Kai Jasey's Portfolio

This is the professional portfolio of Kai Jasey.

I am currently seeking employment in the technology and video game industry. I am in the process of bettering my skills as a computer graphics engineer and gameplay programmer. I am open to other opportunities.

I love programming!

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Projects

Computer Graphics

• Wireframe Software Renderer 2022. [link]
  • Program can import, parse, and render OBJ files
  • Learned Linear Algebra and applied that knowledge in the renderer
  • Process is platform agnostic, can run with any graphics library.
  • Technologies: Python, QBasic/QB64 for testing, PyGame, and Graphics.Py
• Pythagorean Circle Drawing Algorithm 2022. [link]
  • Reverse Engineered Pythagorean Theorem to draw a semi circle.
  • Designed as an excercize in both mathematics and to get me used to SDL programming in C.
  • Part of a my greater explorations into C and SDL. See that here.
  • Technologies: C, QB64, SDL, Emscripten

Software and Tools Development

• Social Mirror April 2023. [github]
  • Created a method to back up reviews posted to various review sites and mirror them on a personal blog.
  • Uses python, beautiful soup, and other python modules.
• BF Transpiler October 2022. [link]
  • Used Python to create a transpiler for a barebones programming language.
  • Transpiles from BF to Java, Dartmouth BASIC, C, and Python
• Art Grinder Program 2021.
  • Created prototype of multi-screen art program designed to inspire artists and help them train their muscle memory.
  • Designed around practice method learned in summer art program.
  • Program rapidly displays images in intervals, forcing the artist to copy or trace the images they see in a short amount of time.
  • Technologies: Processing 4 (Java based)
• Famitracker MIDI Conversion Tool 2020. [link]
• Script to convert simple Famitracker files to MIDI files for use
• Studied the MIDI standard and implamented it with the help of the mido module.
• Technologies: Python, MIDI, GB Studio, Famitracker
• Famitracker Protracker MOD Conversion Tool 2020. [link]
  • Similar to the MIDI conversion tool, but for Protracker files.
  • Designed to provide an alternative method of melody dictation for composers working with the GB Studio game engine that might be used to working in the mature famitracker environment.
  • Technologies: Python, GB Studio, Famitracker

Game Programming and Design

• RPG Engine Project April 2023. [github] [VLOGS]
  • Working on a retro style Role Playing Game Engine for PC.
  • Creating video logs on youtube to document my progress.
  • Technologies Used: C++, QB64
• Dragon Savior December 2022. [github]
  • Action game based on Dandy and Falcom's Dragon Slayer.
  • Programmed the game logic, designed gameplay loop, and created all assets.
  • I also created a conversion tool that assisted me with designing the game's playfields.
  • Lessons learned: balencing sound is very important, in my next project I will put an elevated focus on the sound design of the game. I also learned that pacing development is also very important.
  • Technologies Used: QB64, Python, Piskel, Famitracker, Furnace Tracker, GBMB (legacy tile map editor)
• Jam Allergy vs The Ninja Microbe (Sega Genesis Game) 2021. [link]
  • Indie action game quickly developed for the Scarlet Game Jam of fall 2021.
  • Studied spatial partitioning (this was inititally to be a bullet hell game) to manage the sprites, but eventually pivoted to a simpler strategy.
  • Music, Graphics, Programming all created within 5 hours.
  • Technologies Used: BASIC, Deflemask
• Plattyo 2020. [link]
  • Created a deceptively simple platformer.
  • Designed the levels to take advantage of simple gameplay loop to force the player to think about the level before rushing through.
  • Technologies Used: Game Maker Studio, HTML5

Music Composition

• TeraTiles 2022-2023.
  • Working with a team to compose music to a mobile game.
  • Producing orchestral, rock, and exciting music to uplift the game experience.
• Feed Me! 2022. [link]
  • Worked with a team to compose the full soundtrack of the game.
  • Produced Ambient, Glitchy music in collaboration with a small game dev team to sell the chaotic themes of the game.
• "Birds of a Feather" Rutgers Animation Club Movie 2022. [link]
  • Produced a tense, orchestral song to supplant a tense moment of the film [2:55-3:50].