Jeffrey Ventrella
Jeffrey@Ventrella.com
www.ventrella.com
MS Media Arts and Sciences, The Media Lab, Massachusettes Institute of
Technology, 1994
MFA Computer Graphics/Video: Syracuse University, 1987
BFA Art Education/Art History: Virginia Commonwealth University, 1984
Adobe Systems, Inc.
Consultant
Worked with the Atmosphere Group on next-generation user-interface, and
authoring and manipulation of 3D content with behavior and physics.
2/2004 - 8/2004
Principle Inventor and second co-founder There,
Inc.
Collaborated with Will Harvey on building a prototype (4/97-4/98), became
2nd co-founder with Will in 98, Inventing technologies and designs, inlcuding
online 3D communication and avatar expressivity, avatar genetics, sound
design, simulated vehicle physics and control, and various aspects of
simulated world design, emphasizing emotional connectivity among online
users and artificial entities; Main author on the first patent granted
to the company.
Here's a brief history
of the creation of There.
4/97-1/2004
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Designer and Software Engineer Rocket Science Games, Inc. 139 Townsend St. San Francisco, CA 94107 Designed software toys; Designed World Builders for product development; Worked at SGI with FireWalker Team; Briefly worked on a game prototype with author Michael Crichton. 7/95-4/97 |
Jeffrey Ventrella's I'mPact Page
Self Portraits in Fractal Space