Mitsigkola Sofia [Arch. Eng.]
smitsigkola@gmail.com 00306955447435
Profile 3d Designer, Researcher, Architect, interested in the research and design of digital space, experiences, videogames and digital media projects.
Experienced in: 3D Modeling | Texturing | Level Design | Virtual Reality | Video Game Development | Architectural 3d Rendering | Research | authoring R & D funding proposals | 3d Projection Mapping | Architectural Design | 2d&3d Animation | Construction Plans Skilled in: 3d modeling: Blender, 3dsMax, Zbrush, Rhinoceros | Texturing: Substance Painter / Designer | Game Engines: Unity 3d, Unreal Engine 4 | Rendering: Vray, Cycles, Evee | 2d Design and Editing: Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, Autocad,| Animation and Video Editing: A er Effects, Adobe Premiere | Programming: C# Fluent in: Greek [native], English [Michigan Proficiency C2], [Valid IELTS Academic, OBS: 8/9, CERF Level: C1]
Freelancer
2020
2021
Professional Experience Freelancer cooperating with Research centres and Greek companies February 2019 - Present - 3d Generalist and Level Designer (video games, VR applications) - Writer (serious video games, funding proposals) - Architectural 3d modeling and rendering - Video Animation - Presentations and Promotional Material.
N.C.S.R. “Demoktiros” I.I.T./ I.S.L.
Research Associate, N.C.S.R. ‘Demokritos΄/Ι.I.Τ./ I.S.L., Athens, September 2017 - December 2020 Research and Develop Cultural Herritage digital applications. - Development of the VR interactive application, i Guide Faistos (not released) - Development of the 3d Projection Mapping, ‘Ariadne’s Journey’ - Conducting presentations and lectures in exhibitions and conferences. - Authoring Scientific Papers - Coordinating and authoring research funding proposals. (Horizon 2020, ESPA) Involved in the dissemination of research projects (social media, website, newsletters) Tutor in the “Smart Camp Digital Arts & Animation” Courses (Intro & Advanced levels)
Masterplan
Architect Engineer, ‘MASTERPLAN’ constuction company, Thessaloniki, Greece February April 2017
2017
Development of the leisure centre ‘La Scala’, Rhodes, Greece - Construction Plans - 3d renders and Presentations - Industrial Designs - Preliminary Costing Ypostirixis Group
Architect Engineer, ‘YPOSTIRIXIS GROUP’ construction company, Thessaloniki, Greece, April - July 2017
Architectural Design of office building ‘YPOSTIRIXIS BAU’, Stuttgart, Germany - Μodeling and VR visualisation [Unreal Engine, Vive HTC] - Architectural Plans - Construction Plans - Preliminary Costing
2016
White Raven Games
Videogame Designer, White Raven Games, Corfu, Greece November 2016 - December 2017 video game ‘Case32’. - Level Design of ‘Case 32’ video game - Digital Representation of the British Hospital on the Old Fortress of Corfu.
SindeFin
Research Associate, ‘SindeFin’, Duth., Architectural Department
Xanthi, Greece, April
2014 - June 2017
2014
Investigation on the relation between digital media and architectural design - Design of Mixed Reality game Hybrid Hunt: Petrified, - Proposal preperation for the Municipality of Xanthi D.U.Th.
Teaching Assistant, D.U.Th., Architectural Department, Xanthi, Greece, February - June 2014 Tutor in the course ‘New Media in Architecture, The Case of ‘Hybrid Hunt: Petrified’ - Tutoring student projects - Involved in Student’s Exhibition - Tutoring Digital Design So ware (Ps, ID)
“Olympos A.Ε”
Sales Assistant, “Olympos A.Ε.”, Veroia, Greece July 2014 - June 2017 Sales Assistant in marketing and supply building materials business, area of central Macedonia, Greece - Architect Advisor - Customer Service - Financial Tenders
Education 2009
D.U.Th
Democritus University of Thrace, Department of Architecture, Xanthi, Greece 2009 - 2016 Diploma in Architectural Engineering (300 ECTS, MEng)
- Diploma Thesis: ‘Spatial Architectural Video Game Design: The Artemis Videogame (shortlisted among top 4 thesis projects for the year 2015-2016)
- Research Thesis: ‘Architecture and Videogames’
Lectures, Conferences and Exhibitions - Sophia Mitsigkola (2018), P(l)aying Attention to Things, lecture in ‘Strange Things Workshop’, Tsepelovo, Greece, - Sophia Mitsigkola (2018), Mitos in the Labyrinth: from research to playing, from playing to narrativity and Knowledge lecture in Xenios Polis: Culture, Digital Media & Entrepreneuship, Greek Ministry of Digital Poilicy, - VR@GR “Virtual Reality - Research and Applications in Greece Today΄, presentation of i Guide Knossos VR, [OCULUS VR], 24-25. November 2018 - Participation in Athens Science Festival 2018, presentation of the projection mapping installation Ariadne’s Journey. 25-26 April - ‘Athens Games Festival’ attendance. 20-21 October 2018 - Lesbos Dialogues ‘Technology and the Refugee Crisis’, attendance. 9-11 November 2017
Publications - Digital Approaches for Public Outreach in Cultural Heritage: The case study of iGuide Knossos and “Ariadne’s Journey, Digital Archaeology, Interactive Technologies (2020) - P(l)aying Attention to Things, book chapter in Trans-logue Series, P. Mantzou and others, under publication - “Narration”: Integrated system for management and curation of digital content and production of personalized and collaborative narratives, Euromed 2020 Proceedings, Springer Verlag in the Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series. under publication
Jams and Workshops - Mixed Realities Masterclass 2019 hosted by the Onasis Foundation, admission and participation, 20-21 November 2019 - PROCJAM 2020 participation with The Redemption of Phantom Village VR videogame, 4-14 December 2020 - Game Maker’s Toolkit Jam 2020 participation with the Disco Out of Control online twitch videogame, 10-12 July 2020 - Panda-mic Jam 2020 the Greek Game Developers Association participation with the Excision dystopian videogame, 1-3 May 2020 - Global Game Jam 2020 participation with “Heal the Beat” video game, Athens, 31 January - 02 February 2020
Interests Literature, Games, Cinema, Acrobatics,Tennis smitsigkola@gmail.com 00306955447435
Mitsigkola Sofia [Arch. Eng.]