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 - Current

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"