{"id":2,"date":"2010-08-05T00:19:34","date_gmt":"2010-08-05T05:19:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cjohnson.id.au\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2023-03-16T04:17:02","modified_gmt":"2023-03-16T04:17:02","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cjohnson.id.au\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hello, my name is Chris Johnson.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m a game designer, software engineer and activist from Adelaide, Australia.<\/p>\n<p>I create short, interesting games. I&#8217;m known for both <a href=\"http:\/\/cjohnson.id.au\/games\/full-games\/moirai\/\">Moirai<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/expandgame.com\">Expand<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m also a climate activist with <a href=\"https:\/\/ausrebellion.earth\">Extinction Rebellion<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Contact<\/h3>\n<p>Please don&#8217;t hesitate to contact me if you enjoy my work or have any questions. I can be reached via email at <a href=\"mailto:chris@cjohnson.id.au\">chris@cjohnson.id.au<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Youtubers<\/h3>\n<p>Youtubers are more than welcome to use video of my games for monetization purposes. No need to seek personal permission.<\/p>\n<h3>Community Involvement<\/h3>\n<p>I strongly believe in the power of community organising.<\/p>\n<p>I would encourage you to checkout the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/xradelaide\">XRSA social media pages<\/a> to see some of the amazing work they&#8217;ve been doing and that I&#8217;ve had the privilege to contribute to.<\/p>\n<p>Below is list of game development things I&#8217;ve contributed to over the years.<\/p>\n<h5>Adelaide University Game Development Club<\/h5>\n<p>Vice President &#8211; August 2009 to November 2010<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Organised four game jams that ran over a week and involved a starting and ending event<\/li>\n<li>Responsible for updating content on the club&#8217;s website<\/li>\n<li>Ran several events including MS XNA Talk, Meet and Greet, Roar Engine Presentation, Design Reboot viewing, Club BBQ<\/li>\n<li>Did a talk on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PL3CC76B1F93051E4E\">meaningful and personal games<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Arranged donation of several game development books to the Barr Smith Library<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Indie Games Rooms<\/h5>\n<p>Second in Command &#8211; 2011, 2013 &#8211; 2017<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Supported lead organiser in event management<\/li>\n<li>Prepared developer information packs and forms<\/li>\n<li>Updated social media and website with information of exhibited games.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><a href=\"http:\/\/gamedevadelaide.com\/\">GameDevAdelaide<\/a> Website<\/h5>\n<p>System Admin &#8211; 8th July 2013 &#8211; Present<\/p>\n<h5>Indie Games Night at The Pad<\/h5>\n<p>Organiser &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/cjohnson.id.au\/pad-indiegames\/first\/\">19th October 2013<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/cjohnson.id.au\/pad-indiegames\/\">29th March 2014<\/a><\/p>\n<h5>Playtesting Sessions at CDW Studios\/AIE<\/h5>\n<p>Organiser &#8211; November 2013 to December 2017 (Every 2\/3 Months)<\/p>\n<h5>PuzzleScript Workshop<\/h5>\n<p>Presenter<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Adelaide City Council Library on 12th April 2014<\/li>\n<li>West Torrens Library on July 14th 2014 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/cjohnson.id.au\/puzzle-script-workshop\/\">View Resources<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cjohnson.id.au\/game-dev\/adelaide-itch-io-bundle-and-exhibiting-games-talk\/\"><\/p>\n<h5>Adelaide itch.io Games Bundle Fundraiser<\/h5>\n<p><\/a>Organiser &#8211; June 2018<\/p>\n<h5>Other Presentations<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theindiegamesroom.com\/news\/slides-and-links-for-getting-started-making-games-panel\/\">Getting Started Making Games Panel<\/a> at AVCon &#8211; July 20th 2014<\/li>\n<li>10 minute Guest Lecture at University of Adelaide &#8211; Music in Games &#8211; August 7th 2014<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/site\/cs4hsmoc\/\">Speaker at Gaming @ Mark Oliphant College<\/a> &#8211; October 7th 2014<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JAH1nu-yXvw\">Demoing your games at events<\/a> &#8211; June 20th 2018<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Chris<\/p>\n<p><em>Last updated on: March 16th 2023<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<a href=\"https:\/\/cjohnson.id.au\/about\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permalink to About\"><p>Hello, my name is Chris Johnson. 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