Ethan Burch Email & Phone Number

Durham, NC, US

Affected by second round of 30+% RIF. First hire in my role at Strivr. I manage building and executing L&D trainings in our authoring tools for fortune 1000 companies, advocate for the user and instructional designer needs and implement, and closely work with engineering to prototype, create, and update mechanics, tools, and features. Expert on the ins and.

Durham, North Carolina, United States

I was the design lead with the Interactive Computing group, where we designed and developed apps for internal and external clients. Redesigned a crucial client project that salvaged our EPA contract. Promoted to Task Lead on 3 EPA projects in late 2021.Projects include:- Design Lead for Slime City, a city sim game which trains users on disaster cleanup..

Designed and developed a first person fly through in an Afghani village for rehab and reaction time testing in conjunction with the DoD (PC). End product used a video of the Unity build for testing.Co-wrote and developed an interactive fiction game for 8-12 year olds on the impacts of hurricanes in North Carolina on farmers (PC, Twine, single player).

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Game Designer in the Center for Innovation in Pharmacy Simulation (CIPS). I primarily worked on nXhuman, a virtual patient game where players interview a patient at different stages of her life. Here's the nitty gritty of what I did: Led development on all in-game dialog, and narrative design for virtual patient encounters Collaborated with programmers and.

Consulted for game design on a pharmaceutical VR game (May 2017 - Sept 2017) for training sales representatives.Wrote branching narratives, design docs, and audio design for two ongoing serious games for BioMojo - one dealing with homeless populations, and the other to immerse players within a fun yet medically accurate depiction of the average emergency.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Designer and developer on a virtual patient game with UNC, developed a VR injection simulation game with Duke School of Nursing, narrative designer on a suicide e-learning project, and developed VR documentaries for staff education. Also speaker at ECGC 2018.

Greater Philadelphia Area

Taught introductory Game Design, programming in Unity, senior seminar, and Digital Storytelling, with an emphasis on nurturing student projects, tutorials, and game based learning.

Drexel University College Of Engineering, Philadelphia, PA

Furthered visual design for college with Photoshop, Illustrator, web development, and PowerPoint presentation templates. Created video projects to highlight ongoing department research. Interviewed and highlighted outstanding students and faculty for recruitment and promotional materials.

Drexel University Digital Media Department, Philadelphia, PA

As a research assistant, I was part of team that developed an exergame based on research I conducted. We designed the game to emphasize cooperation and competition, as we felt this would tap into intrinsic and extrinsic motivators for being active. As production progressed, I was one of two participant recruiters, with recruitment occurring over four terms.

Greater Detroit Area

PA for Quicken Loans Free Android Give Away and Magic Johnson Fathead ad, Key PA for You're the Boss ad, Grip on Music Video, and PA/Props for Justin Verlander Fathead ad

Greater Detroit Area

During my time at DTE, I created several high quality training videos for the company, often serving as the sole editor. The final video I developed was one that I directed. I learned a great deal about cinematography, professional production, and adopting new software during this co-op, as I often worked directly with senior team members.

Master Of Science (M.S.), Digital Media

Ba, Media Arts And Studies