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 which won the United Nations' World Summit Award for E-Culture & Heritage.[14][15]
- In 2011 Jones won "Best Digital Advertising Campaign" at the National Digi Awards for the "Drunk and on Drugs Happy Funtime Hour Interactive Quest".[16]
- In 2012 Jones was named one of McMaster University's Top 10 People of Impact[17]
- In 2013 Jones won "Best Cross-Platform - Fiction" at the 1st Canadian Screen Awards for the "Drunk and on Drugs Happy Funtime Hour Interactive Quest".[18]
Notes and references
- ↑ ARGology. "List of ARG Developers"
- ↑ "Evan Jones Alumni profile at Sheridan College
- ↑ "Evan Jones Alumni Profile for Canadian Film Centre"
- ↑ "Quiz Bowl wiki profile of McMaster Team
- ↑ McMaster Daily News "Quiz bowl team conquers Cambridge, heads West"
- ↑ ReGenesis Official Website. "Production Credits"
- ↑ International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. "List of Previous Winners"
- ↑ Fallen ARG Official Website. "Production Credits"
- ↑ Footage of the Fallen ARG acceptance speech. "YouTube - The Fallen ARG Emmy Acceptance Speech"
- ↑ Gemini Awards Website. "Best Cross-Platform Nominees"
- ↑ Banff World Television Awards Official Site. "29th Annual Banff World Television Award Winners Announced"
- ↑ Millions of Us blog. "The Reality of Producing an Alternate Reality Game", 2008-03-20.
- ↑ "14th Annual Webby Awards Nominees & Winners"
- ↑ OMNI Television Press Release "Canadian Documentary Redress Remix World Broadcast Premiere on OMNI Television"
- ↑ World Summit Award Press Release "World Summit Award Winners 2011 Announced"
- ↑ Digi Awards Press Release "The Digi Awards Announce 2011 Winners"
- ↑ McMaster Daily News
- ↑ Halifax Filmmakers win Awards