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archived projects

Active Game Projects

Rescue Raptor 6 – Description to follow.
Tactical Twitch – Description to follow.

Archived Game Projects

The Legend of Sky – Description to follow.
Project YAA (You Are Awesome) – Description to follow.
Fuzzy Brain Lost – Description to follow.

Archived Visualization Projects

Westlake, Grandville Homes Fly-through – Description to follow.
Home Renderings for a Valley Builder – Description to follow.

Archived Animation, Motion Graphics, & Video Projects

What’s Good Fresno? – Description to follow.
Mountain View CC Motion Graphics – Description to follow.
T-Rex CG/Live Action Composite – Description to follow.
CUSD Campus Club, Parent Orientation Video – Description to follow.
CUSD Campus Club VFX Workshop for 3rd -6th grade Summer Students – Description to follow.

Archived Web Projects

Safeguard365.com (and rebranded sites) – Description to follow.
Mountainview.org, Drupal CMS – Description to follow.

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gear, gadgets & toys

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- Dream Geek Desk
  It finally happened. I went all out, and created my dream desk. It has everything that inspired me as a child, and some newer things I’ve found […]
- Need a Fresh Perspective on Growing Up?
  *note – scroll down to see the gallery; As children we play not only for fun, but it is how we learn. As we grow, we’re often […]
- Two Video Games You Should Absolutely Play on a Date
  Every time I go to GDC one of the first things I do at the Expo is check out the IGF booths (Independent Games Festival). Out of the games I saw on […]
- All Those 3D Skills Are Starting to Pay Off!
  Hello folks, The reason I’ve been short on updates about games I’m working on, is because I’ve been busy using those skills with […]
- Wanna See Some Sweet 3D? Step 2 Found “The Lost Portfolio of Hodge”
  As the latest 3D projects near their presentable stage, let’s take a look back at the recently found “Lost Portfolio of Hodge”. You […]
- Be Your Own Boss? I Say Recruit Your Own Boss(s)!
  Opening up my working desktop to the world invites all of the benefits to productivity that a boss would provide, with none of the negative hangups. […]
- It’s Easier Not To (your-dream-here)
  I found it difficult to come up with a first topic for Step2. Should I start with important information for the 2012 59DaysofCode contest, or dive in […]

game dev updates

- Optimizing for Hololens and Low-End (video summary included)
  “Tactical Twitch” is undergoing major refactoring (video summary at bottom). The current prototype works fairly solid, and displays well; […]
- Tactial Twitch AR Prototype Website is Go!
  * Maintenance Update: The Argon browser is currently at ver 4, and ver 3 is likely not on the app store anymore. This demo is not yet compatible with […]
- Jurassic CART: Creating AR Experiences Catalyze Technical Education
  Creating augmented reality games and experiences presents an amazing opportunity to entice our incoming adults to learn technical skills. I’ve […]
- Holiday “Tactical Twitch” Video Update
  Let’s save the wall of text shall we? Enjoy a break from my often lengthy text posts with this video update. I’ll do a couple more of […]
- Fall “Tactical Twitch” Progress Report
  During this year’s Thanksgiving recess at CART. I was able to squeeze in a couple of development days for Twitch. Here’s […]
- Tactical Twitch: First Round of Internal Testing
  It’s been one long summer, leading up to one intense week. Tactical Twitch has not been in development for more than two months; however, it is […]
- What’s Next for Rex & Step 2?
  Anyone out there remember all those people who predicted the Apocalypse in 2012? A few months into 2013, they were like, “Oh, oh, wait. We […]
- Mini Update on “ALL THE THINGS”!
  A lot is happening. From a new character controller, to entering a downtown office space. Let’s take a minute to get updated on Step 2’s projects! […]
- Take Your Planet to Work Day (dev just got real)
  Tomorrow (Friday the 24th) I will be starting a social experiment in audience building. If this works, it can lead to many new people-connecting […]

