Joshua Larson Email & Phone Number

Des Moines, IA, US

- Developed custom AI models using Tensorflow & PyTorch, Gradio & Jupyter Labs running containerized in the cloud via Runpod- Designed digital fashion for a social game / metaverse using Stable Diffusion generative AI- Accepted into Bitcoin Startup Lab's Summer 2023 cohort- Pivoted to AI tools after a deep-dive in lean startup, customer discovery, &.

Des Moines, Iowa, US

Leading an award-winning indie game studio with my business partner Ryan.- Director for an unannounced VR title (art, design, programming)- Co-Director of PC/mobile title "That Dragon, Cancer" (art, design, programming)- Art Director for VR title "AREA MAN LIVES" (art, design, programming)- Art Director, prototyping, programming for "Painted Waters".

Portland, OR, US

Cutting footwear production time from 18 months to less than 2 through designing Studio OS, generative AI software that turns a concept into wearable, 3d printed shoes. I worked with the Head of Creative Tech creating a demo for a Milan Design Week showcase.

As a world expert in AI image generation, I was recruited to Archimedes to advance its use in creative fields. I also assisted in working with top AI companies to advocate for the ethical use of AI.- Used AI to create designs and illustrations for a public art installation- Worked with top AI companies to advise on the ethical use of AI- Was a featured.

US

Moved my freelance work under this company, doing mostly programming, design, and some art.- Business Development securing and managing clients- Led a team of 3 developing a bleeding edge augmented reality (AR) mobile app for a global beverage brand, working with world-renowned multimedia artists to build a content platform for them- Technical art and.

Invented a software platform for interactive live visuals / VJ that used videogame-like scenes and up to 7 Wii Remotes to interact with on-screen visuals. It involved developing the interactive content itself, which required C# programming, design, and art along with creating the software that managed and loaded the content and assigned roles to each piece.

- Technical Artist developing rigging tools using Lua for Flash-based character animation- Character Artist and Animator of in-game characters- Game Designer collaborating with the team to conceive of, develop, and refine the game rules for an innovative PvP MOBA with RTS elements.- Business Development landing funding as part of Kongregate's Premium.

Cedar Falls, Iowa, US

Marmoset Engine:- Designed content pipeline for one of the first game engines to use HDR image-based lighting, which became Marmoset Toolbag- High quality HDR panorama captures for image-based lighting"Darkest of Days":- Art Director recruiting and overseeing initial production artists, helped develop content pipeline for art production using modo, Maya.

Web design & development with HTML, CSS, Coldfusion, PHP/MySQL. Transitioned to Flash multimedia development.

Ames, Iowa, US

Production work for advanced, immersive VR experiences. Included 3D modeling and rendering visualization work for military research projects and VR demos

US

Production work for advanced, immersive VR experiences. Included lighting and rendering of a 3D T-Rex with Brazil Render and Mental Ray and 360 degree stereoscopic panorama stitching

Bfa, Art & Design; Minor In Entrepreneurship

Cisco Certified Networking Academy, Computer Networking

High School Diploma

Computer Programming, Math