Biography
Jazmi Jamal is a technical lecturer with expertise in interactive media design. His current position is Director of Future Creative School, National Academy of Arts Culture and Heritage (ASWARA), he manages lifelong learning programmes (eASWARA), the co-working environment (ASWARA+), and the Digital Heritage Sandbox (DHX).
In 2014, he held the record for being the youngest individual to ever hold position as Dean of the Faculty of Animation and Multimedia in the university. Malaysia Board of Technologists (MBOT) has awarded him the recognition of Professional Technologist (Ts.). Moreover, he is a focal point of Associations of Southeast Asian Nations Committee for Cultural and Information (ASEAN-COCI). He also an alumnus Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) in the arts network and a committee of the Japan-Southeast Asia Institution of the Arts Network.
In his earlier career, he was appointed as a director for three startups; Emosive (M) Sdn Bhd, BigBeak Pictures Sdn Bhd, and Dotiro Studio. These companies provide their services to a variety of clients including BMW, Khazanah, Maxis, Celcom, Discovery Channel, and the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL).
He has proven track record of securing funding for social and cultural development projects. Notably he has secured RM 50 million from organisations like ASEAN, Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC), Ministry of Tourism, Arts, and Culture (MOTAC), Bank Rakyat Berhad, HRDCorp, Skills Development Fund Corporation (PTPK), and Social Security Organisation (PERKESO) just to name a few.
His research interests include digital game studies, educational technology, interactive media design, and the creative content production management. His research has been published in numerous academic symposia, international exhibitions, and institutional programmes. He is also a co-author of the book, Unreal Heritage: Virtual Reality Masterclass Development.
His academic panel appointments include the University of Hertfordshire-The One Academy, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM), Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (UniSZA), Selayang Community College, Vocational Colleges (Ministry of Education), Department of Skills Development (Ministry of Human Capital Development), and other private institutions. In addition, he is a grant assessor for Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) and National Film Development Corporation (FINAS).
Jazmi holds a PhD in Creative Multimedia with a specialisation in digital game arts, a Master of Multimedia (eLearning Technologies), and a Bachelor of Multimedia (Hons.) (Digital Media) from the Multimedia University.
He has furthered his education with certifications from prestigious institutions at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in critical emerging technologies. Also, he graduated the Executive Digital Leaders program at the Asia School of Business, sharpening his leadership skills for the digital age. Additionally, Jazmi's Malaysia Skills Diploma in Creative Content Development qualifies him for inclusion in the National Industry Experts Directory.