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California, United States

A 501(c)(3) nonprofit inspiring emerging talent and empowering historically marginalized youth in Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math (STEAM) education.

KAP Games is a cutting-edge hybrid web2/web3 studio developing the future of blockchain gaming.In addition to serving as CPO, I created and developed Captain & Company: the most technically advanced browser game ever produced. Captain & Company was the first WebGL experience to support 100 players in a 3D multiplayer match, including full support for mobile browsers. The game's inaugural $200k NFT drop sold out in under 30 seconds, and our player-owned ship NFTs trade for $1500 on OpenSea.

AI for converting static sounds into dynamic, immersive audio experiences.All proceeds support STEM charity. The project has raised an estimated $30,000 from thousands of users, ranging from hobbyist droid builders to members of Lucasfilm's Creature Effects team.The flagship R2-D2 Vocalizer is a generative AI powered by advanced research into the sound design of the world's most iconic and complex robot voice.

Naquatic is the most prolific two-person game studio in history, having amassed 100,000,000 users across 50 titles with 0 UA spend. As pioneers in the mobile and VR industries, brothers Michael and Will Perl built a torrent of viral chart-topping titles including an Apple "App Store Best Of" winner. After creating some of the first mobile games for the iPhone 3G, we went on to partner with every major player from Apple to Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Facebook, Samsung, and Oculus.A sampling of Naquatic's catalogue:Shooting Showdown was a viral phenomenon downloaded by 2,000,000 players in one week. It reached the App Store Top 5 and outperformed the NBC Olympics app during the London Games. Shooting Showdown was the world's first mobile VR shooting game: a revolutionary precursor to modern AR/VR experiences. Naquatic partnered with Oculus to bring Shooting Showdown to the Gear VR, the first mobile headset, as a launch title.Soccer Showdown was the first realtime multiplayer sports game on mobile and achieved 9,000,000 downloads.Touch Ski 3D netted 200,000 sales as a viral paid game in the early days of the App Store. It featured stunning, performant 3D graphics at a time when 3D mobile games were virtually unheard of.ACC Football Challenge was a collaboration with the Atlantic Coast Conference. At halftime of the ACC Championship, students took the field at Bank of America Stadium to compete in the app on behalf of their schools.GunCrafter received an Apple "App Store Best Of" award as one of the year's "most remarkable, innovative, and entertaining apps." With over 11,000,000 downloads, the game charted at #2 in the App Store behind only Candy Crush.MonsterCrafter was downloaded by 13,000,000 users. Players built pet monsters in 3D space. Spatial and behavioral algorithms brought them to life as thoughtful companions.CivCrafter introduced a vibrant social scene to the idle genre: a category previously known for small, single player experiences.

The Theory of Funkativity was a rock band described by Spin Magazine as "an onslaught of thick, catchy guitar riffs." They shared stages with music's biggest acts including Pharrell Williams, Iron and Wine, Sara Bareilles, Girl Talk, and Augustana. Their tracks appeared on radio, on television, and in video game soundtracks such as Realtime Worlds' APB: All Points Bulletin.The Theory produced five albums including "The Odyssey," a hybrid album/blog in which the band wrote, recorded, and published one new song every week for thirty consecutive weeks."Promised Land" won Spin Magazine's "Rock Pile" competition for best indie rock song. Michael's "Untitled Lead" solo won Slash's Ultimate Guitar Showdown.