Jason Chown - Timeline

Built the collision detection and response system for Psygnosis internal Racing Engine physics system.

• Built oct-tree spatial partitioning.
• Used impulse responses to drive rigid body dynamics.
• Designed "Car Ball" demo.

Took the code from the internal Racing Engine and created it for the Playstation 2 platform.

• Built the initial PS2 rendering pipeline and VFX.
• Built SoftImage and Maya art tooling.
• Yearly iterated franchise across multiple platforms.

Managed the Liverpool Studio programming team.

• Personnel management (hiring, firing, performance reviews).
• Defined engineering practises.
• Formed teams.
• Liaised with other studios.

Led the development of tools for the combined Studio Liverpool/Evolution Studios/BigBig Studios group.

• Oversaw art & workflow tools and processes.
• Liaised with other studios.

Created a generic build system for F1 that became a core SCE WWS tool.

• Combined code & data build requirements into a holistic system.
• Leveraged accurate knowledge of dependencies to enable caching and distribution.
• Used by SCE teams worldwide.
• Continued support as freelancer after leaving SCEE.

Web-based idle clicker game with social features.

• Built for Facebook, also released on Hi5.
• Analytics tools became foundation for Pingflux.

Created a game-focused analytics service.

• Designed a flexible event schema for game telemetry using MongoDB.
• Built a real-time customisable processing pipeline on AWS.
• Used by several indie studios.

Gained a 2:2 degree in Applied Computing.

• Courses on SQL, BCNF, Modula-2 and Expert Systems.
• Final year project "Realtime 3D Engine", an experimental C++ implementation.

Worked at Microprose Software's newly opened Manchester office during the sandwich year of the degree course.

• Ported Ancient Art of War in the Skies to the Amiga.
• Worked on unreleased Mosquito flight simulator.

Freelance contract while studying.

• Paid for my band's new drumkit.

Brought in to work on an audio/visual project with music artists.

• Inspired by Peter Gabriel's Xplora 1.
• Built rendering system for the original PlayStation.
• Left due to commuting issues.

Lead the development of HMS Carnage/Dreadnought.

• Developed a true-color software renderer that ported seamlessly to 3Dfx.
• Large landscape with a multitude of ground and air vehicles.
• High profile (cover of Edge magazine) but cancelled.
• MMX support via collaboration with Intel.

Cooking game for tablets and VR.

• Initially built for Android/iOS tablets.
• Launch title for Samsung GearVR.

Created a cross-platform, cross-reality social VR application.

• Built the core UI for controller-less VR.
• Built backend infrastructure & app synchronization.
• Built CI/CD and asset delivery pipelines.
• Continued maintenance until December 2025.

Created an AR location-based messaging application.

• Built the application framework.
• Built CI/CD and asset delivery pipelines.

Mixed reality/AR glasses avatar chat app.

• ChatGPT-powered avatars with full animation and voice synthesis.
• Part of the Deutsche Telekom Hubraum initiative.
• Deployed on nReal glasses (now XREAL).

Mixed reality/AR glasses avatar chat app.

• ChatGPT-powered avatars with full animation and voice synthesis.
• Used Snapdragon Spaces platform.
• Deployed on Lenovo ThinkReality glasses.

Software support for Soul Assembly.

• Built profiling infrastructure and optimised game.
• Worked on XR functionality (occlusion).
• Added room calibration functionality.

Stand-in production and creative roles.

• Took over production after Producer left.
• Helped out with story and dialogue.
• Built intro scene and character cutscenes.
• Recorded voice acting and motion capture.

Building a Unity-based codebase for a Team17 established franchise.

• Terrain rendering.
• Weather system.
• Camera system.
• Terrain generation & level editor.
• Physics parallelisation.
• Network synchronization tools & debugging.

Developed for CRL.

• Published on the Actual Screenshots label.
• An early solid 3D engine for the Amiga.

Ported a PC game to the Commodore 64.

Written very quickly between projects.

Original platformer/shooter with cute aliens to massacre.

Ported the ST game to the Amiga.

Original game for the Amiga.

• An homage to Gyruss.