Hi there! My name is Jacob and I’m interested in all things art and technology. I believe that extensive knowledge and experience within both disciplines should be a primary goal when navigating and understanding this world, and I’m always in pursuit of where this intersection will lead creative innovation across all spectrums next.I graduated UCSD having spent most of my time dedicated to creating project after project, both inside and outside of my coursework. My involvement with the Virtual Reality Club provided me access to the school’s one-of-a-kind VR lab, where I spent hours creating experiences primarily for the Oculus Rift and Google Cardboard using Unity, C++, and C#; my team’s project, which took an entire year to develop, involved synchronized multiplayer gameplay across multiple Oculus Rifts. Though my other extracurriculars primarily involved performing arts, these offered not only important public speaking skills in front of large crowds, but also served as inspiration for my senior project, a large-scale rhythm game which I programmed and built solely using Unity, projectors, speakers, custom-made controllers, and a small studio space. I also spent several of my last quarters constructing and prototyping a temporary exhibit for the Birch Aquarium, which necessitated collaboration with select peers, faculty, and management at the Birch as well.In the past, I have utilized my minor in Computer Science towards engineering and working as a Software Developer at General Atomics, where I became more familiar with large-scale business ecosystems and project development, while also enhancing my proficiency towards UI/UX design by creating data visualizations with a combination of SQL, HTML, JavaScript, CSS, Python, and multiple third party libraries. As I find my way through this daunting industry, I continue to learn invaluable lessons and skills that I will continue to use, no matter what business or projects I encounter in the future.