Jeffrey S. Bryan

Education

 


Teaching
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 










Research














Publications  and Conferences






















Game Design


Leadership



Certifications


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Memberships

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PhD: Informatics               University of California: Irvine (est. Spring 2024)

            Research: Game Studies - Play, Performance, Leisure, Positive Deviance, Karaoke 

MS: Digital Media             Georgia Institute of Technology    

Thesis: “The Dynamics of the Player Narrative: How Choice Shapes Videogame Literature.”

BA: English Education     Southern Utah University  

Summa Cum Laude

AA: English Writing         Northwest College   

With Honors

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Post-Secondary

Graduate Teaching Assistant (Fall 2017 - present) University of California, Irvine

Courses

Global Disruption and Information Technology (ToR: Juliet Norton); Fall 2017

Game Design (ToR: Kurt Squire); Winter 2018

Multiplayer Games (ToR: Kurt Squire); Spring 2018

Capstone Game Project (A&B) (ToR: Tess Tanenbaum); Fall 2019 & 2020, Winter 2020 & 2021

Game Design (ToR: Craig Morrison); Spring 2020 & 2021

Human Computer Interaction (ToR: Matthew Bietz); Summer 2020

Visual Design Fundamentals (ToR: Constance Steinkuehler); Fall 2022

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Digital Arts Teacher (Fall 2018 - present) College and Career Advantage

• Courses articulated through Saddleback College​

   Capistrano Valley High​ School

Course

Game Design

   San Clemente High School

Courses

2D Animation

3D Animation

Game Design

Esports

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Adjunct Professor (Spring 2018) Irvine Valley College

Course

Introduction to Game Design

Digital Arts Teacher (Fall 2017 - Spring 2020) New Vista Tech Academy

• Courses articulated through Saddleback College* and/or Irvine Valley College†

Courses

Introduction to Computer Graphics*

Introduction to Game Design†

Digital Animation*

History of Animation*

Writing and Storyboarding for Games†

3D Modeling for Games†

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Secondary

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Digital Arts Teacher (Fall 2014 – Spring 2017) Covington Middle School and Fine Arts Academy

• Recipient of the “Teacher of Promise” new teacher of the year award

• Campus Innovation Coach, helping modernize teaching practices on campus

Courses

Videogame Design I & II

Web Design

Multimedia Production I & II: Animation & Digital Video

Visual Media

Technology Assistant (Fall 2013 – Spring 2014) Hill Country Middle School

Courses

HCTV (Television Production and Digital Streaming)

Tech Club

Technology Teacher (Fall 2013) Akins High School

Courses

Programming

Advanced Programming

Web Technologies

Computer Maintenance and Repair

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Graduate Research Assistant (Fall 2017 - Present) for Dr. Tess Tanenbaum, UCI

• Worked in the Transformative Play Lab on the VR Shadowcasting Project

• Researched play cultures and play theories

• Established play research methodologies

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Consultant (2016) for Code.org

• Provided pedagogy consultation for their hour of code initiative for middle and high school audiences

• Reviewed student-led and teacher-led activities and lessons, and lesson plans

• Advised on improvements and redesigns

Consultant (2016) for Gamilearning 

• Evaluated Curriculum and designed a scope and sequence for the project

• Advised on using games in the classroom

• Advised on gamification challenges and opportunities

Graduate Research Assistant (2011-2013) for Dr. Tris Utschig, CETL, Georgia Tech

• Evaluated higher education research and performed data analyses

• Wrote literature reviews and co-authored several papers

• Prepared and managed the Course/Instructor Opinion Survey

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Senior Editor (2007-2008) for Opinion Resources, Cedar City, UT

• Evaluated research responses for validity

• Cleaned response data

Professor’s Assistant (2005-2006) for Dr. James Aton, Southern Utah University

• Compiled notes and generated digital transcripts

• Performed academic research for professor’s publications

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Book Chapter

Bryan, J.S. (2013). “Ergodic Effort: Dynamism and Auto-Generated Path-Making.” Terms of Play: Essays on Words that Matter in Videogame Theory. Ed. Zach Waggoner

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Peer-Reviewed Journals & Proceedings

Tanenbaum, T., N. Hartoonian, and J.S. Bryan (2020). "'How do I make this thing smile?': An Inventory of Expressive Nonverbal Communication in Social Virtual Reality." CHI 2020 Conference Proceedings.

Bryan, J.S., F. Bryan, and Q. Bryan (2019). "Play and Performance: Confronting Vulnerability through Performance." Well-Played Intergenerational Play Special Edition. 

Bryan, J.S., and T. Tanenbaum (2019). “Adapting the Empty Orchestra: Performance of Play in Karaoke." 2019 DiGRA Annual Conference Proceedings.

Norback, J.S., T.T. Utschig, and J.S. Bryan (2013). “Insights into the Process of Building a Presentation Scoring System for Engineers.” 2013 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings.

Utschig, T.T., S.M. Newton, and J.S. Bryan (2012). “Measuring Skills across the Profile of a Quality Learner and of a Quality Engineer." International Journal of Process Education, 4(1), 3-12.

Norback, J.S., T.T. Utschig, and J.S. Bryan (2012). “Workforce Communication Instruction: Preliminary Inter-rater Reliability Data for an Executive-based Oral Communication Rubric.” 2012 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings.

