Timothy Christopher

4th Dan - Tae Kwon Do
Grand Master Chang Sik Lee - 2015

Ph.D. - Arts and Humanites
University of Texas at Dallas - 2011

M.F.A. - Arts and Technology
University of Texas at Dallas - 2005

B.S. - Arts and Performance
University of Texas at Dallas - 2001

Christopher, Tim and Evans, Monica. “Serpent’s Tooth” Uncaged Anthology, edited by Ashley Warren, Volume 2 of 4, July, 2019. 2019 - DnD oneshot

Educational Games El Centro community College November 2008 2008 - Publication

Gaming as a Teaching Tool:A beginners guide to gaming for teachers Region 10, February 2008 2008 - Publication

Video Games and Digital Identity. With Monica Evans and Tara Riall. Video Games Symposium, Mountain View College, October 2007. 2007 - Publication

Shoot to Kill: Video games and Violence Popular Culture Association Conference, San Diego, April 2005. 2005 - Publication

Clinical Professor
University of Texas at Dallas [2015–Present]

Clinical Assistant Professor
University of Texas at Dallas [2013–2015]

Visiting Assistant Professor
University of Texas at Dallas [2011–2013]

Senior Lecturer
University of Texas at Dallas [2008–2011]

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

• PhD Committees served on:
   
  Eric Shadrach Miller, Ph.D., graduated Spring 2021.
   Stephen Mallory, Ph.D., graduated Spring 2021.
   Luke Bernfeld, Ph.D., graduated Fall 2020
   Cenk Koknar, Ph.D., graduated Spring 2020
   
  MA and MFA advisement:
   
  Brandon Leifheit, Spring 2020
   Elizabeth Ann Fuchs, Spring 2020
  Nathaniel Propp, Spring 2018
   Michael Stewart, Fall 2017
   Adam Carr, Fall 2017
   Josh Miller, Spring 2017
   Karl Schecht, Spring 2017
   Michael Stewart, Fall 2017
   Stephen West, Fall 2017
   Dalton Irwin, Fall 2017
   Leighton Luckey, Spring 2016
   Katherine Bell-Tistworth, Spring 2016
   Peter Wonica, With Dr. Tom Linehan, Spring 2014
   Nathaniel Torson, Fall 2013
   Steven Kiesewetter, Fall 2013
   Jay Laughlin Fall 2013
  
  ATEC undergraduate capstone advisement:
   
  Thomas Diminture, Fall 2017
  Hannah Drury, Fall 2016
  Enderlein, Philip, Spring 2015
  Fagan, Sean, Spring 2015
  Person, Charles, Spring 2015
  Propp, Nathan, Spring 2015
  Solcher, Thayne, Spring 2015
  Thomas, Terrell, Spring 2015
  Trost, Kyle, Spring 2015
  King, Shane, Fall 2014
  Skyler Tinker, Spring 2014
  Bouvy, Alex, Fall 2013
  Ok, Seung, Fall 2013
  Barrett, Christopher, Spring 2013
  Wilson, Alton, Spring 2013
  House, Austin, Spring 2012
  Konstans, Anastasia, Spring 2012
  Mitchel, Christopher, Spring 2012
  Perez, Jason, Spring 2012
  Schrameyer, Matthew, Spring 2012
   
  ATEC undergraduate Senior Honors Project advisement
   
  Baca, Dillon Spring 2015
  Stewart, Michael Fall 2014
   
  Classroom teaching:
   
  Spring 2024     ANGM 3365    Game Design I 
  Spring 2024     ANGM 4365    Game Design II            
  Spring 2024     ANGM 4365    Game Design II            
  Spring 2024     ATCM 6335    Game Design and Development
  Fall 2024         ANGM 3365    Game Design I 
  Fall 2024         ANGM 3365    Game Design I 
  Fall 2024         ANGM 4365    Game Design II            
  Fall 2024         ANGM 4365    Game Design II            
   
