Jakkrit Vongsraluang

Current

Owner at Private Business

Past

Owner at 9Mana
Game Programmer at Digicrafts
Localization Translator at Google

Translator at Inspire Entertainment
Game Localization Producer at Electronic Arts

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Education

Mahawithayalai Kasetsart
Nakhonsawan School

Connections

52 connections

Industry

Computer Games

Websites

Jakkrit Vongsraluang’s Summary

Online game developer with broad experience from startup design, infrastructure development, live publishing, to emergency response. Also experienced in translation and localization for both game and non-game related content.

Specializing in network, database, server, and security. Have basic knowledge in script programming to utilize in game logic, UI, and AI.

Interested in online game analysis focusing on player experience, specifically, gameplay and user interaction path. And influencing effects, in many perspectives, from individual's in-game appreciation to non-gamer social reactions.

Contact: paepae2@gmail.com

Jakkrit Vongsraluang’s Specialties:

Programming:
C/C++, Delphi, PHP, Perl, XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, MySQL

Technical:
OOP, Networking, Multithreading, Linux Programming, Database

Online Games:
Infrastructure, Protocol, Security, Community Communication, Game Balance & Economics

Jakkrit Vongsraluang’s Experience

Owner

Private Business

(Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)

March 2008 — Present (1 year 9 months)

Supervise family businesses. Oversee financial transactions.
Owner

9Mana

(Computer Games industry)

January 2009 — March 2009 (3 months)

Owner and Editor of 9Mana.com, the game development news and resources website (Thai language.)
Game Programmer

Digicrafts

(Computer Games industry)

March 2006 — February 2008 (2 years )

Programmer position for original Thai online games. Participated in game designing and development planning. Researched and introduced bug tracking and software development processes and tools to improve overall team productivity. Studied new techniques and technology to employ into the game.

"Arcana Advanced" (former "Arcana Batte Card.") Mainly responsible for server, network, database, and security issues. Created unified PHP library for accessing in-game database.

"Ultimon" (Ultimate Monster.) Designed and created fundamental MMOG architecture for both client and server side. Implemented cross-platform client cores supported virtually any UI implementation, including AI script client.

Created a cross-platform network engine, initially used by Ultimon, which is further evolved and used by more titles from Digicrafts.
Localization Translator

Google

(Public Company; GOOG; Information Technology and Services industry)

July 2005 — May 2007 (1 year 11 months)

Freelance translator worked on localization projects. Responsible for English-Thai translation including web pages, help, e-mail messages, and other additional requested materials. Reviewed a translation made by other translators.

Participated projects: AdWords, Gmail, Orkut, Orkut Joga, and Toolbar.
Translator

Inspire Entertainment

(Privately Held; Publishing industry)

June 2006 — December 2006 (7 months)

Freelance translation job for the Thai edition of monthly magazine Arena. Translated tourism articles from original UK edition into Thai.
Game Localization Producer

Electronic Arts

(Public Company; 1-10 employees; Computer Games industry)

September 2005 — February 2006 (6 months)

QA position based at Electronic Arts Thailand office. Translated game materials from English into Thai including in-game content, installer, readme, game manual and package. Performed testing processes covering localization issues and report bugs to the developer studio.

Participated titles (by release date): FIFA 06, Black & White 2, Battlefield 2: Special Force, The Sims 2 Holiday Party Pack, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Need for Speed Most Wanted, Battlefield 2: Euro Force, and The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II. And a non-game product, EA Downloader, a game downloading tool.

Jakkrit Vongsraluang’s Education

Mahawithayalai Kasetsart

B.Eng , Computer Engineering , 2000 — 2004

Attended Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) courses.

Activities and Societies:

Amateur Radio Club
Nakhonsawan School

1994 — 2000

Additional Information

Jakkrit Vongsraluang’s Websites:

Jakkrit Vongsraluang’s Interests:

computer game, game development, software engineering, online community, investment, marketing

Jakkrit Vongsraluang’s Groups:

ThaiGameDevX, New Investors Program, Super Leadership NIPs Plus

Localization Professional
Casual Games
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Game Developers
Kasetsart University Alumni
GameDev.net
Video Game Localization / Translation
Inside EA: (Electronic Arts) People, Games & Opportunities
Thailand Social Networks (For Thai People - สำหรับชาวไทย)