Natalie Funk

PhD. Candidate, School of Interactive Arts + Technology

Find me on Twitter- @NFunkAtSFU

Research

Publications and Presentations

• Funk, N. (2018, May). The Role of Narrative Units in the Design of Coherent Plot Structures for Single-Player Action Video Games. Presented at the Canadian Game Studies Association 2018 Annual Conference, Regina, SK, Canada.
• Funk, N. (2016, June). Micronarrative Dynamics in the Structure of an Open-World Action-Adventure Game. Presented at the Electronic Literature Organization 2016 Conference, Victoria, BC, Canada.
• Funk, N. (2014, June). Examining the Role of Micronarrative in Commercial Videogames, Art Games and Interactive Narrative. Presented at the Electronic Literature Organization 2014 Conference, Milwaukee, WI, USA.
• Bizzocchi, J., Nixon, M., DiPaola, S., & Funk, N. (2013). The Role of Micronarrative in the Design and Experience of Digital Games. In Proceedings of Digital Games Research Association Conference (DIGRA) (pp. 161–197). Atlanta, Georgia: DiGRA.
• DiPaola, S., Nixon, M., Bizzocchi, J., & Funk, N. (2013, June). Driving Emotional Involvement in Sports Games: a Case Study in Knowledge-Based Procedural Cinematography. Presented at the Canadian Game Studies Association Meeting, Victoria, BC, Canada.

Other Research

• MITACS Internship, IgnitePlay. Fall 2010-Spring 2011.

Teaching

Sessional Instructor

• IAT 210 - Introduction to Game Studies; Summer 2015.

Teaching Assistant

• IAT 100 - Systems of Media Representation; Fall 2009, Spring-Fall 2010, Summer-Fall 2012.
• IAT 103W - Design Communication and Collaboration; Spring 2017.
• IAT 167 - Digital Games: Genre, Structure, Programming & Play; Spring 2012.
• IAT 210 - Introduction to Game Studies; Summer 2014-Spring 2015.
• IAT 309W - Writing Methods for Research; Fall 2017-Spring 2018.
• IAT 312 - Fundamentals of Game Design; Summer-Fall 2011.
• IAT 313 - Narrative and New Media; Fall 2013-Spring-2014.

• IAT 381 - Special Topics: Web Design and Development; Summer 2013.
• IAT 405 - Capstone Projects; Spring 2013.

Service

Volunteer Experience

• DiGRA Student Volunteer, August 2013.
• SIGGRAPH Student Volunteer, August 2011.
• Communications Officer/Secretary, SIAT Graduate Student Association, 2010-2013.

Education

Recent coursework

• IAT 801 - Qualitative Research
• IAT 805 - Research Colloquium
• IAT 810 - New Media
• IAT 811 - Computational Poetics
• IAT 832 - Exploring Interaction
• IAT 834 - Mixed Methods in Research
• IAT 842 - Theory and Design of Games
• IAT 884 - Tangible Media

Diplomas and Certificates

• Certificate Program in University Teaching and Learning. SFU. 2012.
• MSc - Information Design Technology. Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia. 2006.
• BA - Visual Art and Literature. Antioch College, Yellow Springs, Ohio. 1999.
• AAS - Commercial Art Technology. Clark State Community College, Springfield, Ohio. 1996.

Professional Affiliations

• Association for Computing Machinery, Student member.
• College Art Association, Student member.
• Electronic Literature Organization, Student member.
• International Game Developers Association, Student member.