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CURRICULUM VITAE

Christian Croft
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Education

2007 MPS Interactive Telecommunications Program, Tisch School of the Arts, NYU
2002 BFA, AB University of Georgia
2001 Studies Abroad UGA Studies Abroad, Cortona, Italy

Exhibitions / Performances

2007Energy Harvesting Dérive, Conflux Festival, Brooklyn, NY
Future Perfect, SIGGRAPH 2007 Art Gallery, San Diego, CA
Generative Social Networking, Festival Pocket Films 2007, Centre Pompidou, Paris, France
Energy Harvesting Dérive, ITP Spring Show, NY, NY
imPulse, ITP Spring Show, NY, NY
Generative Social Networking, Secret Technology Show, Workspaces, Ltd., San Francisco, CA
imPulse, CHI2007, San Jose, CA
Future Perfect, ITP Floor Exhibition, NY, NY
2006Future Perfect, ITP Winter Show, NY, NY
The "Is our machines learning?" Machine, ITP Winter Show, NY, NY
Generative Social Networking, SUNY Purchase New Media Program, Purchase, NY
Generative Social Networking, The4thScreen @ Scanners: 2006 New York Video Festival, Walter Reade Theater, NY, NY
Generative Social Networking, Upgrade! New York: We Passion Power and Control, EYEBEAM, NY, NY
Freudster, BAPLab 2006, 3rd Ward, Brooklyn, NY
imPulse, Sony's Wonder Show, Sony Wonder Technology Museum, NY, NY
Freudster, Ask The Robot: Robot Revival, The Frying Pan, NY, NY
Freudster, ITP Spring Show, NY, NY
E.L.I.: Nomad, Georgia Museum of Art, Athens, GA
2005 TextEffect, ITP Winter Show, NY, NY
E.L.I.: Nomad (the Documentary), Ideas for Creative Exploration(ICE) Screening, Athens, GA
Real News is Boring, Contagious Media Showdown, online at EYEBEAM
E.L.I.: Nomad, Embedded: Living with Technology, ATHICA, Lizzie Zucker-Saltz, curator, Athens, GA
2004E.L.I.: Nomad, International Digital Media and Arts (iDMAa) Conference 2004, Orlando, FL
2003E.L.I.: Nomad, 5th Annual Kitchen Street Festival, The Kitchen, NY, NY
Palimpsest, 5th Annual Sidney Kahn Summer Institute Showing, The Kitchen, NY, NY
Afterready.net, Go Mobile or Go Home: Wireless Works, New Media Institute, Athens, GA
Brotkunst, Product, ATHICA Gallery, Lizzie Zucker Saltz, curator, Athens, GA
New Connections, OCAF Southworks Exhibition, Kathryn Davis, curator, Watkinsville, GA
and doubt begets..., Clayton Street Gallery, Athens, GA
2002Bibliography: Aworkinprogress, Lamar Dodd School of Art Gallery (Univ. of GA), Athens, GA

Awards / Fellowships / Grants

2007 Swing Space space grant, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, NY, NY
2005 Ideas for Creative Exploration(ICE) Fellowship Grant, Univ. of Georgia, Athens, GA
2004 Ideas for Creative Exploration(ICE) Project Grant, Univ. of Georgia, Athens, GA
2003Summer Institute Scholarship, The Kitchen, NY, NY
2003 Ideas for Creative Exploration(ICE) Fellowship Award, Univ. of Georgia, Athens, GA

Residency / Symposia

2007 "Work in Progress" Jury Session: Future Perfect, Interactive Architecture, EYEBEAM, NY, NY
2005 Speaker: Embedded: Living With Technology, Athens Institute for Contemporary Art, Athens, GA
2003 Resident: Fifth Annual Sidney Kahn Summer Institute: New Practices in Performance and Technology, The Kitchen, NY, NY

Professional Experience

Game Developer area / code games, NY, NY Feb 2008-Present
Rapid Prototyping Technician Advanced Media Studio, NYU, NY, NY Dec 2005-Jan 2008
>>Administering and maintaining laser cutter and 3D rapid prototyping equipment
Freelance Interactive Design Pentagram, NY, NY April 2007-Present
>>Designing and programming screen content for media installations and websites
Interactive Designer Eo Studios, Athens, GA Sept 2004-Aug 2005
>>Website design and construction incorporating XHTML, CSS, Flash, and PHP; Shooting & editing videos
for health & educational organizations; CD-ROM authoring
Video Editing Nowhere Productions, Athens, GA July 2004-Sept 2004
>>Editing and producing motion graphics for university videos and a feature length documentary.
Interactive and Video Design Projects Formstudios, Inc., Athens, GA February-March 2004
>>Video, DVD authoring, and interactive materials promoting exhibit designer's portfolio
Designer Baseline Sportsmedia, Athens, GA April 2003-June 2004
>>Using Photoshop, Quark 6, and Illustrator to design promotional materials
New Media Internship Athens New Media Synergy CenterFall 2002
>>Animations created using Adobe Aftereffects and Final Cut Pro

Applicable Skills

Programming: PHP / MySQL, Java, Processing, Actionscript, Microcontroller Programming (PIC Basic, Arduino), Asterisk, HTML, CSS, Javascript
Software: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Flash, Dreamweaver, Solidworks, Final Cut Pro, Adobe Aftereffects, DVD Studio Pro
Fabrication: Rapid Prototyping equipment (Universal Laser X2-660, ZCorp Spectrum Z510); Circuit building using
standard electronic components and microcontrollers; Wiring sensors; Standard construction using power tools