Curriculum Vitae

	*Personal Details*
Name	Joris Dormans
Gender	Male
Date of Birth	February 20, 1975
Place of Birth	Geleen, The Netherlands
Nationality	Dutch

	*Education*
2008-2012	Game Design (PhD), University of Amsterdam. Dissertation Engineering Emergence: Applied Theory for Game Design succesfully defended on January 13, 2012. Supervisor: Prof. dr. ir. R.J.H. Scha. Co-supervisor: dr. ir. J.J. Brunekreef
1997-2004	Cultural Studies (MA), Free University Amsterdam. Graduated in February on the thesis Visual Grammar, Constructing a Grammar of Visual Design. Supervisors: prof. dr. L.H. Hoek and prof. dr. D.H. Schram, grade: 9 out of 10.
1993-1996	Architecture, Technical University Eindhoven. No diploma.
1986-1993	Dutch pre-university education (VWO) Sint Bonifatius College, Utrecht. Subjects: Dutch, English, Mathematics ('A' and 'B'), Science, Chemistry, Biology, Geography and History

	*Professional Experience*
2007-present	Freelance Game Designer for small games and gameplay consultancy
2005-present	Lecturer of game design, human centered design and interactive narrative. Hogeschool van Amsterdam.
2005-2006	Lecturer of new media theory and game design. Avans College, Breda.
2005	Lecturer in the course Theory of Representation: Information Design, Free University Amsterdam.
2004-2005	Application administrator for the Educational Faculty Amsterdam
2002, 2003 & 2004	Student-assistant Free University Amsterdam, assistant lecturer in the course Theory of Representation: Information Design. In 2002 together with professor E.S.H. Tan. In 2004 together with associate professor J.I.L. Veugen.
2002	Student-assistant Free University Amsterdam, research assistant for professor E.S.H Tan for a study of the visual material of the Dutch eight o'clock news concerning the Attacks on the World Trade Centre and the War in Afghanistan.
2001	Internship at the Free University Amsterdam to compile a reader, prepare and evaluate complementary material for the course Text, Image, Representation for students of Cultural Studies.
2000, 2001	Student-assistant Free University Amsterdam to teach practical classes for the course Text, Image, Representation for students of Computer Science and Cultural Studies.
1998-2004	Database administrator / programmer for various Dutch youth care institutions.
1997-1998	Operator Group Delft (OGD), helpdesk employee and system operator.

	*Extra Curricular Activities*
2001-2003	Chairman of the foundation 'Het Gespuis', which supports political, social or cultural orientated youth organisations in Amsterdam by providing them with a location to organise meetings and activities on the Spuistraat.
1998-2002	Student-member of the 'education committee' of Cultural Studies.
1998-2000	Student-member of the 'evaluation committee' of Cultural Studies.
1997-2006	Member of 'Loesje' Amsterdam
1996-1997	Chairman of the 'Virus' foundation, which organized a cultural festival in Eindhoven that welcomed 6000 visitors and programmed 90 acts in the disciplines of fine arts, theatre, music, dance, cinema and literature.

	*Skills & Languages*
Languages	Dutch (native speaker) English (good passive and active skills) German (average passive, basic active skills)
Computer Skills	Good command of all standard applications (Windows, Office, Corel Draw, Pagemaker, etc.) Internet languages: HTML, PHP and JavaScript. Programming languages: C#, C++, Delphi, AS3 and Java. Databases: Oracle, MySQL, SQLServer and Access (including associated query and programming languages)