Jason Stokely
Game Designer
A little bit about myself
Hello Everyone,
I started playing video games at the age of 2 and have never looked back. Some of my fondest memories from childhood involve getting lost in a game for countless hours and that experience has stuck with me. If you ever need to find me I am probably somewhere playing the latest game. Why watch when you can interact. . .
Beta Tested:
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ShadowBane- Closed beta testing.
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PlanetSide-Open beta testing a couple months before the game was released.
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Everquest II-Closed beta testing.
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Halo 2 Multiplayer- Bought Crackdown and was able to participate in the open beta test for multiplayer maps.
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City of Heroes- Participated in the closed Beta testing before the game was shipped.
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The Matrix Online- Closed Beta testing in 2005.
Rankings:
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#1 in the world at Def Jam: Icon with 1826 wins 164 losses
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#19 in the world at Dead or Alive 4
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#11 in the world at Gears of War
Virtual Reality:
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I was one of the few to try out the Virtual Reality Machines when they came out in 1992. Students from the University of Iowa were testing out their system they designed at a local Block Buster video store for only $5 a game.
College experience:
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Created an RPG Board Game with two fellow colleagues titled, Quest for the Djinni of Wishes. The idea came from a story I wrote during my Storytelling class.
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Designed a controller for Microsoft’s Xbox 360 while I was in the Usability class.
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Learned programming language while using Perlenspiel to create games and puzzles.
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Learned how to use Microsoft Visual Studio with UDK to prototype different mechanics.
Magnum Opus
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