video content on the South By Southwest website.

Pro Application Support

Apple Computer, Austin Texas, 2003 to 2006
Provided enterprise-level customer support for Apple's pro-apps: Final Cut Pro, DVD Studio Pro, Logic Pro, Soundtrack Pro, Motion and their supporting technologies.
Certifications & Awards:

Animator & Actor
"Waking Life" - Flat Black Films & Detour Filmproduction, Austin Texas, 2000
Worked as an animator on Richard Linklater's film "Waking Life", in addition to performing as an actor in the film. Animation was done using proprietary rotoscoping software designed by Bob Sabiston.
Awards:

Quality Assurance and Icon design
Aspyr Media Inc. 2002-2003
During my time at Aspyr I created many icons for the company's games and installers, most notably Medal of Honor: Spearhead.

Artist
 Steve Jackson Games, 2003
Created supplemental illustrations for the SJG book In The Well
Created 12x12 pixel icons for an SJG Windows application.

 
Video Effects Artist

Advanced Media Productions - Los Angeles California       11/2000 - 1/2001
Contracted as Adobe After Effects artist for broadcast TV projects


 
 

Actor

If you read through my whole resume trying to figure out if, in fact, I am the kid from Dazed and Confused, you win a lollypop. But how many people named Wiley Wiggins do you think there are? Most recently I performed in Andrew Bujalski's Computer Chess project, now in post-production, and Sorry, Thanks, which was shot on location in San Francisco and bowed at the 2009 SXSW film festival.
I also recently worked as a voice actor for the audiobook version of Chuck Klosterman's novel Downtown Owl for Simon & Schuster.


See: My Internet Movie Database Profile
By osmosis, I'm now experienced in all aspects of filmmaking and post- production. Self-equipped and ready to roll on guerilla filmmaking projects.

Selected speaking engagements and duties:

IGF: Fantastic Arcade: IGDA Summit/Casual Connect: South By Southwest Interactive Conference: University of Texas, Harry Ransom Center: SXSW Film and Interactive panels: RESFest: University of Texas Honors Center, Joynes Reading Room:

Selected Exhibitions



Writer

I currently maintain the film and game centric blog It's Not For Everyone, as well as occasionally writing for the World of Mondo blog. Some past credits include BoingBoing, Gamespot and FringeWare Review. I have also written selected program notes for The Austin Film Society's Essential Cinema series.

Selected press: