Jason Gordy: Game Designer | Web Developer

Owlchemy Labs
Expert Technical Artist | 2022 - Current
Zynga
Principal Technical Artist | 2019 - 2022

Created several tools and components that heavily optimized workflows and performance. Developed the art pipeline for various live-service features, including setting up the tools needed to support a full 3d map on low end devices. Implemented UI and created several components to optimize our UI workflows. Additionally, I created shaders, VFX, and animations.

Red Crow (EA Mobile)
UI Artist | 2016 - 2019

Lead the conversion of old Prefabs to utilize Nested Prefabs and improved workflows. Investigated solutions to complex visual effects using shaders and scripting.
An integral part of the live-service development team for The Simpsons Tapped Out. Quickly ramped up during a project hand-off, and created various templates and flow changes to increase development speed of UI-related event tasks. Maintained an approval rating of 90%+ with the Licensor. Provided outsourcing with artwork roughs and revisions, along with UI presentations and pipeline improvements. Learned a complex UI scripting system and helped develop several new game features.
Worked on early stages of an unannounced project, designing and implementing UI using uGUI and DoTween. These UI’s were MVVM driven with responsive and interactive design. Contributed mockups for overall visual design, as well as iterative UI design and flow with the Licensor.

Midnight Studios
UI/UX Designer | 2016

Created UI/UX menu flows and mockups for unannounced projects for Electronic Arts and MaxPlay. Designed and programmed HTML5 mini-games using Javascript, HTML, and CSS for client deliverables. Defined art direction by providing illustrations and game mockups.
Implemented UI mockups for MaxPlay’s game engine using HTML, CSS, and Javascript.

Yeti Trunk LLC
Co-Owner, Game Design, and Lead Artist | 2012 - 2016

Published and co-designed 4 indie games on iOS and PC (Steam). Managed a small team of remote people, level design, and art direction. Created the back-end for the multiplayer server hosting and matchmaking.

Education Service Center, Region 6
Web Developer | 2012 - 2016

Designed and programmed Eduhero, an application where teachers obtain their annual credit hours online. Developed a custom LMS using PHP, Javascript, HTML, and CSS which integrated Articulate Storyline HTML5 courses. Regularly added major features, including a custom blog solution, HTML email creator for admin use, report tracking, and gamification of elements to incentivize user participation. Eduhero has awarded 500,000+ certificates to school districts throughout Texas.

Kiloo Games
Freelance 3D Artist | 2011 - 2012

Created 3D low-poly models for Bullet Time and Frisbee Forever 2 which involved UV Unwrapping, optimization for large environments, and hand-painted textures.

JohnnyoDesign
Freelance Web Developer | 2011 - 2012, 2017 - 2018

Designed custom Wordpress plugins for clients ranging from small businesses to city organizations.