Introduction

Hello! My name is Hannalore and I am a senior at OSU studying computer science. My goal after graduation is to be a game developer. Follow me as I blog about my video game Capstone project (TBA).

About Me

I was born and raised in rural Alaska, often moving between the Southeast islands and the Kenai Peninsula. Despite moving to Oregon for college, a much more populated region, it felt isolating at first. I left my commercial fishing family to study computer science, which was definitely a plot twist. I am so glad I took that leap of faith because now I have a wonderful support system of friends here in Oregon and I can pursue my dream career. Whenever I miss home I look at pictures of me in winter and go “Oh. Yeah. Ok, no thanks!!!”

As you can imagine, I spent a lot of time indoors on my computer playing video games growing up. This is what sparked my passion for game design. I jumped right into it freshman year of college and worked in a Nvidia Graphics lab on campus creating virtual reality environments using Unity and C#. I also assisted graduate students in their work.

What To Expect

I will be sharing my development in my upcoming Capstone project. You’ll see my struggles and how I overcome them, as well as tips and tricks to finding solutions.