Audiovisual Artist, Game Designer and Storyteller
Boris Kroeber-Irmscher
CV
1976
born in Ravensburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Experience
2010 - present
Creative Director / Game Designer
Nurogames GmbH, Cologne
My Main Tasks: Game Concepts, Game Development, Story Telling, UX Design, 2D Animation, Storyboards, Illustration, Print Design, Video Editing
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2007 - 2010
Art Director / Game Designer
Nurogames GmbH, Cologne
My Main Tasks: Game Concepts, Game Development, Story Telling, UX Design, Print Design, Animation, Storyboards, Illustration, Video Editing, Sound
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2007
2D Artist
Daywalker Games GmbH, Cologne
My Main Tasks: Print and Web Design, Animation, Storyboards, Illustration
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2006
2D Artist
Research Institute "Laboratory for Mixed Realities", Cologne
My Main Tasks: Print and Web Design, Animation, Storyboards, Illustration
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2004-2005
Artist / Illustrator / Graphic Designer
Freelancer, Cologne/Ringenberg
My Main Tasks: Paintings, Video Art, Exhibitions, Print and Web Design
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2004-2005
Pedagogical and Educational Supervisor
Secondary School, Hamminkeln
My Main Tasks: Art and Exhibition Workshop for Pupils
2003-2004
2D Artist und Animator
Spomedial - Sportmedizin interaktiv lernen, Cologne
My Main Tasks: Creation of E-Learning Content
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2002
Trainee
Medienproduktion Schnittpunkt, Cologne
My Main Tasks: Video Production and Editing
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2000 - 2001
Student Assistant
Film and Video Equipment Rental Office of the Academy of Media Arts, Cologne
My Main Tasks: Advice and Rental of Film and Video Equipment
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1996 - 1997
Disability Care Workers (Alternative Civilian Service)
Handicapped Aid, Diakonie, Stuttgart
My Main Tasks: Care for and Activities with Handicapped People
Education
2004
Diploma, Audiovisual Media / Media Arts
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1999-2004
Audiovisual Media, Academy of Media Arts, Cologne
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1997-1999
Fine Arts (Painting), State Academy of Fine Arts (Städelschule), Frankfurt a. M.
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1996-1996
Graduation from High School (Abitur), Wirtschaftsgymnasium Albstadt-Ebingen
Skills
Languages
German (native)
English (fluent)
French (basic)
Core Capabilities
Game Concept and Design (Story Driven, Serious Games, E-Learning, Exer Games, Free-to-Play, VR, Location Based)
Storytelling
Art Direction
2D Art (Storyboard, Illustration)
2D Animation
Screen, UX and GUI Design
Project Management, Project Planning and Calculation, Team Management
Video Editing and Compositing (Trailer / Teaser)
Other Experiences
Balancing
Testing / Quality Assurance
Customer and Project Acquisition
App Publishing (iOS and Android)
Product Management
Analytics / Tracking / Reporting
Localisation
Music and Sound Conception and Production
Marketing
Customer Consulting and Support
Fair Presences
Fine Arts (Drawing, Painting, Experimental Film and Video, Installations, Exhibitions)
Assistant Director, Stage Set Design, Directing Actors, Theatre, Dance
Camera and Lighting
Software (Selection)
Unity (very good)
Adobe Photoshop (very good)
Adobe Flash / Animate (very good)
Adobe Illustrator (good)
Adobe Indesign (good)
Adobe After Effects (basic)
Adobe Premiere (good)
MS Word (good)
MS Powerpoint (good)
MS Excel (good)
Autodesk Maya (basic)
Audition / Cubase (basic)
Awards
2019
Winner of the "Gamification Award 2019" in the category "Sustainability" for "PTwist" - An open platform for plastics lifecycle awareness, monetization, and sustainable innovation, 2018
My Task: Game Concept
Links
2010
GIGA -Maus Award (Magazin "ELTERN FAMILY") - "Best game for console" in the category "for children in the age of 6 to 10 (primary school) for "Das magische Labyrinth" (Kiddinx Entertainment GmbH, Nintendo DS)
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2005
Scholarship "Schloss Ringenberg" of the State North Rhine-Westphalia
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2000
2. Price for „Drawing Rhythms“ (2D Animation Film), International Short Film Festival „Kurz und Schön“, Cologne
Funded Game Concepts
2021
„Heimweh“, Nurogames GmbH, 2021, Supported by BMVI with 182.214 €
2020
„MISSION X: ZERO-G“, Nurogames GmbH, 2020, Supported by Filmstiftung NRW with 50.000 €
2019
"When I Got Lost", Nurogames GmbH, 2019, Supported by Creative Europe with 140.970 €
2017
"Tales of Times", Nurogames GmbH, 2017, Supported by Creative Europe with 144.370 €
2014
"Tales of Nations", Nurogames GmbH, 2014, Supported by Creative Europe with 75.000 €
2013
"School For Vampires - Tales And Tasks ", Nurogames GmbH, 2013 , Supported by Creative Europe MEDIA with 99.400 €
2012
"School For Vampires - The Moonlight Quest", Nurogames GmbH, 2012, Supported by Creative Europe MEDIA with 98.000 €