{"id":64,"date":"2015-08-02T20:22:52","date_gmt":"2015-08-02T20:22:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.josephjakewilliams.com\/?p=64"},"modified":"2025-07-03T14:57:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T21:57:10","slug":"unreal-engine-4-ascendance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.josephjakewilliams.com\/?p=64","title":{"rendered":"Unreal Engine 4 &#8211; Ascendance"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"dslc-theme-content\"><div id=\"dslc-theme-content-inner\"><div id=\"pl-64\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-64-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-64-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-64-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DmFA6v5FDEk?rel=0\" width=\"840\" height=\"460\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a name=\"proof7\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-64-0-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-17bc2272b535-64\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.josephjakewilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/border.png\" width=\"793\" height=\"10\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.josephjakewilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/border.png 793w, https:\/\/www.josephjakewilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/border-300x4.png 300w, https:\/\/www.josephjakewilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/border-768x10.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 793px) 100vw, 793px\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-64-0-0-2\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-headline\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-headline so-widget-sow-headline-default-6aea5eb8344e-64\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"sow-headline-container \">\n\t<h1 class='sow-headline'>Role<\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration-inside\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class='sow-sub-headline'>Project Lead<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-64-0-0-3\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image\" data-index=\"3\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-17bc2272b535-64\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.josephjakewilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/border.png\" width=\"793\" height=\"10\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.josephjakewilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/border.png 793w, https:\/\/www.josephjakewilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/border-300x4.png 300w, https:\/\/www.josephjakewilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/border-768x10.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 793px) 100vw, 793px\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-64-0-0-4\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-headline\" data-index=\"4\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-headline so-widget-sow-headline-default-6aea5eb8344e-64\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"sow-headline-container \">\n\t<h1 class='sow-headline'>Assigned Tasks<\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration-inside\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class='sow-sub-headline'>Assigned team tasks, created weekly game builds, debugged, worked on side tasks, provided direction, and mentored other team members.<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-64-0-0-5\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image\" data-index=\"5\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-17bc2272b535-64\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.josephjakewilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/border.png\" width=\"793\" height=\"10\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.josephjakewilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/border.png 793w, https:\/\/www.josephjakewilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/border-300x4.png 300w, https:\/\/www.josephjakewilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/border-768x10.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 793px) 100vw, 793px\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-64-0-0-6\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-headline\" data-index=\"6\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-headline so-widget-sow-headline-default-6aea5eb8344e-64\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"sow-headline-container \">\n\t<h1 class='sow-headline'>Tools Used<\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration-inside\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-64-0-0-7\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-features\" data-index=\"7\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-features so-widget-sow-features-default-813ae78eea35-64\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-features-list sow-features-responsive\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-features-feature sow-icon-container-position-top \"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; float: left; width: 33.333%;\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-icon-container sow-container-round\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"color: #f6fdec; \"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-icon-image\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.josephjakewilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/nnIczrGF_400x400-150x150.png); font-size: 80px\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUnreal Engine 4\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-features-feature sow-icon-container-position-top \"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; float: left; width: 33.333%;\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-icon-container sow-container-round\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"color: #f6fdec; \"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-icon-image\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.josephjakewilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/icon_axosoft_90x90.png); font-size: 80px\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAxosoft\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-features-feature sow-icon-container-position-top \"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; float: left; width: 33.333%;\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-icon-container sow-container-round\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"color: #f6fdec; \"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-icon-image\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.josephjakewilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Slack-150x150.png); font-size: 80px\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSlack\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-features-feature sow-icon-container-position-top sow-features-feature-last-row\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; float: left; width: 33.333%;\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-icon-container sow-container-round\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"color: #f6fdec; \"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-icon-image\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.josephjakewilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/logo-256x256-150x150.png); font-size: 80px\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTortoiseSVN\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-features-feature sow-icon-container-position-top sow-features-feature-last-row\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; float: left; width: 33.333%;\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-icon-container sow-container-round\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"color: #f6fdec; \"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-icon-image\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.josephjakewilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Apps-Trello-icon-150x150.png); font-size: 80px\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTrello\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-features-feature sow-icon-container-position-top sow-features-feature-last-row\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; float: left; width: 33.333%;\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-icon-container sow-container-round\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"color: #f6fdec; \"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-icon-image\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.josephjakewilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Google-Drive-icon-150x150.png); font-size: 80px\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGoogle Drive\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-64-0-0-8\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image\" data-index=\"8\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-17bc2272b535-64\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.josephjakewilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/border.png\" width=\"793\" height=\"10\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.josephjakewilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/border.png 793w, https:\/\/www.josephjakewilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/border-300x4.png 300w, https:\/\/www.josephjakewilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/border-768x10.