Specialties in real-time Technical Art, and Game development.

Jae enjoys using Unity and Houdini as main tools with C#, Shading languages, and Javascript.

Jae made an award-winning game called BestLuck which made Top Paid #3 in U.S App Store and Top Paid #1 in U.K App Store as a sole developer.

Apple

R&D Technical Artist / Prototyper

2019.4 -

- Quickly prototyping experiences
- Shader driven procedural shape generation for UI

C#, HLSL

ThatGameCompany

Experience Engineer

2018.4 - 2019.3

- Quickly prototyping experiences
- Shader driven procedural shape generation for UI
- C++ for general implementation

C++, GLSL, Javascript(quick UI prototypes with HTML,CSS)

Riot Games

Senior Technical/VFX Artist

2016 - 2018

- Developing tools/gameplay components for multi-platform game (iOS, Android, PC)
- Curve based procedural mesh generation tool for Unity
- HLSL/cg shader pipeline for current game for Unity
- Custom UI development / profiling / optimize systems to remove bottlenecks and improve performance
- Object movement using curve (arc-parameterization to get accurate distribution) in Unity
- Velocity field generator for Unity
- Visual art asset management related tools/gameplay programming
  - Faster iteration for specific gameplay feature for visual designers (Targeting / Timeline Tool)
- Data from Houdini to Unity with JSON for custom data export (Ashe frost)

Unity, C#, HLSL, Houdini

Reload Studios

Lead Technical Artist / Tools Engineer

2014 - 2016

- Gameplay programming for VR Online FPS games in Unreal Engine 4
- Creating API for UE4 to have interface for Sony Move, Razor Hydra and Leap motion (At the time - it was not support by UE4)
- UI development to work with joystick and VR controller (Character selection / Item selection)
- Mesh sequence player for UE4

Unreal Engine 4, C++

Disney

Effects Animator

2012 - 2014

- Custom shader development - ice volumetric shader
- Visual effects pipeline programming - animation scene setup / update tools
- Disney's cartoon styled fluid simulation development for Frozen - Elsa Magic Dress Transformation, Olaf Creation Magic, Elsa Magic in Houdini / Maya
- Various challenging visual effects shader programming for Big Hero 6, Frozen and Wreck It Ralph.
- Nominee of VES Visual Effects Shot - Elsa Magic Dress Transformation Shot

Houdini, Python, Javascript, HTML, NodeJS, VEX Shader

Blizzard

Senior VFX Artist

2009 - 2012

- Simulation pipeline development within 3Ds Max (FumeFX automation)
- Various visual effects for Diablo3, Starcraft2 and, World of Warcraft

3dsMax, maxscript

Sony Imageworks

FX Technical Director

2009

- Physic simulation scene pipeline
- General visual effects animation for Cloudy with a chance of Meatballs

Houdini, VEX Script Language

CIS Hollywood

Technical Artist

2009

- 3d Max tool development for cg artists and automation tool for better iteration
- CGI for G.I.Joe, Watchmen, Tropic Thunder, Mummy lll, Beverly Hills Chihuahua, Red Dawn

3dsMax, maxscript

Digital Dimension

Digital Artist

2006 – 2008

- General CG modeling, rigging, animation for feature film: Get Smart and Pink Panther II

3dsMax

Skills

Programming Language

C#, C++, Javascript, Python, HTML5

Game Engine

Unity, Unreal Engine 4, PhaserJS(HTML5 Game Engine)

Shading Language

GLSL, Houdini VEX

Interactive Frameworks

ThreeJS, OpenFramework, Processing, p5.js

3D Packages

Houdini - Procedural CGI, Fluid Simulation, RBD, Particle Animation

Blender, Maya - Modeling, Rigging, Texture, Animation

3dsMax - Fluid Simulation, Particle Animation

Front End / Back End Frameworks

AngularJS, NodeJS, ExpressJS, MongoDB, Ionic (Hybrid App Development)

After Effects - Motion Design, Editing

Aesprite - Pixel Art, 2D Animation

Photoshop, Nuke,(sprite art tool)

Awards 🏆

"Winner – Best Overall Game" Golden Joystick Awards - June 2017

Solo developed Indie-game BestLuck

Google Chrome Experiment "Official Selection" - Aug 2016

Machine learning web based application that read emotion from people’s face drawing

https://www.chromeexperiments.com/experiment/alice

Google Devart Competition "Top 20 Shortlist" - Apr 2014

Leap motion interfaced interactive map explorer got selected as top 20 shortlist

https://devart.withgoogle.com/#/project/17381838

"Official Selection" Showcase of MIX 2017 @ E3 - USA - July 2017

Solo developed Indie-game BestLuck

"Official Selection" Showcase of IndieCade - USA - October 2017

Solo developed Indie-game BestLuck

Talks

2018 Nov, USC KSEA , Los Angeles, United States - "Entertainment X Technology"2018 Nov, Global Game Graphic Conference, Pusan, South Korea - "Implement game graphic like feature film"2017 April, Nexon Developer Conference (NDC), Seoul, South Korea - "Creating procedural mesh in Unity"2016 May, TreeNode, Busan, South Korea - "Implementing art with fast-evolving CG technology"2014 May, Seokang University, South Korea - "Coding the art in CG"2014 April, CT Forum, Seoul, South Korea - "Visual Effects in Frozen"2014 April, 25Frame, Seoul, South Korea - Interview2013 November, PISAF, Bucheon, South Korea - "As an artist working in mainstream animation industry"2013 September, ACE Fair, Gwangju, South Korea - Consulting for developing South Korea CG industry2012 November, VFXLab, South Korea - "Houdini Art"2012 November, HongIk University, South Korea - "CG Art"2010 July, CGLand - "Emotional visual effects"2010 Jan-Mar, 3D Artisan - Lecturing FumeFX 2009 June, Young Power - "Youngest FX Artist in Sony Pictures Imageworks"