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Conference Presentations

Bryan, Jeffrey, "Kinky Karaoke: Karaoke and the Cultural Politics of Performing Identity" (2020). The International Conference for the Fantastic in the Arts, Orlando, FL. (Canceled due to pandemic)

Bryan, Jeffrey, “No Fun Karaoke” (2019). Annual Meeting for the Society for Literature, Science, and the Arts, Irvine, CA.

Bryan, Jeffrey “Adapting the Empty Orchestra: Performance of Play in Karaoke" (2019). Digital Games Research Association, Kyoto, Japan.

Bryan, Jeffrey, “Videogame Discussion Panel: The State of the Medium” (2018). Panel Member. The International Conference for the Fantastic in the Arts, Orlando, FL.

Bryan, Jeffrey, “The True Monster: A Frankensteinian Undertale” (2018). The International Conference for the Fantastic in the Arts, Orlando, FL.

Bryan, Jeffrey, “Twisting Time: The Ludonarrative of Nonlinearity in Braid” (2017). Annual Meeting for the Society for Literature, Science, and the Arts, Tempe, AZ

Bryan, Jeffrey, “The Personal Player Epic: FFXI, MMOs, and the Boundaries of the Player Narrative” (2017). The International Conference for the Fantastic in the Arts, Orlando, FL.  

Bryan, Jeffrey, “The Long Walk toward the Digital Path” (2016). The International Conference for the Fantastic in the Arts, Orlando, FL.

Bryan, Jeffrey, “Minecraft in the Classroom: Machinima” (2016). AISD Innovation Summit, Austin, TX

Bryan, Jeffrey, “The Digital Arts and Interactive Storytelling in the Classroom” (2015). AISD Innovation Summit, Austin, TX

Bryan, Jeffrey, “Videogame Spacetime: Experiences in Dimensional Thought” (2015). International Conference for the Fantastic in the Arts, Orlando, FL.

Bryan, Jeffrey, et al. Quietus (2014). Different Games Conference, New York, NY.

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Guest Speaker

Bryan, Jeffrey. "Guest Speaking with HomeTeam Game Dev" (2020) HomeTeam Game Dev

Bryan, Jeffrey. “What is Game Studies?” (2017) Palm Beach State College 

Bryan, Jeffrey. “Teaching Videogames in the Classroom.” (2015) University of Texas: Austin 

Bryan, Jeffrey. “Classroom Management.” (2009) Southwest Applied Technology Vocational College

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Associate Producer (2018 - 2020) VR ShadowCasting, Transformative Play Lab, University of California, Irvine

Concept Designer/Creative Director/Writer (2013) Quietus, Suffer & Despair, Georgia Institute of Technology

Quest Writer (2011) Ellis Island, Emergent Game Group, Georgia Institute of Technology

Quest Writer (2011) Virtual Harlem: Second Life, Emergent Game Group, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Campus Innovation Coach (2015-2017) Covington Campus, AISD

Google CS Mentor (2015-2016) Covington Campus, AISD

Minecraft Education Influencer (2014-2015) Microsoft Education

Vice President (2009-2010) Center for Inquiry, Southern Utah University

Non-traditional Student Senate Representative (2004-2005) Northwest College

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Arts, Media, and Entertainment (CTE) Clear Teaching Credential (2021 - 2026) California

Information and Communication Technologies (CTE) Clear Teaching Credential (2021 - 2026) California

8-12 Computer Science Teaching Credential (2016-2020) Texas

6-12 Technology Education Teaching Credential (2015-2020) Texas

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Certificate in Inclusive Hybrid Teaching (2021) Department of Informatics, University of California, Irvine

Division of Teaching Excellence & Innovation Summer Fellowship (2021) University of California, Irvine, Graduate Division

COVID-19 Supply Grant (2021) University of California, Irvine, Graduate Division

Summer Grant (2020) University of California, Irvine, Department of Informatics

Graduate Student Travel Award (2019) University of California, Irvine, Department of Informatics

Department of Education Fellowship (GAANN)(2018 - 2019) University of California, Irvine

Diversity Recruitment Fellowship (2017-2018) University of California, Irvine

Chair’s Award (2017) University of California, Irvine

Dean’s Award (2017) University of California, Irvine

Teacher of Promise (2015) AISD New Teacher of the Year Award, Covington MS

Microsoft Education Influencer (2015) Microsoft Education

AISD CTE Scholarship (2014) Austin Independent School District

CETL Assistantship (2012-2013) Georgia Institute of Technology

ETS Recognition of Excellence Award (2011) Praxis II: English Language, Literature and Composition: Content Knowledge

Academic Scholarship (2008-2010) Southern Utah University

ACT Certificate of Achievement (2009) Collegiate Assessment of Academic Proficiency

Western Undergraduate Exchange Grant (2005-2006) Southern Utah University

Academic Scholarship (2005-2006) Southern Utah University

Leadership Award (2005) Northwest College

Academic Scholarship (2004-2005) Northwest College

First Generation Student Scholarship (2004-2005) Northwest College

Most Outstanding Student Award (2004) Northwest College

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International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts

Society for Literature, Science, and the Arts

Gamma Beta Phi

Golden Key International

Phi Theta Kappa

Sigma Tau Delta