I'm Cooper Ott, a web developer passionate about interactive and visually impactful content. Whether that's software or games, performance and the visual user experience are what I love.
LinkedIn Profile OttCS Github Resume PDFReduced Motion: Your system settings are set to prefer less motion. I've limited any animations and improved the legibility.
My passion is developing web-based interactive content, but I've branched out during my time at James Madison University through software development and algorithms courses.
From graphic design for a band, developing competitive game jam projects, and to database management in several courses, I've tackled a wide variety of roles depending on the situation.
I've lead the ZephyrJS Project since April 2022, adding functional game engine features to the Open-Source PixiJS project. As of July 2023, the group has expanded to game development as well, using ZephyrJS to provide high performance browser-based gaming.
Zephyr Studios ZephyrJS ProjectJMU focuses on problem solving in computer science, whether it's algorithms and data structures or software and application development. I've taken Software Engineering for SCRUM development experience, and application and web development for front and backend skills.
My minor is where I learned the real-world application of computing in the context of business. JMU's College of Business focuses on logical problem-solving and communication abilities, while analyzing and designing information systems.
I regularly participate in game jams to improve my skills in time management and rapid prototyping. In all three jams, I did all of the art, music/sfx, and programming and placed in the top 50 percent.
Itch.io ProfileZephyr Studios' current project! I've been hard at work writing a browser-based, isometric engine that scales well to any system. Using ZephyrJS and PixiJS to provide a lightweight gaming experience will let us share a better game with more people.
Current Demo Store PageJust a hobby project of mine! Having a bunch of complex rules to sit down and play a game with friends didn't work well for new players, so I made a very small system that encourages creativity and storytelling instead of lots of dice math. It uses normal dice too!
It's here on GitHub