This document provides a summary of the career and accomplishments of an individual from 2000 to 2013. It outlines their educational background and various roles they held at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, including implementing augmented reality games and exhibitions on video games and new media art. It discusses how the museum approaches development of exhibitions and use of social media platforms.

1. ALL ABOUT ME www.countedshadows.com @bathlander
2000: Worked for a summer in Yellowstone National Park.
2001: Graduated w/BA (hons) in Visual Communication/Illustration, Glasgow School of Art.
Worked summer/fall in Toronto (met a boy).
2002/03: Taught English in Songjiang, China.
2003/04: Advanced Level Internship at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. (moved in with boy)
2004: Job! Research Assistant at the Luce Foundation Center, Smithsonian American Art Museum.
2005: Project Manager at the Luce Foundation Center.
2006: Programs Coordinator, Luce Foundation Center. The museum re-opened.
2008: Interpretive Programs Manager, Luce Foundation Center.
Implemented “Ghosts of a Chance” ARG. (married boy)
2009: Started work on The Art of Video Games exhibition.
2010: Implemented “Pheon” ARG.
2011: Web & Social Media Content Manager, Smithsonian American Art Museum
2012: The Art of Video Games opened. Introduced @PaikBot.
2013: ?

2. SMITHSONIANwww.americanart.si.edu
AMERICAN ART MUSEUM facebook.com/americanart
twitter.com/americanart
flickr.com/americanartmuseum
youtube.com/americanartmuseum

3. LUCE FOUNDATION CENTER
www.americanart.si.edu/luce
www.facebook.com/americanartluce

4. INTERPRETIVE KIOSKS
www.americanart.si.edu/luce

5. FILL THE GAP
www.tinyurl.com/fillgap

6. GHOSTS OF A CHANCE
www.ghostsofachance.com
www.museumsandtheweb.com/mw2009/papers/goodlander/
An ARG is “an interactive narrative that uses the real world as a platform to tell a story that may be affected by
participants’ ideas or actions.” -- Wikipedia

7. PHEON
Evaluation reports:
the game that no-one played
www.tinyurl.com/pheonfacebook
www.tinyurl.com/pheonmuseum

8. THE ART OF VIDEO GAMES
www.americanart.si.edu/taovg

9. IT CHANGED EVERYTHING

10. HOW WE APPROACH
DEVELOPMENTwww.americanart.si.edu/credits

11. WHEN WE START TALKING
ABOUT AN EXHIBITION

12. HOW WE TALK ABOUT IT

13. WHAT WE TALK ABOUT

14. AND WHO MANAGES IT
www.americanart.si.edu/visit/social_media

15. SO, WHAT’S NEW? www.americanart.si.edu/visit/enews

16. WHAT ELSE?
www.flickr.com/americanartmuseum

17. AND?
www.youtube.com/
americanartmuseum

18. SAVING
THE
BEST
FOR
LAST
www.twitter.com/paikbot

19. LARPing?
WHAT’S NEXT? thincasting
Pinterest
Tumblr?
More video
More games
More mobile
???