August Wasilowski
Lead Technical Artist at Big Shoulder Games
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAugust Wasilowski is a seasoned technology leader and lead technical artist specializing in game engine technology, with a proven ability to turn creative vision into scalable interactive experiences. He has repeatedly built and optimized end-to-end pipelines and VFX systems in Unreal Engine, and led multidisciplinary teams to deliver cutting-edge solutions for high-profile clients and productions. Notably, he secured a $15 million investment from Intel Capital and earned a patent for VR in a retail simulation, underscoring his knack for marrying innovation with strategic impact. As CEO/Technical Artist at Big Shoulder Games, he delivered UEFN-based Fortnite experiences, VR multiplayer projects, and VTuber applications, while mentoring teams and shaping product strategy. Based in Chicago, he co-founded CHIVR, built a vibrant local game/VR community, teaches mobile AR/VR, and maintains an active Unreal Engine/Houdini-focused GitHub presence, reflecting a hands-on, community-driven technologist.
9 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Graphic Design, Graphic Design at International Academy of Design and Technology-ChicagoComputer Science, Computer Science at Illinois State University
Github Skills (7)
discord-bot8
chatbot4
responsive2
javascript2
threejs2
webar1
augmented-reality1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
AugustWasilowski/SecondShiftAugie
Apr 2023 - May 2023
Second Shift Augie is a sassy and sarcastic AI assistant that helps answer questions and summarize YouTube videos. It has several different features, including text-to-speech functionality, and the ability to answer questions about its own code with the !selfreflect command.
Contributions:1 review, 65 PRs, 67 pushes in 19 days
chatbotdiscord-bot
AugustWasilowski/UnityParticleEffects
Apr 2017 - Apr 2017
Contributions:3 commits, 2 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
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