Robert Speck

My name is Robert Speck, and I am a Digital Media major at Drexel University. I am currently pursuing a focus in animation, game design and programming.

Watch my demo reel, view my résumé, or check out my work in the sections below.

Get in touch at contact@rsspeck.com.

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- Robert Speck
  
  Software Developer at ETC
  
  Computer Software | Greater Philadelphia Area, US
  
  Summary
  
  Goal: Obtaining an undergraduate degree in Digital Media to facilitate a career in media industries, particularly gaming and animation.
  
  Technologies Skillset
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  3D Applications: Autodesk Maya, Unity 3D, UDK, Geomagic Studio
  
  2D Design: Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver, and Flash; Scirra Construct
  
  Business Applications: Microsoft Office Suite
  
  Compositing/Video Editing: Nuke, Adobe After Effects
  
  Programming: Microsoft Visual Studio 2008; C++, UnrealScript, Java, HTML, CSS, JavaScript
  
  Operating Systems: Windows XP, Vista, 7; Mac OSX; Ubuntu and Fedora Linux
  
  Specialties: Computer animation, programming
  
  Experience
  - Dec 2009 - Present
    Work Study (Digital Media) / Drexel University
    
    Work with Digital Media faculty and other work study students on a variety of projects at the university.
  - Mar 2007 - Present
    Soccer Referee / U.S. Soccer Foundation
    
    Grade 8 certification. Previously refereed traveling leagues, currently referee mainly soccer tournaments at various locations, as both head and assistant referee.
  - Jan 2010 - May 2010
    3D Scanning of Civil War Artifacts / Drexel University
    
    Scanned various civil war artifacts and clothing articles and reconstructed them as computer models for use in the Drexel Fashion Department's reenactment of a traditional civil war ball.
  - Jun 2009 - Mar 2010
    Clerical Assistant / Garces & Grabler
    
    Standard clerical duties such as alphabetizing and closing case files, scanning documents, and data entry. Used industry-standard software to digitally access case files for closure and inspection.
  - Sept 2007 - Dec 2007
    Public Relations and Marketing Intern / Garden State Film Festival
    
    Worked under the director of the Garden State Film Festival, Diane Raver. Primarily responsible for the creation of PR kits to be sent out to interested parties, as well as the creation of an eBlast template for a monthly GSFF newsletter. Also worked on promotional material for screenings at local elementary schools.
  Education
  - 2008 - 2012
    
    Drexel University
    
    Digital Media
    Activities: Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society, ACM SIGGRAPH, Drexel Game Developers Group, International Game Developers Group
  Additional Information
  - Websites:
    
    Portfolio, Animations, Images
  - Honors:
    
    Dean’s List, 2008-Present Drexel University Dean's Scholarship, 2008-2012 Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society, 2009 Varsity Soccer Sportsmanship Award, 2008
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- Applications
  
  May 08, 12
  
  Spirit of the Virginia: Prologue
  
  “Spirit of the Virginia: Prologue” is an iPad application that ties together rich storytelling, animated visuals, and user-driven interactivity to create an exciting new reading experience for young adults. The application combines high-definition video with text-based narration to create a hybrid multimedia story.
  
  I am currently finishing work on this application for my senior project at Drexel University. I am the lead programmer on the project and created all application code using the Adobe Air for Mobile framework.
  
  Find out more about our project here. Coming soon to the Apple App Store!
  
  tAPP Multimedia Application
  
  A major part of my co-op experience at ETC (Environmental Tectonics Corporation) was the development of a new multimedia presentation tool for ETC marketing and sales, and use at tradeshow events.
  
  tAPP is a touchscreen application designed with Adobe Air to run on a wide range of computer hardware (as well as non-touchscreen devices using touch simulation), focused on dynamically adding and presenting multimedia files including high-resolution images and video.
  
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- Games
  
  May 20, 10
  
  ZapJak
  
  ZapJak is a 3D action-racing game. In ZapJak, players take the role of a virus and hunt down and destroy computers on the Internet. The game was developed with the Unreal Development Kit, using Adobe Flash for interface elements.
  
  I was the project manager on this project, as well as a programmer and user interface designer. The project Wiki can be found here.
  
  Download the final game here.
  View the trailer here.
  
  Note: After installing the game, navigate to the installation directory, then Binaries -> Win32 -> UDK.exe to play.
  
  Time Bomb
  
  “Time Bomb” is a 2D platforming game drawing upon influences from classic games such as Rayman and the children’s game Pajama Sam. It was created using Adobe Flash and the ActionScript 3.0 programming language.
  
  I was responsible for all aspects of this project from art design to engine programming. Music sampled from a track provided by Steve Davit.
  
  Play the game here.
  Download the game here.
  
  Galabreaker
  
  “Galabreaker” is an arcade-style game where the objective is to defend your ship from hordes of alien spaceships. It was created using Scirra Construct, an open-source program for creating 2D and 2.5D games.
  
  This is a joint project between myself and Girish Balakrishnan. Music provided by Steve Davit.
  
  Download the game here.
  Alternatively, you can download it here.
  
  Note: Construct is currently in beta. As such, games may suffer unexplained crashes.
- About
  
  May 20, 10
  
  This blog is a repository of download links and information about games I’ve worked on, and other miscellaneous projects.
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