Nitai Poddar
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Objective
. Obtain a design position in the gaming industry
Summary
. B.A. Honors in English from the University of Florida
. Comprehensive study of literary theory and new media
Skills
. Experienced writer
. Analysis of written and visual media, including text, film and game.
. Experience proofreading and editing scholarly, technical and creative
text.
Education
University of Florida - GPA 4.0
August 2009
. B.A Honors in English Studies, graduated cum laude
Experience
Internship - Part Time November 2010 -
February 2011
Sacred Threads Incorporated
. Gained experience in general office work and relevant applications
(Excel, Outlook)
. Performed many duties, including: Business writing, graphic design,
research and troubleshooting.
Freelance Editing Fall 2009,
Winter 2011
. Proofread as well as critiqued craft, form and rhetoric.
. Edited publications, including prose, poetry and literary translation
Writing
Lazarus
Spring 2008
Forms of Narrative: Archaeologies of Story, Final Project
. Developed a text-based interactive computer game.
. Wrote an experimental work of fiction primarily through dialogue
trees.
. Adopted as a teaching aide for future courses in game studies as an
example of engrossing narrative produced with limited tools.
Ludo Ergo Sum: Play Theory, Ludology and the Computer Game
Spring 2009
Advanced Exposition, Final Project
. Researched the necessity of immersion in the gaming experience.
. Investigated various storytelling tropes in video games from Spacewar
to Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time.
Awards and Activities
National Novel Writing Month 2010
November 2010
Winner - "Babylon's Daughters"
. Historical-fantasy project, completed within the duration of one
month.