Sara Raasch
Sara Raasch is a native of Florida; she currently lives in Orlando and
is pursuing her Bachelors degree in Digital Media specializing in
Internet and Interactive Systems at The University of Central Florida.
Before moving to Orlando, she received an Associate of the Arts degree
from Florida Community College at Jacksonville. She is studying Digital
Media as a way to combine her love of art with her passion for
computers. Her art had been displayed at the Duval County High school
art exhibition, The Florida Community College south campus student show
and the Kent campus student show. While in school Sara focuses on web
page design, game design, 2d computer graphics and 3d computer
graphics. In addition she has had training in Macromedia Flash,
Dreamweaver, Adobe Photoshop, and Maya. When Sara graduates from The University of Central Florida in spring of
2007 she plans on continuing with school and pursuing a graduate degree in Digital Media. Eventually, she wants to become a college professor.
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Alex Hodgkiss
Alex is from West Palm Beach where he started out in Computer Science. Now he's a Digital Media student at UCF specializing in Digital Interactive Systems while doing research in Serious Games. His main
work involves creating new forms of interaction through games to
develop new experiences. Current and previous works include video game
design, developing Serious Games, and creating new ways for people to
interact with virtual characters on live television. After graduating,
he is planning on attending Graduate school to conduct more research in
the use of games, and to teach in classrooms the mechanics of
interaction and game design."
www.gamerwolf.com
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Christian Franqui
Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Christian is the youngest of two boys.
When he was 5 years old he moved with his family to Orlando, FL and has
lived there since. Christian originally began his studies at the
University of Central Florida as a computer engineering major but later
then found his passion in digital media. While in school he emphasized
in disciplines such as game design, video production and 3d modeling.
This year he and a small group of other digital media students were
awarded 1st place in UCF's Undergraduate Research Excellence Showcase
for his work in 3d immersive learning in NASA history using the web. He
currently works within the digital media department of Harcourt School
Publishers managing content data and loading web-ready assets for their
e-products. Mr. Franqui will be graduating this August and is already
enrolled for further education within UCF's Film and Digital Media
Master of Fine Arts program both as a student and a graduate
teaching/research assistant. Christian hopes to take full advantage of
the opportunities Red Bull Build has opened up and will continue his
life goal to become a producer in film or other media.
www.christianfranqui.com
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Gabriel Mariani
Born into a Military family, Gabriel is all about getting stuff done.
Learning how to program flash at the age of 16 he is well versed in the
realm of Flash. In 2001 he won the national Macromedia Flash High
School Web Design contest for best design. Since then he continued to
work in web design with his small independent web design company Course
Vector. Currently enrolled in the University of Central Florida's
Digital Media program, he expects to graduate December 2006.
http://www.coursevector.com
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Bobby Nettles
Bobby Nettles is a Marine brat, no home town though he likes to say
he's from Hawaii or California. He's spent a few years teching and
acting at a community theatre in the Cali desert. Because of the
constant moving, Bobby attended a non-traditional high school. This
allowed him to take all of the classes at his local community college
for highschool credit. Because of this, he graduated early and recieved
his associates degree in art when he should have just been getting his
diploma. Now a student of the University of Central Florida's school of
Film and Digital Media, he models and animates constantly. He plans to
graduate in 2 years and get a job at ILM, Rythm and Hues, or Zoic. In
his free-time he plays military sims and airsofts with his buds.
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