Evan Jones (Stitch Media)
Evan Jones is an experienced Alternate Reality Game puppetmaster[1] and the owner of Stitch Media with offices in Halifax and Toronto.
Education
Jones studied at McMaster University with a combined Honours Arts & Science degree specializing in Computer Science and Film Studies. After this he took Interactive Multimedia at Sheridan College [2] and then attended the Canadian Film Centre for the Interactive Art & Entertainment Programme.[3]
During his time at McMaster University, he competed internationally in Quiz Bowl trivia tournaments, winning the DII title at Sectionals in 2000 and beating out ivy-league competitors such as Cambridge and Yale.[4][5]
Transmedia Work
- In 2005, Jones became Creative Director[6] and Puppetmaster for the ReGenesis Extended Reality Game which won an 2007 International Emmy Award for Interactive Program.[7]
- In 2006, Jones was Creative Director[8] and Puppetmaster for the Fallen Alternate Reality Game, which won Outstanding Achievement in Interactive Television in the 2007 Primetime Emmy Awards.[9]
- In 2007, Jones was the creator of The Border Interactive which was nominated for a Gemini Award for Best Cross-Platform[10] and won a Banff World Television Award for Mobile Programs & Enhancements.[11]
- In 2008 he was the game designer for the Sarah Connor Chronicles ARG.[12]
- In 2009 he consulted for Xenophile Media on Love Letters to the Future, a Greenpeace project which won two Webby Awards for Green and People's Voice.[13]
- In 2010 Jones' company Stitch Media released its first interactive documentary, Redress Remix, on OMNI Television.[14]
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