Biography
Jason Corace is a media artist and educator whose work and research is focused on the exploration of interactive design, data visualization and game design. He holds an undergraduate degree from the Evergreen State College and an MFA from the Parsons School of Design. He has taught at Parsons, NYU and is currently a faculty member at the Maryland Institute College of Art. At MICA he teaches in the Interaction Design and Art program, and in his spare time he creates art, design and music projects.
Teaching
Maryland Institute College of Art
2009 - Present
I am currently a professor in MICA's Interaction Design and Art department.
Interactive Media 1 ( Fall 09 )
Electronic Media and Culture ( Fall 09 )
Interactive Media 3 (Fall 09)
Web Design (Spring 10)
Advanced Web Design (Spring 10)
Game/Play (Spring10)
Parsons School of Design
2003 - 2009
I have taught both undergraduate and graduate studio and elective courses for the Parsons CDT department for the past five years. I have also served as a thesis adviser for graduate students and developed curriculum for the department.
Major Studio 1: Interface ( Fall 08 )
Core Studio 3: Interaction ( Fall 08 )
Major Studio 2: Interactivity (Spring 08)
Games 101 (Spring 08)
Core Studio 1 - Interaction ( Fall 07 )
Games 101(Fall 07)
Game Play ( Summer Intensive 07 )
Major Studio 2 - Computation (Spring 07)
Games101(Spring 07)
Games101(Fall 06)
Core Studio 4 - Digital Narratives (Spring 06)
Analog Digital Spaces (Spring 06)
Multimedia Programming (Fall 05)
Creativity and Computation (Fall 05)
Games and Robots (Summer 05)
Analog Digital Spaces (Spring 05)
Emergence (Fall 04)
Games and Robots (Summer 04)
Introduction to Programming (Summer 03)
New York University
2007 - 2009
I have taught as an adjunct, worked with the Mcghee School on curriculum development and have acted as an academic adviser for two students at the University's Gallatin School.
OS Specific Game Programming (Fall 08)
Game Design and Strategy (Spring 07)
Maryland Institute and College of Art
2007
Taught a class entitled Interactive Design 2
Vision Education
2002 - 2004
Taught a series of game design classes for high school students
using Flash, Logo and Lego Mindstorms. I also taught professional
training sessions in Photoshop, Final Cut Pro and Lego Robotics.
http://www.visioneducation.com/
Work
Double Triple - Partner
Jan 2007 - 2009
I was a partner in a mix media design studio that works in web, video, print and identity design.
http://www.doubletriple.net
Parsons Institute of Information Mapping - Senior Information Designer
2004 - 2006
I worked with this group researching,designing and building data visualization applications for such clients as the NY/NJ Port Authority, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and the DNC.
http://piim.newschool.edu/
Kirshenbaum Bond - Consultant/Designer
2004 - 2005
Worked with this ad agency on a part time basis and created interactive
campaigns and pitches for their clients. Worked with such brands as NetJets, Victoria's Secret and BeachNut.
http://kb.com
Gvox Software - Producer
1999 - 2001
Created development plans, developed content designs and oversaw project completion for this interactive music education's products.
http://gvox.com
Education
2004 - Parsons School of Design
New York, New York
Masters of Fine Art
1999 - Evergreen State College
Olympia, Washington
Bachelors of Liberal Arts
Awards / Exhibitions
2008 - The Future of Online Advertising
Exhibited " ulyssesthegreatgatsbyaportraitof... " as part of this online exhibit.
2008 - We = Trouble
Exhibited " Night Beyond Night " and "Corace Quest" at this group show at Secret Robot Project gallery in Brooklyn NY.
2007 - 10 Years Running
Exhibited my piece " Yesterday's Song' at this group show at the Chelsea Museum in NYC.
2006 - Rhizome Commission
Along with my collaborator Vicky Fang I was awarded a commissioned to create a mobile game called City Pong.
2005 - Retro Redux
Helped organize and run a 24 hour game design competition in collaboration with
Atari and the Parsons School of Design.
2004 - Ars Electronica Next Idea Grant Nominee
My graduate thesis was awarded an honorable mention and included in the program for the 2004 exhibition.
2003/2004 Tenth Floor
Founded a group to curate and put together a series of New
Media events and exhibitions for emerging artists around NYC.
Tech Skills
* Flash AS 2.0/3.0
* Java / Processing
* PHP / Mysql
* C++
* MAX/MSP
* HTML,JavaScript, CSS,XML
* Arduino, Basic Stamp, Physical Computing
* Sound recording, editing, synthesis
References
Available upon request.