  Spring 2023     ATCM 2310    Animations and Game Fundamentals  
  Spring 2023     ATCM 2310    Animation and Game Fundamentals    
  Spring 2023     ATCM 3365    Game Design I 
  Spring 2023     ATCM 3365    Game Design I 
  Spring 2023     ATCM 4365    Game Design II
  Fall 2023         ANGM 3365    Game Design I 
  Fall 2023         ANGM 3365    Game Design I 
  Fall 2023         ANGM 4365    Game Design II            
  Fall 2023         ANGM 4365    Game Design II            
   
  Spring 2022     ATCM 3365    Game Design I 
  Spring 2022     ATCM 3365    Game Design I 
  Spring 2022     ATCM 4365    Game Design II            
  Spring 2022     ATCM 4365    Game Design II            
  Fall 2022         ATCM 3365    Game Design I 
  Fall 2022         ATCM 4365    Game Design II            
  Fall 2022         ATCM 4365    Game Design II                 
  Fall 2022         ATCM 6335    Game Design and Development
   
  2021 Spring ATCM 3365 Game Design I
  2021 Spring ATCM 3365 Game Design I
  2021 Spring ATCM 4365 Game Design II
  2021 Fall ATCM 3365 Game Design I
  2021 Fall ATCM 3365 Game Design I
  2021 Fall ATCM 4365 Game Design II
  2021 Fall ATCM 4365 Game Design II
   
   
   
   
  2020 Spring ATCM 3365.001 Game Design I
   2020 Spring ATCM 4365.001 Game Design II
   2020 Spring ATCM 4377.001 Game Production Lab II
   2020 Fall ATCM 3365.002 Game Design I
   2020 Fall ATCM 4365.001 Game Design II
   2020 Fall ATCM 4365.001 Game Design II
   
  2019 Spring ATCM 4365.002 Game Design II
  2019 Spring ATCM 4375.001 Game Design III
  2019 Spring ATCM 4397.006 Senior Seminar 
  2019 Fall ATCM 3365.002 Game Design I
  2019 Fall ATCM 4365.001 Game Design II
  2019 Fall ATCM 4365.002 Game Design II
                                                  
  2018 Spring ATCM 4375.001 Game Design III
  2018 Spring ATCM 4376.001 Game Production Lab I
  2018 Spring ATCM 6335.001 Game Design and Development
  2018 Spring ATCM 6353.001 Games, Education and Simulation
  2018 Fall ATCM 4365.001 Game Design II
  2018 Fall ATCM 4365.003 Game Design II
  2018 Fall ATCM 6341.001 Game Production Studio
   
  2017 Spring ATEC 4370.001 Special Topics in Arts and Technology: Game Design III 
  2017 Spring ATEC 6341.001 Game Design 
  2017 Spring ATEC 6345.001 Game Production Lab 
  2017 Fall ATCM 1100.007 Freshman Seminar 
  2017 Fall ATCM 1100.307 Freshman Seminar 
  2017 Fall ATCM 1100.314 Freshman Seminar 
  2017 Fall ATCM 4365.003 Game Design II 
  2017 Fall ATCM 6341.001 Game Production Studio 
  2017 Fall ATCM 6343.001 Education Game Studio - Museum Games 
   
  2016 Spring, ATEC 4367.001 Game Design II 
  2016 Spring, ATEC 6341.001 Game Design 
  2016 Spring, ATEC 6384.001 Special Topics in Game Studies: Museum Games 
  2016 Fall ATEC 4367.003 Game Design II 
  2016 Fall ATEC 4370.001 Special Topics in Arts and Technology: Game Design III 
  2016 Fall ATEC 6345.001 Game Production Lab 
   
  2015 Spring, ATEC 3351.001 Game Design I 
  2015 Spring, ATEC 4367.001 Game Design II 
  2015 Spring, ATEC 6348.001 Educational Games 
  2015 Fall, ATEC 3351.003 Game Design I 
  2015 Fall, ATEC 4367.001 Game Design II 
  2015 Fall, ATEC 6384.002 Special Topics in Game Studies: Museum Games 
   
