Jorge Daniel Hernandez
jorgefromthefuture@gmail.com
I'm a technical artist and developer specialized in real-time graphical applications (video games, AR/VR, trainers, interactive simulators). In addition to 3D art expertise, I have experience working across a wide array of engines and areas including network programming, hardware programming, plugin and SDK development, team management, computer vision/ML, and of course rigging, Photoshop scripting, shaders, and solving unique pipeline issues and bottlenecks.
Portfolio: portfolio.lfagames.com
Languages: C++, Unity/C#, MEL, Python, PHP/SQL
Specialties:
- 3D production pipelines and real-time application development
- Maya/MEL
- Increasing whole team productivity
Experience:
The Lo-Fi Apocalypse, Inc. - President
2005 - Present (19 years) - Brooklyn, NY
This is my business through which I have published a number of titles and complete contracts. At times, I have had employees
as a contract or project requires. The most ambitious project I released was a multiplayer 3D action game published on Steam called OBEY. About half my career has been as an independent developer through this company.
Looking Glass Factory - Lead Software Architect
March 2016 - February 2019 (3 years) - Brooklyn, NY
I wrote software integrating 'holographic' and volumetric displays with Unity and with Maya and created numerous demos to show off the capabilities of the displays. I wrote SDKs allowing the public to use the hardware without requiring specialized knowledge.
Kaos Studios, THQ Inc. - Environment Art Supervisor
October 2005 - June 2008 (2 years 9 months) - New York, NY
I managed the environment art and team, wrote the Maya to Unreal art pipelines for the studio, and managed external
art contractors.
Education:
Ringling School of Art and Design
2002 - BFA, Computer Animation
Independent Titles:
2015-2020 - OBEY (C# / Win, Mac, Linux) - networked multiplayer 3D action game, sole developer
2009-2014 - GunApp (C++ / iOS, Android) - over 6M downloads, main developer
2011 - Pixation (C++ / iOS) - the best pixel editor for iOS, sole developer
2010 - 4P Air Battle (C++ / iOS) - 4-way multiplayer action on 1 device, sole developer
2009 - GunApp 3D (iOS, Android) - created art assets for 3D expansion of GunApp
2009 - Guru Melon (C++ / iOS, Win) - proof of multiplatform pipeline tech, sole developer
2008 - The Far Wilds (Win) - contributed environment art and effects (Ogre3D engine)
2007 - Mitosis (J2ME mobile) - created all art assets
Publisher Titles:
2011 - F.E.A.R. 3 (Win, PS3, 360) - completed assets contract via Exis Entertainment
2008 - Frontlines: Fuel of War (Win, 360) - environment art lead and tech artist (Unreal3 engine)
2006 - Dirty Sanchez (J2ME mobile) - ported art to various devices contract
2005 - Madden NFL '06 (PS2, GameCube, Xbox, 360, Win) - completed rendered assets contracts
2005 - Outlaw Tennis (PS2, Xbox)
2004 - Outlaw Golf 2 (PS2, Xbox)
2004 - Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude (PS2, Xbox, Win)
2003 - Disney's The Haunted Mansion (PS2, Gamecube, Xbox)
Non-Game:
2010 - MitraClip eValve Trainer (medical trainer) (Win)
Published Tools:
- Looking Glass SDK - SDK for the Holoplayer One and Looking Glass displays
- Hypercube - SDK for the Volume volumetric display
- Tiled To Unity - C# asset pipeline for Tiled (mapeditor.org) to Unity3D engine
- LFA Engine - C++ multiplatform 2D game engine (iOS, Win, Android)
- LFA Scene Manager - MEL open source art pipeline and toolset from Maya to Ogre3D engine
- ButtonGUI - C++ simple open source GUI library for Ogre3D engine