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 793px) 100vw, 793px\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-64-0-0-9\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-headline\" data-index=\"9\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-headline so-widget-sow-headline-default-6aea5eb8344e-64\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"sow-headline-container \">\n\t<h1 class='sow-headline'>Skills Utilized<\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration-inside\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class='sow-sub-headline'>Level Design - Mentoring - Project Management - Concept Paper Maps - Quality Assurance  Documentation - Source Control - Task Assignment - Unreal Visual Scripting<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-64-0-0-10\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image\" data-index=\"10\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-17bc2272b535-64\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.josephjakewilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/border.png\" width=\"793\" height=\"10\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.josephjakewilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/border.png 793w, https:\/\/www.josephjakewilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/border-300x4.png 300w, https:\/\/www.josephjakewilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/border-768x10.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 793px) 100vw, 793px\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-64-0-0-11\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-headline panel-last-child\" data-index=\"11\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-headline so-widget-sow-headline-default-6aea5eb8344e-64\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"sow-headline-container \">\n\t<h1 class='sow-headline'>Overview<\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration-inside\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class='sow-sub-headline'>Ascendance is a first person survival game. This project was created by a group of students at UAT (University of Advancing Technology).<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-64-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-64-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><div id=\"pgc-64-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-64-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_cl-popup widget-cl-popup panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"12\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-64-1-1-0\" ><div class=\"cl-popup align_left\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\" class=\"cl-popup-trigger type_btn cl-btn\"><span>Game Story - Read More<\/span><\/a><div class=\"cl-popup-overlay\" style=\"background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.75);\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-popup-wrap\"><div class=\"cl-popup-box size_m animation_fadeIn\"><div class=\"cl-popup-box-h\"><div class=\"cl-popup-box-title\" style=\"color:#666666;background-color:#f2f2f2;\">Game Story<\/div><div class=\"cl-popup-box-content\" style=\"color:#333333;background-color:#ffffff;\"><p>\u00a0 \u00a0 Ascendance starts off as a world set in the year 2065 after a biological warfare started by the Russians. The United States put\u00a0project Bastion into motion which was\u00a0giant underground self sustaining bunkers to help protect its citizens, however the bunkers were not built to withstand chemical warheads. The story takes place inside of Bastion: 01 also known as the presidential bunker. After the chemicals seeped in only 10% of the inhabitants remain un-mutated. The player makes choices with the half-Asian female main character who has grown up entirely inside of the bunker, not knowing what the real world used to look like. The player must survive, as they are entrusted with the information about a fail-safe opening with Bastion: 01's doors, which have been locked shut since its original lock-down. The player must race against time and mutants they will face in order to make it out of Bastion: 01 before it is too late.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"cl-popup-box-closer\" style=\"color:#666666;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-popup-closer\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-64-1-2\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-mobile-last\" ><div id=\"panel-64-1-2-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_cl-popup widget-cl-popup panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"13\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-64-1-2-0\" ><div class=\"cl-popup align_left\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\" class=\"cl-popup-trigger type_btn cl-btn\"><span>Project Start - Read More<\/span><\/a><div class=\"cl-popup-overlay\" style=\"background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.75);\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-popup-wrap\"><div class=\"cl-popup-box size_m animation_fadeIn\"><div class=\"cl-popup-box-h\"><div class=\"cl-popup-box-title\" style=\"color:#666666;background-color:#f2f2f2;\">How It All Started<\/div><div class=\"cl-popup-box-content\" style=\"color:#333333;background-color:#ffffff;\"><p>\u00a0 \u00a0 The project started as a student innovation project and was moved into the production studio course. There the project recruited 31 members for the first semester in the game studio. We utilized management tools such as Axosoft, Trello, Google Drive, TortioseSVN and Slack in order to help keep organized and on track. The project went through several stages of minimizing scope of the project and scale of the levels in order to make a working prototype by the end of the first semester. The project was presented at the Greenlight event at UAT and was accepted for another semester in the game production studio. During the second semester the project started out with 15 members. During this time I made a call in order to re-vamp what levels the game would feature. Originally the game was planned to feature 4 unique areas, however due to the scale of this the project fell short of having fully completed levels. Instead the focus was to create only 3 unique areas and to split the first one up into smaller bits for each designer. By doing so the team was able to divide and create the settings required for the game. Ascendance was also posted onto Unreal forums and several other social media locations in order to spread word of the game. Towards the end of the second semester in the production studio, Ascendance was pushed through as a playable free-demo available on the website.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"cl-popup-box-closer\" style=\"color:#666666;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-popup-closer\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-64-1-3\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-64-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-64-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-64-2-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"14\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-17bc2272b535-64\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.josephjakewilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/border.png\" width=\"793\" height=\"10\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.josephjakewilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/border.png 793w, https:\/\/www.josephjakewilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/border-300x4.png 300w, https:\/\/www.josephjakewilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/border-768x10.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 793px) 100vw, 793px\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-64-3\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-64-3-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-64-3-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_cl-flipbox widget-cl-flipbox panel-first-child\" data-index=\"15\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-64-3-0-0\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Before & After (Hover to Flip)<\/h3><div class=\"cl-flipbox animation_cubeflip direction_w valign_center\" style=\"width:100%;\"><div class=\"cl-flipbox-h easing_ease\" style=\"-webkit-transition-duration:500ms;transition-duration:500ms;\"><div class=\"cl-flipbox-hh\"><div class=\"cl-flipbox-front\" style=\"height:540px;padding:15%;background-image:url(&quot;https:\/\/www.josephjakewilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/5.jpg&quot;);\"><div class=\"cl-flipbox-front-h\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-flipbox-back\" style=\"padding:15%;display:none;background-image:url(&quot;https:\/\/www.josephjakewilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/In_game2.jpg&quot;);\"><div class=\"cl-flipbox-back-h\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-flipbox-yflank\" style=\"background-color:#fafafa;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-64-3-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-last-child\" data-index=\"16\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>**Full credit to team members Aaron Ramirez (Level Design), Mike Demo (Environment Assets), and Chandler Demming (Concept Artist \/ Environment) for creating the above scene.