Becoming The Transmedia Man
Greater Los Angeles Area
- Current
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- Host, Simulations Consultant, and Blogger at MorningStar Entertainment
- Past
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- Game Designer at Rocketon
- Student-Designer at University of Southern California
- Production Intern at Electronic Arts
- Student Associate at EA Game Innovation Lab/Annenberg Center
- Intern at EA Game Innovation Lab / Institute for Creative Technology
- Education
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- University of Southern California
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Max Geiger’s Summary
I design, produce, and research videogames.
Max Geiger’s Specialties:
Analysis, iterative design, prototyping, production and scheduling.
Max Geiger’s Experience
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Host, Simulations Consultant, and Blogger
MorningStar Entertainment
(Entertainment industry)
November 2008 — Present (1 year 2 months)
I am a host and the simulation consultant on Spike TV's "Deadliest Warrior," where history's greatest warriors are pitted against each other in a computer simulation. The simulation's inputs include scientific data gathered by one of my co-hosts, Geoff Desmoulin, a Ph.D. candidate in Biomedical Engineering. Our number crunching is balanced out by Dr. Armand Dorian, an ER doctor who keeps our work firmly grounded in the actual trauma our tests cause.
I run the aforementioned combat simulation, provide color commentary, write the show's "pre-game" blog, and get to use some of my Classics learnin'.
Our complete first season is streaming online at http://warrior.spike.com, and you can download full episodes in HD via iTunes, Xbox Live, or PSN.
We premiered on Tuesday, April 7th, to an audience of 1.76 million, making us the highest rated one-hour cable series premiere this year (thus far) among men 18-49 and men 18-34.
Due to the success of our initial episodes, Spike.com has started a series of post-show webisodes called "The Aftermath," where we respond to the comments and questions sent in by viewers after each week's matchup.
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Game Designer
Rocketon
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)
July 2008 — January 2009 (7 months)
I was Rocketon's dedicated game designer. My specific deliverables were to "assist in game design, level design, writing, programming, production and producing, as well as UI, gameplay, usability & user experience."
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Student-Designer
University of Southern California
(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; USC; Higher Education industry)
August 2004 — May 2008 (3 years 10 months)
I wore a lot of hats. Tried to be a mensch about producing, designing, and researching games.
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Production Intern
Electronic Arts
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; ERTS; Computer Games industry)
May 2007 — August 2007 (4 months)
I was a Production Intern on the Spielberg project codenamed LMNO. I worked closely with another intern, Gregory Peng, to design and implement a feature-set in the game.
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Student Associate
EA Game Innovation Lab/Annenberg Center
(Educational Institution; 11-50 employees; Computer Games industry)
June 2006 — May 2007 (1 year )
I was a Student Associate on a USC Game Innovation Lab project, The Redistricting Game. In addition to research and writing tasks, I managed the project's bug database during active production and was responsible for the initial information architecture of our website.
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Intern
EA Game Innovation Lab / Institute for Creative Technology
(Educational Institution; 11-50 employees; Military industry)
March 2006 — June 2006 (4 months)
I authored assets for the Bilateral Negotiation portion of E.L.E.C.T.
http://interactive.usc.edu/research/games/projects/20050817-elect.php
Max Geiger’s Education
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University of Southern California
BA , Interactive Entertainment, Classics , 2004 — 2008
- Activities and Societies:
- Trojan Vision, MEGA
Additional Information
Max Geiger’s Websites:
Max Geiger’s Interests:
Games, Play, Books, cooking as many things as possible in a cast iron skillet, Latin, History, Anthropology, the Web and its malcontents.
Max Geiger’s Groups:
International Game Developers Association, Game Developers Conference
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USC Interactive Media Division Alumni
Max Geiger’s Honors:
Best Film, Ed Wood Film Festival 2007
People's Choice Award, Ed Wood Film Festival 2007
Max Geiger’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
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- new ventures
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