Turrentblok Mixed Reality

PHOTOGRAPHY

Six Country, Nine City

Apr 20, 2026 Photography

Six Country Escape is a visual journey through six countries and nine cities, captured through architecture, street life, landscapes, food, and quiet…

UNITY

WebGPU Automotive Configurator

Feb 20, 2024 WebGPU

This project is a real-time WebGPU automotive visualization study built in Unity, focused on material customization, browser delivery, and optimized…

UNITY

A project about nothing

Aug 21, 2023 Animation

A Project About Nothing is a small real-time Unity study built around a field dog wandering through a desert environment. The goal was to examine the…

CINEMA

Minion Mayhem

Jul 20, 2016 CG Animation

This project was a stylized CG animation created as part of a licensed Mega Bloks campaign featuring the Minions universe in collaboration with…

CINEMA

TMNT 80s Blockfied

Jan 10, 2017 CG Animation

This project was a stylized CG animation inspired by the classic 80s Turtles theme intro, created using Mega Bloks toy-based characters and…

CINEMA

SPARTAN MARK VI

Aug 20, 2014 CG Animation

This project was a stylized CG animation created as part of a licensed Mega Bloks campaign featuring the Halo universe in collaboration with Mattel…

WEBSITE

World of Warcraft

Jun 14, 2013 Web

Created for Mega Bloks during their licensed partnership with Blizzard Entertainment, this interactive website brought the world of World of Warcraft…

CINEMA

Destiny TVC

Jun 14, 2017 VFX

This project is a 7-second cinematic breakdown from a Destiny TVC sequence produced as part of an official Megabloks / Mattel Halo campaign. The…

CINEMA

Halo FOD

Jul 15, 2018 CG Animation

This piece began with something simple and physical, a Megabloks / Mattel Halo ship, animated through stop-motion frame by frame created by…

MACHINIST

Machine01

Dec 22, 2021 Machining

This is a personal project: a fully self-built CNC milling machine developed over the course of a year, designed and engineered from the ground up…

CINEMA

Magnext TVC

Sep 21, 2017 CG Animation

This project is a 10-second cinematic TVC created for MagneXt, a magnetic construction toy line developed by Mattel. The concept focuses on a single…

WEBSITE

Gumpaway

Jun 11, 2016 Web

This project documents my journey biking across Canada, from the Pacific coast to the Atlantic Ocean, covering a total distance of approximately…

CINEMA

Halo Scorpion TVC

Mar 15, 2014 CG Animation

This project was created as a 10-second cinematic TV spot featuring the Halo Scorpion, a canon armored vehicle within the Halo universe reinterpreted…

CINEMA

Halo Pegasus TVC

Mar 15, 2014 CG Animation

This project was created as a 10-second cinematic TV spot featuring the Halo Pegasus, a canon vehicle within the Halo universe reinterpreted through…

MIXED REALITY

Turrentblok Mixed Reality

Nov 11, 2015 AR

This project is a mixed reality gameplay prototype developed in Unity, combining physical computing with real-time augmented reality. The experience…

MIXED REALITY

Rover Mixed Reality

Aug 12, 2015 AR

This project is a mixed reality prototype built around a physical Mega Bloks / Mattel rover, combining real-world toy hardware with a Unity-based…

UNITY

Shapeshifters

Jul 18, 2018 Robotics

This project is a fully built modular RC-style vehicle system developed entirely using LEGO components, designed to explore physical computing…

MICROCONTROLLERS

Roboblok

Jan 10, 2013 Electronics

This project is a wearable robotic hand system built using Mega Bloks Micro components as the structural base, combined with embedded electronics and…

CINEMA

Minion Tracking at Mattel

Nov 14, 2016 Match-Move

This project explores motion tracking and visual effects integration using real-world footage combined with 3D animation and compositing techniques…

CINEMA

Minions at Cafe

Jan 5, 2017 VFX

This project is a motion tracking and visual effects experiment set in a real-world cafe environment. The background footage was captured on location…

CINEMA

Neoshifters

May 12, 2008 CG Animation

This project is part of my early professional work, created during my time at a company where I had limited production access and tools. It…

UNITY

Robots in the Warehouse

Jul 27, 2025 Simulation

Robots in the Warehouse is a real-time warehouse automation demonstration showcasing autonomous mobile robots operating within a modern distribution…

UNITY

Talia

Dec 11, 2022 Visualization

This project explores high-end product visualization using Unity HDRP, showcasing how real-time rendering can achieve the level of quality…

UNITY

HDRP Ocean & Volumetric Clouds Showcase

Aug 24, 2024 Environment

This HDRP showcase was created for a Unity workshop I delivered at Boeing, demonstrating the visual fidelity possible with Unity's HDRP water system…

UNITY

HDRP Path Tracing Studio

Jul 17, 2023 Rendering

This project was built in Unity HDRP to showcase high-end automotive visualization using path tracing, custom shaders, lighting, and material…

The Mosaic of Work

The Mosaic is an interactive visual map of my creative and technical journey, bringing together 25 projects, 31 apps, and 22 skills into one connected portfolio system. Instead of presenting the work as a standard grid, the page reveals how each project connects to the tools, techniques, disciplines, and decisions that shaped it.

Each node represents part of a bigger story: a project, a year, a software tool, or a skill. Viewers can explore the network, hover over projects, reveal related connections, and see how different parts of my work link together across production, visualization, simulation, animation, design, fabrication, and technical art. What makes the Mosaic meaningful is that the skills are connected through the work itself. Lighting, materials, shaders, animation, optimization, and tools all work together to support the creative and technical decisions behind each project.

Over time, these skills have become part of one larger system. A project may begin with modeling or design, then move into materials, lighting, scripting, rendering, compositing, or real-time interaction. The Mosaic shows how those abilities overlap, support each other, and evolve from one project to the next. It turns the portfolio into a map of experience, not just a collection of final images.

The goal of the Mosaic is to show more than finished work. It shows the structure behind the work: the creative process, the problem-solving, the production tools, the technical layers, and the years of hands-on experience that connect everything together. It is a visual reflection of how I build, learn, adapt, and bring ideas to life.

About the Project

This project is a mixed reality gameplay prototype developed in Unity, combining physical computing with real-time augmented reality. The experience is built around a physical MEGA Bloks-based environment enhanced with AR tracking using Vuforia, where real-world markers dynamically control and trigger digital gameplay elements.

Two separate tracked systems form the core interaction: a turret module and a portal zone. Each is linked to AR markers that activate different layers of visual and gameplay logic. The larger marker drives portal-based VFX and enemy spawning, while the smaller turret marker controls weapon interaction and UI elements such as health and targeting feedback. The gameplay objective focuses on eliminating enemies before they reach the target zone and surviving within a timed challenge loop.

The physical system is connected through an Arduino-based setup with Bluetooth communication, allowing motor-driven or hardware-linked responses to be synchronized with in-game events. This creates a direct feedback loop between physical movement and digital simulation.

The project was built in Unity using C#, with hardware communication and supporting logic extending into C++ where required. All 3D assets were created in Maya and integrated into the Unity environment to support the AR visualization pipeline.

This prototype demonstrates an early exploration of mixed reality systems, combining physical interaction, AR marker tracking, and real-time game logic into a unified interactive experience.

Project Highlights