Jason Chen
Education
Bachelor of Science (BS) in Game Design and Development
May 2026
Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT)
Rochester, NY
Work Experience
Web Developer Lead
September 2024 - May 2025
Changeling VR
Rochester, NY
- Contributed to the development and maintenance of the main website, improving UI elements.
- Designed and deployed a Discord bot with interactive commands, boosting community interactions.
- Led weekly task coordination, ensuring timely implementation and maintaining thorough documentation for scalability and future development.
Teaching Assistant
September 2024 - May 2025
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, NY
- Supported students by explaining course materials and assisted the professor.
- Evaluated and graded assignments, providing detailed feedback to help students.
- For the following RIT courses: IGME 110, IGME 236
Projects
July 2024 - Present
- Built a Discord bot for HoYoverse players to automate daily check-ins, redeem codes, and view real-time data, now serving 100+ users/servers.
- Reverse-engineered API requests by analyzing network traffic, enabling interaction with game services.
- Developed and integrated MongoDB for secure user data storage, supporting personalized settings.
- Independently developed and expanded functionality, increasing user engagement and bot growth.
November 2023
- Developed a web app that displays the Pokemon in a gallery, allowing users to view detailed stats and information using PokeAPI.
- Integrated Chart.js to visualize Pokemon stats, enhancing data presentation and interactivity.
- Implemented account creation and local storage to persist user data and track favorited Pokemons.
October 2023
- Collaborated with a team of 4 to develop a fully playable game within 45 hours during a game jam.
- Lead task planning and delegation using Trello, ensuring efficient project management and timely completion.
- Programmed player movement mechanics and contributed to UI design, enhancing gameplay.
- Facilitated team communication and problem-solving, driving successful project delivery.
Skills
Languages:
HTML, CSS, JavaScript, C#, C++, Python, Swift, SQL
Frameworks:
React, Node.js, SwiftUI
Tools:
GitHub, Visual Studio Code, Unity, Xcode