Our mission is to connect to players through shared adventures with memorable characters.Pioneering in the design space of XR affords Polyarc the opportunity to do foundational work in the game industry. The joys of physical interaction and the power of emotional resonance can be uniquely leveraged with XR, and we believe that integrating these fundamental human experiences into our games will deepen the connections we make with our players. By upholding our company values as we work, we can foster a culture of learning, professional growth, quality of craft, and personal fulfillment. With a commitment to small teams focused on innovation and player experience, we will help shape the future of entertainment through our games.Titles:Batman: Arkham Shadow (2024)Glassbreakers: Champions of Moss (2023)Moss: Book II (2020)Moss (2018)

Consulted at Oculus with the Seattle first party content team. Helped develop and understand game design best practices in VR. Provided technical and design feedback on proposed projects. Completed development of two exploratory prototypes as technical lead.

Shipped 'Halo: Reach' from early production to launch working on character combat and behaviors such as synchronized assassinations and fight from cover. Primary engineering focus was on animation and character AI. Contributed bug fixes during development of 'Halo 3: ODST'.Grew and lead a small character focused engineering team from early production through launch of multi-platform RPG shooter 'Destiny'. Developed core gameplay infrastructure including underlying data driven Sequence system used as base for many game features as well as Action System to arbitrate character actions and outputs. Built an advanced Runtime Rig animation system, worked on full animation pipeline from export through blending, and responsible for all animation CPU and memory budgets.Titles:Destiny (2014)Halo: Reach (2010)Halo 3: ODST (2009)

Designed and implemented artificial intelligence system using Goal Oriented Action Planning for open world FPS MMO titled 'The Agency' for the PS3 and PC. Other duties included game design collaboration on AI related gameplay features, quarterly Unreal engine integrations, development tools such as build systems, and interviewing engineering job candidates.Titles:The Agency (unreleased)

Developed the recreations of the classic Windows games that shipped with Vista, Win 7 and later Windows releases. Implemented card game library to share across card games, worked on Hearts AI, and in general contributed both game and engine code on the recreated titles.Titles:Freecell (2007)Hearts (2007)Minesweeper (2007)Purble Place (2007)Solitaire (2007)Spider (2007)

Completed two product cycles acting as a developer and president of Ares. Developed or participated in development on a variety of systems from game code and user interface, to animation and in-game visual effects. Also performed business related duties such as project management, business development, and studio operations.Titles:Barnyard Invasion (2005)Dawn Patrol (unreleased)