JordShorts

Hi, Jordan here. I’ve just graduated with my Associate Degree in Games Development majoring in Programming from SAE Creative Media Institute in Brisbane.

During my time there I have formalised my understanding and critical engagement with Video Games and other forms of art and media, learning the why's and how's that make great media great. For my major, I have pushed what is required of us to ensure that I have a rock solid foundational understanding of C#, Unity, and also programming concepts more broadly. 

During this last semester, I chose to undertake in two projects within my study to highlight my skills and abilities. The first is a game that was made by just two people, with me as the sole programmer (Woven Work), and the second is a world generation Unity tool, combined with animal simulation after the world generates as part of a three person programmer team (Creature Feature).

In addition to my study, I also came 5th in Ubisoft Australia's Official Game Jam 2024 popular vote. For the jam, Australian students had two weeks to come up with a game using the theme 'Trash.' I submitted 'Birdside Collection' a game based on curbside collection days, but instead of simply disposing of the trash, you repurpose it and give it to your neighbours who are looking for the things others are throwing away. I did it without a team and could only dedicate half the allotted time to create it, but I am very proud of how it turned out.

I consider myself to have two decades of hands-on games experience, and at least 10 years of hobby/enthusiast level self-learning on games development, including community-level playtesting / QA, and games analysis. I can't wait to leave my creative mark on the Australian games industry!

All feedback is welcome and please reach out if you like any of my stuff or would like to collaborate! I live in Meanjin (Brisbane) and have been engaging with the local scene, so I hope to see you around!