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2007 — 2013

OpenGL / WebGL

Interactive graphics and game prototypes.

Independent developer

The challenge

Explore rendering, input handling and scene construction across platforms.

What I built

Built an OpenGL character-control prototype.
Experimented with WebGL during early web development work.

Results

Created interactive scenes and game prototypes.

Interactive scenes on two platforms. Input, scene construction and rendering are explored through OpenGL and WebGL prototypes.

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Components & connections

Interaction

Input & controlsUser input and scene controls.
SceneInteractive scene construction.

Graphics technologies

OpenGL / C++Graphics and character controls.
WebGL / JavaScriptGraphics experiments in the browser.

Prototypes

Character prototypeTop-down character controls.
Web scenesInteractive web prototypes.

Input & controls→OpenGL / C++controls
Scene→OpenGL / C++scene
Scene→WebGL / JavaScriptscene
OpenGL / C++→Character prototyperendering
WebGL / JavaScript→Web scenesrendering

Engineering takeaway

Context

Game and web experiments: a top-down character prototype, graphics and interactive scenes.

Approach

Learned a new platform through working visual prototypes.

Explored web interfaces by drawing on experience with interactive graphics.

Lessons

Interactive prototypes quickly connect algorithms, state and UX.

Stack

C++
OpenGL
WebGL
JavaScript

Skills