Jason Brown's Capstone Blog

I haven’t interviewed for a job since 2008, and even then it was for a job in real estate finance of all things. Since that time I started my own business making animated explainer videos, then transitioned into more of a freelance position making graphics and software tools for a lab at UCSF. Now that…

For the Capstone project, I and two other students are working on a 3D Tower Defense game in Unity. The basic premise is this – orcs and other fantasy creatures are working their way along a snaking path toward the player’s castle, intent on destroying it. The player is tasked with strategically placing various types…

As someone who spends most of their working hours making stuff with a computer, I tend to want a break at the end of the day from all things screens. I find refuge in walking, running, and working with my hands. My eyes need a rest. So when my kids want to play a game…

Far From Computers Twenty years ago the thought of me working with computers would have seemed ridiculous. I was spending all my time painting and drawing, working toward a degree in Studio Art. I had played video games as a kid and knew how to write emails and use the web, but beyond that I…