I am a programmer and artist with a life-long interest in computing; especially interactive media. I have been making art, programming, and creating games since I was a child. I have an extremely wide range of experience with all things visual and interactive.

johnpenny+work@gmail.com

johnpenny.uk

• Interactive media. Development, design, and all other aspects.

• Interactive media and game development [since 2008]
  • App design and development, all aspects
  • UI, UX, interactions
  • Gameplay
  • Shader programming
  • 2D and 2D animation
  • 3D and some 3D animation
  • Unity; Some Godot and Defold
• Graphic design, illustration, and animation [since 2003]
  • Content for web, devices, and print
  • Branding
  • Marketing
• UX, front-end development, and web design [since 2003]
  • (X)HTML(5)
  • Javascript
  • CSS
  • SVG
  • Animation
  • UI, UX design
  • Copy, content, and graphics

• Desktop VR/XR Unity game development [from 2015-2020] (Where I now use XR I prioritise mobile apps and onboard apps)
  • HTC Vive
  • Oculus (DK, Rift)
  • Roomscale experiences and interactions
  • Sub-roomscale experiences and interactions
• Mobile app development [from 2015-2020] (These were mostly 'serious' utility apps, which are no longer my focus)
  • Android (Play Store, B2C)
  • iOS (App Store, B2C)
• Full-stack web development [from 2011-2020] (I now rarely make web-only apps)
  • CMS/CMF implementations and customisations
  • LAMP/LEMP, ASP.NET
  • Back-end and front-end UX for customers and staff
  • Optimisations front and back, caching, etc
  • Server and service management, mostly large customer-facing websites
  • Plugin and extension development for unique customer needs; PHP, C# (ASP.NET)
• Digital Marketing [from 2011-2020] (I no longer work in a marketing focussed day job)
  • Branding
  • Copy
  • Web (and complementary print) materials
  • SEO and campaign planning

• Unity engine including XR (C#)(Advanced)
• Godot engine 3D, 2D (C#)(Mid)
• Defold engine 2D and some 3D (Lua, C++)(Mid)
• Web Content (Advanced)
• Affinity Photo, Designer (Advanced); Publisher (Mid)
• Adobe Ps, Ai, (Advanced); Id (Mid)
• Blender (Mid)
• Git (Mid)
• Many others at a working level

2011: BA Honours 1st Class; Animation & Illustration. Coventry University. Focussed on interactive media design & development.