Neil Jones

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My name is Neil Jones, also known as Aerial_Knight online. I'm a solo game developer and…

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Volunteer Experience

  • United Way for Southeastern Michigan Graphic

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    United Way for Southeastern Michigan

    - Present 11 years 3 months

    Education

    I volunteer a portion on my earnings every month to the United Way to help kids in my area with school supply's and other things to further there education.

Publications

  • Black Game Studies: An Introduction to the games, game makers and scholarship of the African Diaspora

    Black Game Studies introduces the work of game makers from the African diaspora through academic scholarship, personal narratives and a catalog of works.It aims to provide a foundation from which researchers, designers, developers, game historians and others can draw an understanding of patterns, present practice, and a potential afro-future. Its works tomake more visible, through aggregation and showcase, the creative contributions of Black game makers. It is an effort to meet the need…

    Black Game Studies introduces the work of game makers from the African diaspora through academic scholarship, personal narratives and a catalog of works.It aims to provide a foundation from which researchers, designers, developers, game historians and others can draw an understanding of patterns, present practice, and a potential afro-future. Its works tomake more visible, through aggregation and showcase, the creative contributions of Black game makers. It is an effort to meet the need todiversify the game-making communityby not only highlighting the work of Black people, but in creatingan enduring archiveof such work.

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Projects

  • Aerial_Knight's Never Yield

    - Present

    Survive A futuristic Tokyo style Detroit in this 3D runner that tells the story of Wally who has uncovered the evidence that can change his city forever. Explore a game world with a dope-tastic soundtrack featuring the authentic sounds of Detroit Artist.

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  • The Calm Before Game

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  • Bloom

    I was a 3D artist for Team Flaming Toast based in university of southern california or team made a game called "Bloom". Bloom is a game that tells the story of a small, defenseless, plant-like creature given control over the powers of nature. He arises at a time where earth is infested by robots and machines. These robots have voided earth of every life form, except for one tree, their only source of energy. Our nameless creature, mother nature’s last resort, must travel across the lands in…

    I was a 3D artist for Team Flaming Toast based in university of southern california or team made a game called "Bloom". Bloom is a game that tells the story of a small, defenseless, plant-like creature given control over the powers of nature. He arises at a time where earth is infested by robots and machines. These robots have voided earth of every life form, except for one tree, their only source of energy. Our nameless creature, mother nature’s last resort, must travel across the lands in order to reach the Tree of Life and restore life back to earth.

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  • Murder the Reaper

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    Murder The Reaper is a PC arcade game inspired by the nostalgic gaming styles of the past. This is an old school level based game much like Pac-Man. Your goal is to beat as many levels as you can and picking up as many points along the way. One of the really cool things about Murder The Reaper is that even if you're not the best you can still make it to the end of the game by using the time and space ability which slows time but drastically.

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  • Precious Defender

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    Precious Defender was an independent school project turned into a mobile title. The concept and pre-production was done by myself. Additionally, I brought the idea into full realization through the Unity game engine.

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Honors & Awards

  • Indie Game Developer Award

    BLACK IN GAMING FOUNDATION

    In recognition of the achievements of
    top Black executives, creators, and developers who have made a significant impact in
    the video gaming industry.

  • GGP Honors 2021

    Gay Gaming Pros

    GGP is honored to celebrate companies, individuals, and games that have made significant efforts to promote Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging across the games industry.

    https://youtu.be/QJYyECQXYAQ?t=3110

  • Unity for Humanity 2020

    unity

    More than 250 social impact projects were submitted for the Unity for Humanity 2020 Grant. Applicants submitted for a chance at $25,000 USD in funding, plus mentorship and technical support from Unity. Read on to learn more about the program and the 5 projects selected and awarded.

  • BHM Games 100

    POC in play

    POC in Play #BHMGames100 list 2020

    100 Black games industry professionals from six continents across the globe, a tribute for Black History Month celebrated in the UK through October.

    Fewer than 2% of the global videogames industry identifies as Black so this is an incredible opportunity to recognize talent from multiple disciplines and experience levels.

    Each person making their own piece of Black history every day.

  • Amplifying New Voices: 2016 Graduates

    Oculus

    To encourage constant learning and sharing of new perspectives in our field, Oculus hosted a workshop focused on helping people from under-represented backgrounds sharpen their presentation skills. This includes women, people of color, members of the LGBTQ community, and people who are willing to share how their perspective adds to the "diversity of thought" in our community.

  • Featured in IADTX Magazine 2014

    http://www.iadtxmagazine.com/

    Featured in IADTX Magazine for some of my 3D designs.

  • 2012 presidential scholarship

    IADT Detroit

    Scholarship I earned at IADT for my hard work in and out of class. Working and helping students and teachers with projects, classwork and internships.

Organizations

  • First Robotics

    Student designer

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    Under strict rules, limited resources, and time limits, teams of 25 students or more are challenged to raise funds, design a team "brand," hone teamwork skills, and build and program robots to perform prescribed tasks against a field of competitors. It’s as close to "real-world engineering" as a student can get. Volunteer professional mentors lend their time and talents to guide each team.

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