Jackson Fielder

Hello! My name is Jackson Fielder. I am a Game Designer and Environmentalist. I work on games via my studio Great Tree Games, where I prioritize games with environmental content. I am an Environmental-Chemist-Turned-Game-Designer, so I also have some interesting environmental research projects under my belt.

I volunteer with environmental groups both online and in my community. As a volunteer I choose roles that maximize my utility.

Check out some more information about me below…

Game Design

Great Tree Games is my game development studio, and the name I do business under when working on game development contracts. Great Tree Games develops games for Simulation, Education and Training (Serious Games) as well as games for Arts, Entertainment and Storytelling. Check it out: GreatTreeGames.com

20180627_132427 — I am also a game design and development educator. I am an adjunct faculty member at an Applied Science and Computer Simulation and Design School. Additionally, I have taught workshops to summer students on game and VR development at University of Chicago (pictured).

New Project — I am a voice actor and have been involved in VO work on games and related projects, as well as providing VO for educational companion materials, tutorials, and simulations.

Key Gamedev Skills: Unity3D, C#, Blender, Unity API, Inkscape, Animation Scripting, Playables, Character Control, UI/UX Design, Gameplay Systems Design, Tools Development, Design Workshopping, Design Documentation, Voice Acting, Unity Middleware Tools (Articy:Draft, Twine, Inkle) SQL integration, Public Speaking and Promotion

_MG_5990 — When working individually or in collaboration with others, my focus has always been on protecting the environment. I have been an event speaker as well as an on-ground community volunteer for groups including Sunrise Movement and Cleveland Solar Co-op. I've also devoted my time and energy to helping other groups such as IGDA Climate SIG, a working group of climate-conscious game developers seeking industry change.

New Project(1) — I've also had the pleasure of being involved in research opportunities related to environmental chemistry. I worked as a research field station assistant at OSU Stone Lab on Lake Erie, where I performed water sampling and testing. Additionally, I have worked in a polymer laboratory where I determined a cleaner industrial process to recycle a waste stream of tert-butanol.

DCIM110GOPROG0163915. — My undergraduate research capstone investigated the use of polysilsesquioxanes in the creation of lithium-ion battery electrolyte. The goal was to find an electrolyte that contained fewer toxic polymers. I self-designed this project and spoke publicly about my results.

Environmentalism

Getting More Specific on What I Do

Game Credits:

as Great Tree Games

Future of Pet-Maria – Razoredge (Software Architecture, VR Programming)
Future of Pet-Sam – Razoredge (Software Architecture, VR Programming)
Virtual Clinic Scenarios – Case Western Reserve University (Designer, Programmer, Supplemental Materials VO)
Therasphere VR – Razoredge (Software Architecture, VR Programming)
Sales Academy VR – Pulse LLC. (Software Architecture, VR Programming)
Virtual Clinic Competency- Case Western Reserve University (Design Lead, Programmer)
Project Sentinel – Theory of Games (Lead Programmer, Prototype Developer, Gameplay Systems Design)
Seeds of Change – Sonorous Wetland LLC (Gameplay Designer, Lead Unity Programmer)
Squareforce – Great Tree Games (Sole Developer)

as Jackson Fielder

Luminous Plume- Xenohorizon (VA, Levin)

Game Development Related Instruction:

3D Level Design Professor (Lorain County Community College)
Game Development and VR development Instructor (Digital Media Academy)

Game Development Organizational Membership and Involvement

The Cleveland Game Developers
IGDA Climate SIG
Portland Indie Game Squad

Environmental Undergraduate Research:

Independent Study Capstone- “Evaluation of Polysilisesquioxane Materials as a Solid-State Electrolyte Component in Lithium-ion Batteries” (College of Wooster)
Research Field Station Assistant (Ohio State University Stone Laboratory)
Materials Research and Development Intern (Emerald Performance Materials)

Environmental Volunteering:

Sunrise Movement Cleveland
Lakewood Community Solar Co-op
IGDA Climate SIG
Cuyahoga Valley National Park System Volunteer Climate Science Public Educator
Ohio Green Electricity Project

If You Want to Reach Out- Get in Contact With Me Here!

Some fun facts about me:

I am ANDI scuba certified!
I did theatre all 4 years of high school. Move over Hollywood elite
My favorite groups of (extant) animals are whales and frogs. My favorite games I played in 2020 were: Mu Cartographer, Astroneer, Untitled Goose Game, Hardspace Shipbreaker and A Short Hike.