**<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-64-4\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-64-4-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><div id=\"pgc-64-4-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-mobile-last\" ><div id=\"panel-64-4-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child\" data-index=\"17\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-17bc2272b535-64\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.josephjakewilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/border.png\" width=\"793\" height=\"10\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.josephjakewilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/border.png 793w, https:\/\/www.josephjakewilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/border-300x4.png 300w, https:\/\/www.josephjakewilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/border-768x10.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 793px) 100vw, 793px\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-64-4-1-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image\" data-index=\"18\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-7877d6771435-64\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.josephjakewilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/In_game1.jpg\" width=\"1601\" height=\"888\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.josephjakewilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/In_game1.jpg 1601w, https:\/\/www.josephjakewilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/In_game1-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.josephjakewilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/In_game1-1024x568.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1601px) 100vw, 1601px\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-64-4-1-2\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor\" data-index=\"19\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Above: Showing my main menu blueprint; the options sub-menu.<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-64-4-1-3\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image\" data-index=\"20\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-17bc2272b535-64\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.josephjakewilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/border.png\" width=\"793\" height=\"10\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.josephjakewilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/border.png 793w, https:\/\/www.josephjakewilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/border-300x4.png 300w, https:\/\/www.josephjakewilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/border-768x10.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 793px) 100vw, 793px\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-64-4-1-4\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor\" data-index=\"21\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.josephjakewilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Blueprint_Showcase.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-212\" src=\"https:\/\/www.josephjakewilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Blueprint_Showcase-1024x821.jpg\" alt=\"Blueprint_Showcase\" width=\"800\" height=\"641\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.josephjakewilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Blueprint_Showcase-1024x821.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.josephjakewilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Blueprint_Showcase-300x241.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Above:<\/strong> Picture may be enlarged for closer viewing. Shows the behind scripting for the main menu image that is above this image.<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-64-4-1-5\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image\" data-index=\"22\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-17bc2272b535-64\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.josephjakewilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/border.png\" width=\"793\" height=\"10\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.josephjakewilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/border.png 793w, https:\/\/www.josephjakewilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/border-300x4.png 300w, https:\/\/www.josephjakewilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/border-768x10.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 793px) 100vw, 793px\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-64-4-1-6\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image\" data-index=\"23\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-7877d6771435-64\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.josephjakewilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Blueprint_Showcase2.jpg\" width=\"1112\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.josephjakewilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Blueprint_Showcase2.jpg 1112w, https:\/\/www.josephjakewilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Blueprint_Showcase2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.josephjakewilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Blueprint_Showcase2-1024x769.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1112px) 100vw, 1112px\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-64-4-1-7\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor\" data-index=\"24\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Above:<\/strong> My behind scenes work for persistent level loading \/ unloading as the player moves throughout the game. Affects screenshot above this one.<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-64-4-1-8\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image\" data-index=\"25\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-17bc2272b535-64\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.josephjakewilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/border.png\" width=\"793\" height=\"10\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.josephjakewilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/border.png 793w, https:\/\/www.josephjakewilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/border-300x4.png 300w, https:\/\/www.josephjakewilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/border-768x10.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 793px) 100vw, 793px\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-64-4-1-9\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image\" data-index=\"26\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-7877d6771435-64\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.josephjakewilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Material_Showcase.jpg\" width=\"1269\" height=\"920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.josephjakewilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Material_Showcase.jpg 1269w, https:\/\/www.josephjakewilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Material_Showcase-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.josephjakewilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Material_Showcase-1024x742.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1269px) 100vw, 1269px\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-64-4-1-10\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor\" data-index=\"27\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Above:<\/strong> In editor modification\u00a0of character texture made into material\u00a0to add pores and other attributes to add realism.<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>**Credit to Gabriel Vielle for the original character material \/ model.**<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-64-4-1-11\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-last-child\" data-index=\"28\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-17bc2272b535-64\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.josephjakewilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/border.png\" width=\"793\" height=\"10\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.josephjakewilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/border.png 793w, https:\/\/www.josephjakewilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/border-300x4.png 300w, https:\/\/www.josephjakewilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/border-768x10.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 793px) 100vw, 793px\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-64-4-2\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Role Project Lead Assigned Tasks Assigned team tasks, created weekly game builds, debugged, worked on side tasks, provided direction, and mentored other team members. 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