Blake Shea

Backend Engineering & Game Programming

I'm Blake, a junior backend engineer and game programmer working with RAG/LLMS, Unity, and server-side programming. Currently studying Computer Science and Interactive Media at Clark University. Experienced with Python and C# over a variety of use cases including APIs, websites, VR, Unity games, chatbots, and more.

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AI Character Narrative Server System Prototype for Ed-Tech Startup: Avilaar, Inc.

Created a multi-step cloud-based RAG pipeline using Python, FastAPI, OpenAI, MongoDB, LlamaIndex, and AWS to send customized narrative and animation information to animated characters within an Unreal Engine Augmented Reality client app

Bellicose

2D Local Multiplayer Fighting Game created for IGDA Clark's February Frenzy 2024 Game Jam

Turtle Takeover

2D Sidescroller adventure originally created for Game Design Fundamentals.

Past Projects

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Condemned

[WIP] 3D horror game created during IGDA's Halloween Jam 2024

Character controls, screen shake, procedural animations (Unreal Engine, Blueprints)

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Ghost Juke

[Prototype] Atmospheric Rhythm Game for Studio Blue Jay

Gameplay layout design, mechanics, and initial prototype (Unity, C#)

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Tank Overboard+ Edition

Top-Down tank game created for Artificial Intelligence for Games

Finite State Machine Controllers and Behaviors for Enemy Tanks (Unity, C#)

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NeonNet Discord RPG

Top-Down Turn-Based RPG playable in your Discord chat

Turn-based game mechanics, ASCII map, EnemyAI, A* Pathfinding (Python, Discord.py, MySQL)

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Starbound Wanderers

Isometric Fighting Narrative Game for Studio Blue Jay

A* Node Pathfinding, EnemyAI Agents, Narrative Trees, Narrative UI (Unity, C#)

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Monopoly Titans

2D Player vs Computer Economy Game submitted to GMTK Game Jam 2024

Grid System, Placing, Buying/Selling units (Unity2D, C#)

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D&D Inventory

Dungeons and Dragons Inventory WebAPP for Database Management & Systems Design

Stats page, Database Schema, Pages, Item Add/Remove (Python, Django, PostgreSQL, HTML, CSS)

Work Experience

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Clark University VR Lab

Lab Assistant

Upkeep, device checkout, device setup (Oculus series, KATVR, XSens, HTC Vive), events, shipping orders, research, and marketing

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IDTech camps and online

In-person summer camp instructor at MIT and online tech-camp instructor

In person tech camp instructor at MIT and online instructor for Unity3D, UnityVR, C#, Python, Scratch, and general CS.

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Clark University Computer Science Department

Teaching Assistant

Teaching Assistant for CS120 (Introduction to Computing)

Python, Jupiter Notebook, Visual Studio Code

Skills