I'm
working at The University of Melbourne in a group of educational multimedia
professionals that includes programmers, graphic designers, photographers
and video production crew. At its best it is a dream job with people
who care about what they do, clients who are sometimes the best in
their fields and the time and resources to develop award winning subjects.
I was employed as a Flash programmer but I get to do all sorts of things
including ideas creation, interaction design, project management and
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| Phroggered | Phroggered is a game designed to lighten the very serious business of getting a postgraduate degree. The subject, Postgraduate Essentials, won a couple of prestigious educational awards. I'm proud of this little game because it was my idea, realised with the help of our lovely graphic designer Judy McCombe. Use the arrow keys to get your degree. |
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The Postgraduate Essentials Calendar features open source code with a raft of adjustments to suit our needs. |
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| Stereotype Busters | Stereotype
Busters we created this game for the Early Childhood Centre. It attempts
to break down stereotypes by challenging undergraduate students to
question their assumptions. It took us several attempts to come up
with a game that was politically correct while being somewhat fun
and at the same time inspiring rather than giving a negative view
of stereotypes. This subject's CD version of the material won a Victorian
Multicultural Excellence in Education award in 2007. Graphics
by Jo Rye |
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| Sound System | This
Flash training module gives students the chance to cable a sound system
without crawling around on the floor. It was really challenging to
code but the client loved it. The only problem was the kids liked it
so much he couldn't get them to stop playing with it lol. Graphics
by Gavin Leys |
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Godzilla Intro
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Godzilla
was a fantastic project for Unimelb's Communication and Screen Culture
Course. We had not much on at the time so the various elements got
plenty of love and attention. I think it shows. Concept
Gavin Leys, Gordon Yau and me. Graphics Gavin Leys. Score Alex Steves.
Animation and extra toys by me. |
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| Chook flu virus vectors | This
Flash animation, created for an Avian Health subject, shows how the
avian flu virus can be transmitted and spread. I had great fun animating
the chook and the clients loved it. I reckon when you get paid to
animate a chook sneezing, you've made it. Initial
chook by Chris Hanger |
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www.neroliwesley.com.au
October 2008