My name is Leah Blasczyk, and I am a Game and Software Engineer with an emphasis in UI/UX, and a passion for learning and game jams.
About Me
I finished up my final semester at University of Wisconsin - Whitewater in 2021
where I graduated with a Bachelor of Science in:
- Media Arts and Game Development: Communication/Gaming
- Mathematics: Pure Mathematics
- Computer Science
I am proud to have been on the Dean's list every semester and to have graduated with a 3.9 GPA overall and within each major.
During my time in college, I have strove to gain as much experience as I was able. From interships, to study abroad (gone remote) projects, to numerous game jams, I love pushing my self to be a part of something great. I love video games, and I have always wanted to be the one behind a game that brings someone joy.
I am currently a Game Engineer at Filament Games! We make 'Games for Good' that help children, students, patients, and people better their lives through games.
To further my understanding of software development and continue learning, I have started a Master's Degree in Computer Science at the University of Wisconsin - Madison in the fall of 2023 while continuing work full time at Filament Games.
Skills
Game
Projects
RoboCo is a sandbox robotics game currently available on early access on Steam. The purpose of RoboCo is to give students or people of all ages access to the world of robotics.
I have been working on upcoming features and quality of life updates on RoboCo since Sept 2023. I have also been working on performance improvements for our upcoming major release!
- Fall 2023
People's Pie is my first professionally released title! This educational game teaches kids the basics of how US government funds are utilized.
This was my first lead engineer project at Filament Games working with the fantastic people at iCivics.
People's Pie was awarded a GEE! Award in 2023 under the category Formal Learning.
- Summer 2022
Mindful Market™ is an application of the REAL® System developed by Penumbra, Inc, which utilizes VR for various therapy solutions. Mindful Market is a project built in Unreal that helps patients build cognitive skills through several minigames.
I did several maintenance and quality of life updates and also added a new feature that allows the patient to stand while playing any activity.
- Spring 2022
Escape from Valhalla was one of two projects created during a collaboration with UW-Whitewater and HAN University students. Unfortunately, we were unable to travel to the Netherlands, and this project was completed entirely remotely.
I was one of two programming leads for this project. Leading a team of five people from universities, my team and I developed the player mechanics and UI. I developed the menu systems and inventory, and created a custom input manager to support multiple controller types.
- Spring/Summer 2020
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