JAMES CARROLL

CAREER OVERVIEW

Award-winning 3D environment designer. Skilled in low-poly mesh design, UV mapping, texture design, and scripting. Responsible for entire production process: research, title/end credits, scene creation, interaction, and sound design.

SOFTWARE SKILLS

EXPERIENCE

• Port existing reconstructions to Away3d..
• Porting my C/PalmOS software to Actionscript3/Flex.
• Researched and built exterior reconstruction of Atlanta's Terminal Station (1905).
• Created web based 3D presentation of McDonough's architectural history.
• Designed logo background image for GGDA website
• Won first place in TDT3D.com architectural competition.
• Created fully realized reconstruction of Le Corbusier's La Tourette monastery.
• Taught virtual environment design workshop at Dragon*Con 2007.
• Designed Blender, Gimp, and Audacity tutorials for Dragon*Con workshop.
• Built reconstruction of Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp.

• Designed Perl-Gtk2 software for FPGA development.
• Created two minute promotion video using Blender.
• Designed four virtual environments for rendered scenario simulation videos.
• Built three custom Qt plugins: image viewer, video viewer, and scenario visualizer.
• Designed and built a C++ test harness framework.
• Designed and built proprietary XML-based user interfaces.
• Wrote multi-threaded C++ code in a Linux environment.

• Developed 15 virtual environments for exposure therapy.
• Lead developer and designer for Virtual Katrina project (July - November 2006).
• Developed World Trade Center simulation for PTSD therapy.
• Performed extensive architectural background research for all projects.
• Created photographic and procedural textures.
• Designed and mixed audio tracks for ambience and effects.
• Used forced perspective to integrate group videos with room architecture.
• Developed techniques for integrating video planes with virtual models.
• Developed path following algorithm allowing branching and camera panning.

• Developed 10 software titles for PalmOS handhelds.
• Produced custom animation system for Mime software.
• Developed custom map scrolling function for City Walks.
• Produced maps for Oakland Cemetery, Decatur, Atlanta, and Birmingham, AL.
• Developed Win32 software to automate map and .pdb creation for City Walks.
• Developed procedures for data collection, map production, and version control.

EDUCATION

AWARDS AND AFFILIATIONS