Eric Quakenbush Senior UI Designer Kailua, Hawaii & San Francisco, California

Software Experience Electronic Entertainment Experience Education and Awards

Virtua Hamster Sega of America, Inc. Redwood City, CA

Designed and produced a Genesis 32x action/puzzle game in which the player assumes the role of a rocket powered, skateboard riding hamster who must navigate a Habitrail from Hell in order to regain his rodent freedom. Several unique characters were created for the game that sparked licensing interest Responsibilities included: creating high concept document creating concept art for characters and games screens collaborating with creative staff to create schedule working with technical staff and management to budget project locating outside developer negotiating milestones with developer creating final game design and game documentation Chip, Our Hero. The elusive robot, Skuttle.

Garfield- Caught in the Act Sega of America, Inc. Redwood City, CA Produced a Genesis cartridge and the worlds first 8 meg Game Gear cartridge featuring Garfield, that lasagna eating cartoon cat. Worked closely with the creator, Jim Davis, and his staff at PAWS. Inc. to ensure that this valuable license would not only survive the translation to the video game medium but would thrive in it. Game Players magazine-best Game Gear game of 1995. Responsibilities included: creating concept art for characters and games screens collaborating with creative staff to create schedule working with technical staff and management to budget project negotiating milestones with internal and outside developers creating final game design and game documentation working with marketing to have game tested by real kids working with SCM testing department to create test plan

Jurassic Park CD Sega of America, Inc. Redwood City, CA

Designed and edited video kiosk segments of the CD adventure game based on the hit movie. The kiosks were educational multimedia stations, which were supposed to instruct visitors to the park about the dinosaurs using live video and animation. After the player is marooned on the island he/she must use the kiosks to figure out puzzles involving the dinosaurs behavior. The production team worked with noted paleontologist Dr. Robert T. Bakker to make accurate content for the kiosks that educated the player as they provided clues to the game. Responsibilities included: collaborating with creative staff to create schedule working with technical staff and management to budget project contributing to script for live action sequences participating in taping, editing, and compressing of video segments defining, guiding, and supervising the work of an intern contributing to final game design and game documentation

Shadow of Atlantis Sega of America, Inc. Redwood City, CA Designed and produced a first-person adventure game based on the exciting characters and situations found in Jules Verne's classic novels, 20,000 Leagues under the Sea , Mysterious Island, and Journey to the Center of the Earth. This CD adventure game featured live-action sequences as well as many intriguing and educational puzzles. In creating the design documents I sketched the characters and situations and created a poster sized blue-print of the Nautilus submarine. Responsibilities included: creating and presenting high-concept document working with technical staff as well as creative team to establish milestones and schedules budgeting production defining and supervising the work of animators, engineers, illustrators, and a composer

Masked Rider CD Sega of America, Inc. Redwood City, CA

Co-produced the American version of "the Masked Rider- Kamen Rider ZO" CD. Research assistant Asou Masaru is transformed into a combination of man and locust, and gets a cool motorcycle to boot in this fast-paced action game. The Kamen Rider license has been going strong for over 30 years with a new character joining the line every few years. In case you are keeping track- Kamen Rider ZO's special powers were the ZO punch and ZO kick. Responsibilities included: naming characters selecting voice talent reviewing scripts attending recording sessions participating in taping, editing, and compressing of audio segments negotiating U.S. music rights