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| Scotty
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Programmer Portfolio scotty.hoag@gmail.com (209)-298-2622 |
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I am an Interactive Software Engineer with more than 25 shipped projects over a broad range of platforms including game consoles, mobile devices, PCs, VR headsets, arcade, motion simulators, escape rooms, interactive live theater shows, and location-based entertainment installations. I'm a generalist programmer with skills at all abstraction levels including building real-time 3D simulations, writing embedded systems firmware, and even getting down to the metal (literally) with a soldering iron. I grew up playing with electronic toys and games, and now I build fun, interactive experiences for others to enjoy. |
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 Employment
HistorySphere Entertainment, Madison Square Gardens - Senior Software Engineer: Interactive Media Squanch Games - Senior Gameplay Engineer Emobied, Inc
- Senior Software Engineer: Interactive Design Two Bit Circus - Lead Software Engineer: Attraction Research & Development WayForward Technologies
- Lead Gameplay Programmer UC Bekeley Social App Lab @ CITRIS - Technical Director, Researcher, Full Stack Dev. UC Berkeley Hybrid Systems Lab - Researcher, Full Stack Dev. ALTERA (Now part of Intel) - Software Engineering and IP, Intern |
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| Education University of Southern California - Masters of Sciences, Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence University of California, Berkeley - Bachelor of Arts, Computer Science
University of California, Berkeley - Undergraduate
Certificate, New Media
San Joaquin Delta College - Associates of Arts, Liberal Arts California State University: Dominguez Hills, CodePath.org - Adjunct Professor of Computer Science Contact Information Email: Personal: scotty.hoag@gmail.com Teaching: lhoag@csudh.edu Phone: (209)-298-2622 Socials: LinkedIn |
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As a Senior Engineer on the Interactive Media Team at Sphere Entertainment, I built show tools and interactive games and experiences for audiences of The Las Vegas Sphere theater. Our team's efforts were awarded with a TIME magazine cover for Best Inventions of 2023, and the Themed Entertainment Association's 2025 "Outstanding Achievement Thea Award" for "Immersive Technology and Production". |
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As a Lead R&D Engineer, I was in charge of multiple teams building attraction software architecture and hardware firmware, as well as planning with creative leads on designing many opening-day and post-opening attractions. This included several Midway and Arcade games, Escape Rooms, Interactive Dinner Theater Shows, VR games, motion simulators, and more. See www.twobitcircus.com for more info on the parks. |
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Video Game
Development
Console, Mobile, PC, Arcade, VR As a Lead Software Engineer, I have shipped +25 projects in the games space for various platforms including dedicated game consoles, mobile phones, stand-alone arcade cabinets, and VR headsets. My particular focus is gameplay logic, AI character interactions, enemy combat, and boss systems. |
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Moxie is a robotic companion for children. It can have conversations, play games, tell stories, and teach kids positive life lessons. I wrote various games and conversation pattern rules to help Moxie interact in natural ways with people. Our work was awarded a TIME Magazine cover for Best Inventions of 2020. |
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Academic Research
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My research interests are in studying how people interact with technology. This has manifested into projects like:
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