   
   
   
  2014 Fall, ATEC 4367.001 Game Design II 
  2014 Fall, ATEC 6341.001 Game Design 
  2014 Fall, ATEC 6384.001 Special Topics in Game Studies 
  2014 Spring, ATEC 4367.001 Advanced Game Development 
  2014 Spring, ATEC 6341.001 Game Design 
  2014 Spring, ATEC 6348.001 Educational Games 
   
  2013 Fall, ATEC 3351.001 Game Development 
  2013 Fall, ATEC 4367.001 Advanced Game Development 
  2013 Fall, ATEC 6341.001 Game Design 
  2013 Spring, ATEC 3351.001 Game Development 
  2013 Spring, ATEC 3351.002 Game Development 
  2013 Spring, ATEC 4367.501 Advanced Game Development 
   
  2012 Fall, ATEC 2320.001 Introductory Topics in ATEC 
  2012 Fall, ATEC 3351.001 Game Development 
  2012 Fall, ATEC 3351.002 Game Development 
  2012 Spring, ATEC 3351.001 Computer Game Development 
  2012 Spring, ATEC 6341.501 Game Design 
   
  2011 Fall, ATEC 3351.001 Computer Game Development 
  2011 Fall, ATEC 3351.002 Computer Game Development 
  2011 Fall, ATEC 3351.003 Computer Game Development 
  2011 Fall, ATEC 6341.501 Game Design 
  2011 Fall, UNIV 1010.027 Freshman Seminar 
  2011 Sum, ATEC 3351.0U1 Computer Game Development 
  2011 Spring, ATEC 3351.001 Computer Game Development 
  2011 Spring, ATEC 3351.002 Computer Game Development 
   
  2010 Fall, ATEC 3351.001 Computer Game Development 
  2010 Fall, ATEC 4373.001 Topics in Game Development 
  2010 Spring, ATEC 3351.001 Computer Game Development 
  2010 Spring, ATEC 4373.501 Topics in Game Development 
   
  2009 Fall, ATEC 3351.001 Computer Game Development 
  2009 Fall, ATEC 4373.501 Topics in Game Development 
  2009 Spring, ATEC 3351.001 Computer Game Development 
  2009 Spring, ATEC 3351.501 Computer Game Development 
   
  2008 Fall, ATEC 3351.001 Computer Game Development 
  2008 Spring, ATEC 3351.001 Computer Game Development 
   
  2007 Fall, ATEC 3351.001 Computer Game Development 
  2007 Spring, ATEC 3361.002 Internet Studio 
   
  2006 Fall, ATEC 2382.002 Computer Imaging 
  2006 Sum, ATEC 2382.021 Computer Imaging 
  2006 Spring, ATEC 3361.001 Internet Studio 
   
  2005 Fall, ATEC 2382.003 Computer Imaging 
  2005 Sum, ATEC 2382.021 Computer Imaging 
  2005 Spring, ATEC 2382.002 Computer Imaging 
   
  
  2004 Fall, ATEC 2382.003 Computer Imaging
  
    

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Operating Systems:
DOS, Windows 3.1, Windows 95/98, Win XP
Programming Languages:
GW BASIC, PASCAL, C++, Assembly, HTML
Applications:
Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Director 7.0, Photoshop, Photo finish, Quark, Microsoft Netscape, Net objects Fusion, Microsoft FrontPage, Dream weaver, Flash, Maya, 3D studio max, Miscellaneous game editors -Duke3d, Free space 2, etc.
 

AWARDS

 Scholarship to Lutheran High School, Academic Excellence Scholarship to University of Texas at Dallas, Leadership Award - Global Elementary Model United Nations, Who’s Who among Texas High School Students, Numerous TAPPS Arts and Academic awards, Lutheran High School Community Service Award, University of Texas at Dallas activities board - best events advertising