DANCING BEAR GRAPHICS, INC

Company Profile

Contact Information Jennifer Baker jen@dancingbeargraphics.com 0468 Jeffrey Baker jeffbaker@dancingbeargraphics.com 0428
Dancing Bear Graphics, Inc PO Box 1988 Edgewood, NM 87015 Please visit our website at www.dancingbeargraphics.com
At-A-Glance: Jennifer Baker, President and Project Manager, 17 Years of Computer Experience Jeffrey Baker, Vice President and Artistic Director, 17 Years of Computer Graphic Experience Location: Tijeras, New Mexico Experience Games Created: 12 PC and Arcade based videogames plus many concepts for proposals. Forensic graphics for Court Exhibits Award winning Architecture Fine Art creation, execution, sales Education Specializing In: 3D Character Design, Modeling and Animation Accurate 3D Modeling for Architecture and Forensics Multimedia and Website Design and Development Video and Video Composition Project Management and Consultation Film/ Video / Digital / Computer Graphic Integration
Over the years the owners of Dancing Bear Graphics, Inc. have won many awards. These include both awards for videogame, art, as well as community service. These awards include: 1998 AIAA Nominee for Strategy Game of the Year Close Combat 3: The Russian Front 1997 PC Gamer Magazine Strategy Game of the Year Close Combat: A Bridge Too Far 1999 Houston Art Institute Compass Award for Community Service
Jeffrey graduated from Penn State University with a degree in Film Production. He started his career creating cell animation. He has worked in Broadcast Television, as Floor Director, Audio, Editing and Camera Person. He created the Computer Graphic Department of a local news studio at the direction of the Production Manager, winning awards for graphics while there. He was responsible for the daily graphics with deadlines to match to the hectic schedule of a broadcast news department. He was responsible as well for long term, in house and commercial projects, including the creation of logos for clients. Jeffrey then became involved in the creation of videogames. He has worked on numerous videogames for the Arcade and PC platforms. He was hired by American Laser Games/Her
Interactive to create a fusion between video and computer graphics, including virtual environments. While working on the Vampire Diaries game for Her Interactive, Jeffrey used a great deal of green screen work. As Senior Artist, he built and managed the Art Department that created groundbreaking games for girls. Jeffrey then built and managed an award winning art department for Atomic Games. While there all art projects were on time and on budget. Jennifer came to CG through AutoCAD as part of her Architectural background. She has worked as a professional artist for much of the last thirty years, in multiple disciplines including Fashion Design and Design/ Build, where Jennifer start to finish designed and built residential and commercial buildings, including many Award winning homes. Duties not limited to estimating, training, and field supervision of crews at multiple sites. She has also worked in the Auto Fire Sprinkler industry for several years, responsible for all aspects of fire sprinkler design. These duties included field surveys, fluid engineering, creation, updating and maintenance of shop drawings and creation of as built drawings for future use. Jennifer has created and sold sculpture, art dolls, hand-woven designs, pottery, hand-painted porcelains, jewelry and more. Jennifers concept and design training and experience combine with Jeffrey's award winning artistic talents and abilities to bring a project to life. Through the years we have both used a variety of platforms and software, and we are able to use our vast knowledge of different software products to create graphics to suit any project. We have the art and production skills to create any type of interactive or non-interactive computer graphics. As well, Dancing Bear Graphics possess the proven project management skills to make certain that your artwork is created in a timely manner and bring it to a cohesive, on time and on budget goal. Lastly, we have the realworld, practical experience of using, not only the computer software, but the mathematical and real world concepts and applications to be certain that your project is accurate and correct.

Our experience includes:

Exhibit Express o Creation of Medical Charts and Timelines for use in courtroom presentation. o Creation of 3D medical animation for use in courtroom presentation. o Creation of interactive Virtual Reality scenes for environmental visualization. Northrop Grumman (formerly TRW) o Creation of print material o Editing and output of video o Creation of multimedia projects o Creation of 3D assets UNM College of Education, Technology and Education Dept. o Creation of a Multimedia CD-ROM for use by Education Department. o Created all visual content as well as programming behaviors and actions. o Worked with client to create interactive CD-ROM showing two lessons in technology/Classroom integration. New Mexico Digital Video, Inc. o Created computer generated movie open and close for independent sci-fi film, "Zen and the Asteroid". Shown at the Santa Fe Film Festival 2004. Atomic Games, Inc. o Art Director for PC real time strategy games "Close Combat 2, 3, 4, and 5". o Art Director for PC 3D strategy game "Hammer's Slammers".
American Laser Games/Her Interactive o Lead Artist for PC role playing game "McKenzie & Co.". First role-playing game specifically for the female market. o Senior Artist and Production Coordinator for various PC, Nintendo, and Arcade videogames, including: "Vampire Diaries", "Shining Sword", "Mazer", "Crime Patrol 2: Drug Wars", "Last Bounty Hunter", "Gunslinger", "Mad Dog McCree 1&2" o Member of concept team for Nancy Drew