Passionate Animator Multimedia Artist
&
Game Developer

Reel

Demo Reel (2023)

CyberCell

A collaborative project between the Sam Houston's Creative XR Lab and the Nemours Children's Hospital, Cyber Cell is a Virtual Reality educational tool used to help young patients and their caregivers understand Sickle Cell Disease (SCD). The base goal being to provide an evidence-based and interactive experience about SCD and it's treatment options that would instill deeper understanding and increase patient motivation for healthy behaviors and administration.Activities included working with SCD clinicians and researchers, patient education specialist, patients, and families at events like science fairs and open houses, while also implementing and developing VR assets, environments, & animations, UI, wayfinding, VR Game mechanics & prototypes, & researching VR Digital therapeutics.

CyberCell 2022 |
Prototyping using Tvori to showcase
gameplay function for presentation

CyberCell 2023 |
Programming model interaction,
Model state change,
Rigging for Physics
HUD display & interaction,

CyberCell 2023 |
Modeling & Texturing

CyberCell 2022 |
Prototyping using ShapesXR to showcase
gameplay function for presentation

CyberCell 2022 |
Character Design

CyberCell 2023 |
Modelling & Animation

Members:

Sherman Finch, MFA
Art Director, User Interface & Game Mechanics
Sam Houston State University

Cristobal Rocha-Carselle
Sam Houston State University

Jacobi Green, BFA
Lab Manager, Technician & Programmer
Sam Houston State University

Melanie Pitone, MD
Medical Editor
Nemours Children's Hospital

Corinna Schultz, MD
Pediatric Hematologist
Nemours Children's Hospital

Fredric Freeman, MS
Creative Director/VR Design & Development
Sam Houston State University

Cassandra Tubwell
Sam Houston State University

Aimee Hildenbrand, PHD
Pediatric Psychologist & Research Lead
Nemours Children's Hospital

Danielle Morley, BSN
Care Coordinator/Patient Education Specialist
Nemours Children's Hospital

Benjamin Bear, MSW
Research Coordinator
Nemours Children's Hospital

Forensic Twin

An interdisciplinary project between the Creative XR Lab of the SHSU Art Department and a forensic lab of the SHSU Criminal Justice Department, headed by Jonathon Bryson and Jorn Yu. The project aims to recreate forensic blood test in a virtual environment using Unreal Engine's Niagara system to create dynamic fluid simulations in a 1.1 scale matching real life. Research was done using a mix of resources procured online and in-person test.Responsibilities included creating numerous iterations of the blood drop to reflect traditional results, creating and optimizing models, rigs, and animations and integrating user and developer functions such as keyboard & controller input.

Forensic Twin 2023 |
Blood Drop Photos

Forensic Twin 2023 |
White Box Setup
(Rig & Models)

Forensic Twin 2023 |
Mini Blood Zoo (Simulation)

Forensic Twin 2023 |
Blood Incline Test (Input & Simulation)

Forensic Twin 2023 |
Testing Completed Setup (Input & Simulation)

Forensic Twin 2023 |
Testing Completed Setup (Input & Simulation)

Members:

Jacobi Green, BFA
Lab Manager, Designer & Programmer
Sam Houston State University

Sherman Finch, MFA
Designer & Programmer
Sam Houston State University

Cristobal Rocha-Carselle
Lab Technician, Game Designer
Sam Houston State University

Jonathan Bryson, MFA
Research Coordinator
Sam Houston State University

Jorn Yu, MFA
Research Coordinator
Sam Houston State University

Freelance

Commission 2023 | Gift Portrait

Commission 2024 | Shaded (OC)

Commission 2021 | Shaded (OC)

Commission 2023 | Music Cover

Commission 2024 | Colored Sketch

Commission 2024 | Shaded (OC)

Commission 2022 | YCH (Star Wars)

Commission 2023 | Discord Emotes

SHSU Animation

A group project made of ~20 artist and animators led by Prof Willie Williams created a mock advertisement for the Art Department in the College of Arts and Media that would guide the school's mascot Sammy through the experience of being a part of the community. We grouped in teams of 3-4 members to work on various segments for each medium (physical, digital, photography, animation, etc.).Each group developed characters designs for assigned professors and Sammy, 1-2 group members made storyboards & backgrounds, and each group member animated their own scenes in the segment. At the end Willie gathered all the segments and composited them together. We were all encouraged to use our style, but still keeping with the overall character design of SammyMy roles were story-boarder, communicating between the groups to capture transitions, teachers designs, and beats, background artist, creating background art and layouts, and animator, animating my own short piece.

SHSU Class Animation 2022 (Scene) |
Animation & Background

SHSU 2022 |
Character Design

Untitled Game

The solo project currently being developed to further my understanding of game design, development with an emphasis on animation & programming using a basic 2D foundation.At its core is a isometric turn-based game, with the player controlling a slime who evolves with every encounter, using the oppositions weapons and abilities against them to dominate the many levels of the game.

Untitled Game 2024 |
Movement (Programming & Animation)

Untitled Game 2024 |
Character Evolution Concept