Max Somarriba

Computer science student and independent video game developer with a portfolio of successful games across multiple game jam competitions. Recognized for implementing engaging gameplay mechanics and receiving awards for innovative designs. Adept at using Java, C#, and other programming languages to produce clean code that is flexible, scalable, and testable. Experienced in developing web-based augmented reality projects, creating immersive and interactive experiences for users. Skilled in building web applications using PHP/Laravel as well as developing REST APIs for JavaScript single-page applications. Strong attention to detail and a track record of producing clean, flexible, and scalable code. A well-organized and collaborative team player with excellent communication and analytical abilities.

• Space Shapers: Developed as a prototype augmented reality web application for Austin PBS called Space Shapers. This application aims to teach children about the importance of spatial awareness through a fun and interactive augmented reality experience.
• In Between Jobs: Developed for the 2021 Texas Game Jam. In Between Jobs is a chaotic job simulator created in Unity that requires players to quickly transition between a variety of jobs. The project was awarded the Best Use of Theme Award by the 2021 Texas Game Jam judge panel.
• Bonehead: Developed for the Game Maker Toolkit 2021 Game Jam. Bonehead is a Metroidvania-esque platformer that has players explore levels and collect bones to build up their own skeletons and to create structures such as bridges to traverse levels. The game ranked in the top 5% of the 5,755 games that were submitted.
• High Roller Tower Defense: Developed for the Game Maker Toolkit 2022 Game Jam. High Roller Tower Defense is based on the classic tower defense genre title in which players roll dice to determine the kind of tower they use to defend their home from monsters. The game ranked in the top 2% of the 6,157 games that were submitted.
• Tweety: Developed for the 2023 HackTX Hackathon, Tweety is a Google Chrome extension designed to enhance your Twitter experience by maintaining a clean and safe feed. Leveraging a custom-trained machine learning model, Tweety evaluates the toxicity level of each tweet. Users can define a specific threshold for toxicity, and when a tweet surpasses this threshold, Tweety intervenes to expertly censor it.
• Bear Trap: Developed for the Trijam Game Jam. Bear Trap is a top down horror game in which players must survive a night in the forrest with a bloodthirsty bear using just an assortment of bear traps to slow the bear down. The creation of Bear Trap was documented in an educational video on video game design which can be found on my YouTube channel.