Matthew Martin White

Education

Doctor of Philosophy - 2010
Memorial University of Newfoundland
Focus: Education/Game Studies
Thesis: Girls and Games: Tutorial Systems and World of Warcraft
Supervisors: Dr. Bruce L. Mann, L.L.M., Dr. Jennifer Jenson, York University.

Master of Education - 2008
University of New Brunswick
Focus: Instructional Design / Game Studies
Thesis: Level 10 Human Student: Role-Playing Games as a Teaching Tool
Supervisor: Dr. Ellen Rose

Bachelor of Education – 2007
Memorial University of Newfoundland
Intermediate/Secondary Education Focus

Bachelor of Arts – 2006
Cape Breton University
Major: English Literature
Minor: Canadian History

International Baccalaureate Certificates - 2004
English: 7, History: 5, Economics: 5

Games I've Published...

• Fly vs. Car, iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch. 2010.

Student Awards

• Na Gaisgich Award 2004-2006 – Honours Society of Cape Breton University
• Cape Breton University Entrance - $1000.00
• Dean's List, Cape Breton University, 2004-2006
• Dean's List, Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2006-2007
• Dean's List, University of New Brunswick, 2007-2008
• International Game Developers Association GDC Scholarship, 2009.

Teaching Experience

• Teaching Assistantship, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick, 2008.
• Intern Teacher, English Language Arts, Sydney Academy High School, Sydney, Nova Scotia, 2007.
• Intern Teacher, Theater Studies, Sydney Academy High School, Sydney, Nova Scotia, 2007.
• Intern Teacher, Film Studies and Production, Sydney Academy High School, Sydney, Nova Scotia, 2007.

Research Visits

• Sydney, Nova Scotia. (1 month), 2008.

Research Awards

• Research/Doctoral Funding, Memorial University of Newfoundland. 2008-2012. ~$48,000.00.
• Distance Education and Learning Technologies Grant. MUN. 2010. ~$3000.00.
• Graduate Assistantship, Memorial University of Newfoundland. 2009. ~2000.00.
• Memorial University VP/SSHRC Research Assistantship, 2009. ~$5000.00.
• Research Assistantship, Memorial University of Newfoundland. 2008. ~$4000.00.
• Graduate Assistantship, Memorial University of Newfoundland. 2008. ~$1000.00.
• Research and Teaching Assistantship, University of New Brunswick. 2007-2008. ~$6000.00

IT Sector / Telecommunications Experience

• TELUS - Flow Communications - Windows™ Mobile and RIM Blackberry™ Business and Entreprise development and sales. 2007-2008.
• TELUS - Consumer Solutions - Wireless and Mobile technologies. 2005-2007.
• VB/MySQL Software Developer - Cape Breton University Research Department. 2005-2006.

Publications



a. Major Works

• Level 10 Human Student: Role-Playing Games as a Teaching Tool. University of New Brunswick, 2008.

b. Minor Works

• Teachers and Dungeon Masters: Authority in the Technological Classroom. Manuscript. 2007.
• Second Language Learning through a Role-Playing Game; Toward a Needs Assessment Model for the design of Educational Gaming Software. Proceedings of Aldrich Interdisciplinary Conference, Memorial University. March, 2009.
• The Senescence of Creativity; How Market Forces are Killing the Video Games Industry. Loading... Journal of the Canadian Games Studies Association. 3.4 (2009)
• Toward a New Theory of Learning through Multimedia; The Case of Digital Games. Proceedings of EDGE Conference on Education, Memorial University. October, 2009.
• Learning from Non-Player Characters in a Role-Playing Educational Game. w/ Dr. Bruce Mann. (2008 - 2009). http://www.yaffle.ca/a/viewProject/id/1042/

c. Editorial Works

• "When it's right it's Right! [sic]". The Caper Times. 2006-2007 Recurring.
• "The Right Hook". The Caper Times. 2006-2007 Recurring.

d. Conference Presentations

• "Level 10 Human Student: Role-Playing Games as a Teaching Tool"
  Canadian Game Studies Association Conference. May, 2008. UBC.
• "Toward a Needs Assessment for Educational Computer Games". Aldrich Interdisciplinary Conference, Memorial University. March, 2009.
• "Cognitive Load Management and Retention in Teaching with an interactive Game". Internal, Doctoral Seminar / Speaker Series. Memorial University. April, 2009.
• "Blurring our Real and Virtual Worlds: Canadian and Worldwide Legal issues arising from MMORPGS". Canadian Game Studies Association Conference. May, 2009. Carleton University.
• "Careers in the games industry... Other than design". Screwattack Gaming Convention. July, 2009. Dallas Fort Worth, Texas. USA.
• "Toward a New Theory of Learning through Multimedia". EDGE Conference on Education, 2009. Newfoundland, Canada.
• "Gender and Digital Games: Learning from Education", Aldrich Interdisciplinary Conference, March 27, 2010. St. John's, Newfoundland.

Appearances

• Canadian Game Studies Association Conference, Vancouver, Canada, 2008.
• Blizzard Worldwide Invitational, Paris, France, 2008.
• Game Developers Conference, San Francisco, California, USA. 2009.
• Congress of the Social Sciences and Humanities - Canadian Games Studies Association, Ottawa, Canada, 2009.
• ScrewAttack Gaming Convention, 2009, Dallas, Texas.
• Tokyo Game Show, 2009, Tokyo, Japan.
• EDGE Conference on Teacher Education, 2009, Newfoundland, Canada.
• Game Developer's Conference, San Francisco, California, USA. 2010.

Press / Media

• Educating through Video Games. February 19, 2009. Memorial University Newsfeed. http://today.mun.ca/news.php?news_id=4407
• Interview: Education and Video Games. CHMR FM 93.5 St. John's, NL. Host: Nami Ohara. February 25, 2009.
• Educating with Games. February 26, 2009. Memorial University Gazette.
• Serious games. February 27, 2009. The Telegram. St. John's, NL. Arts section.
• Game Guy. March 6, 2009. Studio1024, St. John's, NL. Podcast. http://www.mun.ca/marcomm/podcasts/March6_2009.mp3
• Japanese Music and Culture Show: Guest. Recurring, March 2009. CHMR FM St. John's.
• Sydney native believed to be one of Canada’s youngest PhD students. McNeil, John. The Cape Breton Post. March 16, 2009.
• Untitled Interview: Games and Education. March 19, 2009. CBC Radio ONE, St. John's.
• Interview Teaser: The Lee and Z Show, Episode 07: Z Interviews Mark Methenitis. 2009. www.leeandz.com
• Game On!. December, 2009. Research Matters Magazine. Memorial University.
• Gaming Research Captures National Attention. today.mun.ca news aggregator. March 9, 2010.
• What Today's Researchers are Working on to make Tomorrow a Better Place. The Globe and Mail, March 9, 2010, E5. Also available online.
• CBC Radio Interview: On the Go. Games in Education. March, 2010.
• Young PhD Candidate no n00b. The Muse, Memorial University. March, 2010.

Memberships

• Canadian Game Studies Association
• Digital Games Research Association
• The Education Arcade Community
• International Game Developers Association
• IGDA: User Research SIG
• International High IQ Society
• Mensa Canada