Ning Chen
(845)-214-3370 | nxchen21@gmail.com | foxship.neocities.org
Education
Emerson College, Boston, MA, May 2025
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Media Arts Production, Minor in Psychology, Honors Program
Relevant Courses: Writing the Short Subject, Computer Animation, Motion Graphics, Drawing for Character Design, Writing for Games, 3D Computer Gaming, Games for Social Change
GPA: 3.94
Artistic Production Experience
Children’s Digital Production Intern, GBH, June 2024 - Dec 2024
- Produces educational games for the children's brands Work It Out Wombats!, Team Hamster!, and Acoustic Rooster by organizing team responsibilities in Confluence and JIRA, performing thorough quality assurance testing, and conducting landscape research and assets exploration.
- Builds the games’ narrative design by designing levels and mechanics and by advancing new directions based on play-testing observations and stakeholders' feedback.
- Independently produces a 2D surreal-action game that uses roguelike elements to explore grief.
- Illustrates environmental assets and animated sprites, programs UX and UI features, and iterates on narrative and mechanical design.
Comics Director, June, December 2023 - Present
- Creator of June, a twelve-issue fantasy webcomic developed with a team of two artists and two writers in partnership with the independent student start-up, BONK Comics.
- Ensured successful production of June by managing the project’s workflow, providing narrative and artistic direction, and facilitating effective communications with BONK Comics.
Comics Creator, My Lonely Soldier, July 2022 - Present
- Independently scripts, storyboards, and illustrates a monthly fantasy webcomic titled My Lonely Soldier for publication on Webtoon and Tapas Comics.
- Promotes webcomic by curating branding through logo creation, website design, and social media presence.
Technological Experience
Lab Assistant, Emerging Media Lab, February 2023 - Present
- Performs technological troubleshooting and hardware and software support at Emerson College’s Emerging Media Lab, which is a technological space specializing in animation, game development, virtual reality, and virtual production.
- Trained in new media software including Unity, Autodesk Maya, and Disguise; and production pipelines including photogrammetry, 360 video production, and LiDAR 3D scanning in order to support classes and productions utilizing these technologies.
Awards and Publications
Achievement Unlocked: Gamed Your Way to Therapy! The Integration of Therapy into Video Game Design in Celeste and Omori. Emerson College Honors Program, Boston, MA, May 2024, research paper
Queerness of Color: the intersection of racial and Queer identities. 58th National Collegiate Honors Council Annual Conference, Chicago, IL, November 2023, presentation
Skills
Illustration and Design: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Clip Studio Paint
Animation and Game Development: Adobe Animate, Autodesk Maya, Blender, Twine, Unity, HTML/CSS
Video Production: Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe After Effects
Documentation and Organization: JIRA, Confluence, Zotero, Google Office Suite, Microsoft Office Suite