digital art posts

- Tactial Twitch AR Prototype Website is Go!
  * Maintenance Update: The Argon browser is currently at ver 4, and ver 3 is likely not on the app store anymore. This demo is not yet compatible with […]
- Ammo & Enemies: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
  Instantiate and Destroy. Two incredibly useful functions that can wreak havoc on performance when improperly used together. Let’s look at how I […]
- Jurassic CART: Creating AR Experiences Catalyze Technical Education
  Creating augmented reality games and experiences presents an amazing opportunity to entice our incoming adults to learn technical skills. I’ve […]
- All Those 3D Skills Are Starting to Pay Off!
  Hello folks, The reason I’ve been short on updates about games I’m working on, is because I’ve been busy using those skills with […]
- Wanna See Some Sweet 3D? Step 2 Found “The Lost Portfolio of Hodge”
  As the latest 3D projects near their presentable stage, let’s take a look back at the recently found “Lost Portfolio of Hodge”. You […]
- Is Maya LT the New Softimage Foundation?
  If cost was an issue preventing you from trying your hand at 3D content creation, now may be your time to dive in. Check this out! Tweet […]

designer posts

- Optimizing for Hololens and Low-End (video summary included)
  “Tactical Twitch” is undergoing major refactoring (video summary at bottom). The current prototype works fairly solid, and displays well; […]
- 8bit-ish | The Fair, Not the Renaissance
  “With retro game art, players want a renaissance fair, not the actual Renaissance” – Mark Ferrari, #GDC16 Jump Strait to Resource […]
- Ammo & Enemies: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
  Instantiate and Destroy. Two incredibly useful functions that can wreak havoc on performance when improperly used together. Let’s look at how I […]
- if (game < design) betterDeveloper = true;
  The GDC 2015 ( #GDC15 ) session titled “game < design” offered sound advice for an effective development workflow. This session was […]
- Tips for Polishing the Last 10 Percent
  Thursday’s session, “Indie Polish : Making the Most Out of the Last 10%” had a lot of good suggestions. We all know that the last […]
- Stupid AI is the Best Kind of Smrt (I mean smart)
  There was a great session this morning on why less is more when it comes to game AI (artificial intelligence). Tweet […]
- You Can Use JavaScript in Photoshop?
  Yes. Yes you can. It’s really quite awesome, and yet another reason I believe JavaScript is on track to be the only language an app/game […]
- Realistic Design Goals & TLoS Wrap Up (for now)
  About this time last year, I was excited to get a prototype for my first game together, and display it in our regional summer coding competition. It […]
- Texture Design : Every artist needs a secret tree.
  Video demonstration of my painting techniques included! Oh Bob Ross. How I miss your secret little bushes and trees. As a kid I spent many afternoons […]
- Level Design Part II: Abriged Reality (Lessons from Castle Grayskull & the Cat’s Lair)
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- Level Design Part I: Personification (environments are characters too)
  In this first of a three part post, I detail my process of characterizing a level’s environment. This is a great way to dial in a clear vision […]
- Crossroads | Play Gimmicks v.s. Play Mechanics
  “Marketing took forty dollars from me; however, they lost out on a couple hundred more I would have spent over the years, had they not punked me with […]

developer posts

- Jurassic CART: Creating AR Experiences Catalyze Technical Education
  Creating augmented reality games and experiences presents an amazing opportunity to entice our incoming adults to learn technical skills. I’ve […]
- Examining Apple’s [ insert Swift pun here ]
  My Non-Apple-Bashing Look at Swift I recently had the opportunity to participate in an Apple event for educators. The topic was Apple’s new language […]
- You Can Use JavaScript in Photoshop?
  Yes. Yes you can. It’s really quite awesome, and yet another reason I believe JavaScript is on track to be the only language an app/game […]
- Does it Really Have to be jQuery vs AngularJS?
  “Awesome! I’m finally getting to be a crack-shot jQuery programmer… Huh, Angular? What’s that?” Tweet […]

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Active Game Projects

Archived Game Projects

Archived Visualization Projects

Archived Animation, Motion Graphics, & Video Projects

Archived Web Projects

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