I make videogames for fun and for profit. When I am not programming for videogames, I am part of the Maker community, where we value teaching/mentoring others, and learning as much as possible. My hobbies include making funny robots with IoT sensors on Arduinos, go hiking, traveling, and do photography.

2021 — NowWaveGameplay Engineer

2021 — Now

Programming the interactions for interactive virtual concerts. Troubleshooting and debugging the bugs.

- I worked on these:

-- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtqL_LchPHU&ab_channel=Necrit2

-- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAhGvhvcoyY

-- https://youtu.be/jX2Wc-UQKEA

Writing and editing documentation for processes.

2020 — NowProject BeanstalkLead Gameplay Programmer, UX/UI, Tools Integration Engineer

2020 — Now

Programming, iterating, and testing the core mechanics & game logic of an RPG called "Heart To Heart".

Creating the UX/UI, from a design doc that was collaboratively made with the UX/UI Consultant.

Evaluating and integrating tools (Fungus, ProBuilder, ProGrids, Polybrush, Cinemachine, FMOD/wwise), to fit the project.

Providing tech support for miscellaneous I.T. and I.T. infrastructure needs. Advising on the technical/technological needs of the project (version control, Project Beanstalk website, Twitch streaming, etc). Miscellaneous programming needs.

Ensuring that nobody gets merge conflicts with git; managing a build computer that runs Jenkins.

Mentoring the others.

2017 — NowChua Productions (indie videogame startup)Founder & Videogame Developer (Programmer, UX/UI Designer, Artist, Sound Designer, Art Director, QA)

2017 — Now

San Francisco

creating videogames for humans

conceptualizing ideas for videogames

programming videogames with C# & Unity (game logic, UI/UX).

- games are for desktop (Windows, Linux, Apple) & Android; games include "traditional" games or virtual reality or augmented reality/mixed reality games.

troubleshooting, debugging, & alpha-testing.

creating 3D models with pencil, paper, & Blender

writing custom shaders

using ScriptableObjects & EventHandlers & Zenject

prototyping humanoid models & animations with Mixamo Fuse

adding sound, audio, & music with LMMS, Audacity

outlining stories with Articy Draft

creating surveys to get feedback in the closed-beta, and improving based on the feedback

observing others play-test, taking notes from those observations and feedback, and improving the games based on the feedback

showcasing the videogames in indie game expos, conventions, etc. (such as PlayCrafting, Minefaire, Fanime, & MAGWest)

creating promotional materials like stickers, swag, youtube videos

collaborating with others in game jams & hackathons

2021 — 2021Girls Make GamesFellowship - Tech Lead, and Camp Counselor/Instructor

2021 — 2021

Online / Virtual

The Girls Make Games Fellowship is a program where people teach girl-children how to make videogames for the Virtual Summer Camp.

Week 1 = supporting all the instructors and students with any of their technical issues and teaching troubleshooting and other techniques during the virtual summer camp.

After this, I got reassigned to be a Camp Counselor/Instructor for a specific group of students - Daisy Squad.

Week 2 - Week 3 = As a Camp Counselor/Instructor, I taught my students game programming with Construct 3, elements of game design, as well as soft skills and techniques being used in industry (both in software engineering and indie videogame programming) like time management/task management ("pomodoro technique", using calendars, kanban boards, prioritizing with "pareto optimization" aka 80-20 rule, etc), UX/UI, A/B testing, 'universal design', designing with accessibility in mind, 'mob programming', 'rubber ducky debugging', 'blameless post-mortems', and 'fail faster' aka rapid iteration/rapid prototyping.

I also taught them basic color theory, and making sure that the images in their games have enough contrast and don't rely just on colors, in order to make the game more accessible to colorblind people or people with visual impairments.

2021 — 2021Girls Make GamesTech Support

2021 — 2021

Online / Virtual

Supporting the instructors and students with any of their technical issues and teaching troubleshooting and other techniques during the virtual Global Workshops each Saturday.

Education

2004 — 2006

University of California, Davis

Bachelor's

2004 — 2006

2015 — 2016

Dev Bootcamp

Full Stack Web Development

2015 — 2016

2009 — 2010

City College of San Francisco

classes in Java

2009 — 2010

2001 — 2004

City College of San Francisco

transfer requirements for UC Davis

2001 — 2004

2015 — 2015

freeCodeCamp

Software Development

2015 — 2015

2004 — 2006

University of California, Davis

Bachelor's degree

2004 — 2006

Experience+

Education

Bachelor's

Full Stack Web Development

classes in Java

transfer requirements for UC Davis

Software Development

Bachelor's degree