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Darri Arnarson

Darri Arnarson

GameDev Instructor/Teacher

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    GameDev Teacher at Reykjavík University

  • Education

    • Iceland Academy of the Arts

      2020 -
      Master of Education / M. Ed

      At the IAA artists from all disciplines: fine art, architecture, design, music, theatre and contemporary dance come together with that in common that they want to study Arts Education. Even though each student focues on his/hers discipline, there are a many courses that are joint and that makes the department a melting pot of the Arts.

    • Nord University

      2015 - 2016
      Bachelor's degree Game Development & Experience Design

      Activities and Societies: Student Body President of "In Development" the student organization for the Game Development students. "My Focus was on Game Design and Programming using C# and Unity."

    • Reykjavík Multimedia School

      2012 - 2014
      Associate degree/Diploma Game Design & Development

      "My Focus was on Game Design & Virtual Reality Development using Unity & the first Oculus Rift Development Kit."

    • Akureyri Comprehensive College

      2007 - 2011
      Natural Sciences

      Activities and Societies: Student Body President

    • Breda University of Applied Sciences

      2017 -
      Master's degree Game Technology

      "I focused on multi-user location-based Virtual Reality experiences (a.k.a. VR Arenas). Both for simulation and training and co-operative game experiences."

  • Experience

    • Skema - Education

      Aug 2013 - Aug 2015
      GameDev Instructor/Teacher

      "I taught kids from the ages 6 -16 the basics of programming using Alice, Kodu Gamelab, Code.org, Finch Robot, Makey Makey and Unity."

    • Tækniskólinn

      Sept 2014 - Dec 2014
      GameDev Teacher

      "I was a substitute teacher for the first year Game Development class, where we taught the basics of Programming and Game Design using Unity and I also taught a special Unity class for students studying Computer Science at Reykjavík Technical College."

    • Nord University

      Aug 2015 - May 2016
      Assistant GameDev Teacher

      "As an assistant teacher in the first year programming class I held lectures, assisted students and graded assignments."

    • Academic Conferences International

      Oct 2015 - Oct 2015
      Game Competition Judge

    • Namdals Folk High School

      Nov 2015 - Nov 2015
      GameDev Guest Lecturer

      "I taught the basics of C# programming in Unity by going through the steps of making a First Person Shooter and a 2D Platformer."

    • Tækniskólinn

      Aug 2016 - Dec 2016
      GameDev Teacher

      "I focused on teaching Game Design & development of Virtual Reality experiences for the HTC Vive."

    • Verkmenntaskólinn á Akureyri

      Aug 2018 - Jul 2019
      GameDev Teacher

      "I also taught the basics of filmmaking and video editing to students."

    • Keilir

      Aug 2019 - Apr 2022
      Director & Teacher of GameDev Studies

      "Set up the first specialized Game Development education in Iceland and put focus on design for Virtual Reality experiences."

    • Aldin Dynamics

      Apr 2022 - Jan 2024
      Reality Design Educator & UX Specialist

      "My focus was on the user experience and interaction design of virtual experiences for spatial computing."

    • Reykjavik University

      Nov 2023 - May 2024
      GameDev Teacher

      "Assistant Teacher at the Computer Game Design & Development and the Advanced Game Design & Development courses"

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • 21st Century Design with Don Norman Masterclass

      The Interaction Design Foundation
      Sept 2022
      View certificate certificate

    • How To Influence Behavior Through Virtual Reality Narratives Masterclass

      The Interaction Design Foundation
      Feb 2023
      View certificate certificate

    • Membership Certificate

      The Interaction Design Foundation
      Jul 2022
      View certificate certificate

    • Design for a Better World with Don Norman Masterclass

      The Interaction Design Foundation
      Jan 2023
      View certificate certificate

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Darri Arnarson
      Artistic Achievement Icelandic Game Industry Feb 2015 Winner of the "Artistic Achievement" award at Game Creator 2015 hosted by The Icelandic Game Industry for the game "Video Games Are Hard".www.videogamesarehard.com