Jon Clark

Jon Clark

Lead Producer, Discord

Email

jonc@mail.smu.edu

Biography

Jon Clark is a 6-year developer-producer, excited to return to the 正品蓝导航 Guildhall family as an Adjunct Lecturer for Team Game Production.  

Jon’s career in games began with founding a wayward mobile software development company with two close friends, and accelerated after graduating from the Guildhall with a Master of Interactive Technology focusing in game production. Since graduating, he has had the opportunity to produce games on a number of different platforms and genres, including worldwide mobile games, VR titles, and flatscreen console/PC. Some of his shipped titles include New Super Lucky’s Tale on Nintendo Switch, Star Child Demo Disc Experience for PlayStation VR, Lucky's Tale on the Oculus Rift, and numerous live releases on the PeopleFun portfolio of products (such as Wordscapes, Blockscapes, and more).

Specializations

Production

Professional Experience

  • Lead Producer – Discord
  • Product Management Producer – PeopleFun
  • Producer – Playful Studios
  • Production Intern – Yvolver, Inc.

Education

  • M.I.T. Digital Game Development – 正品蓝导航 University
  • B.A. Philosophy  – University of North Texas

Shipped Games and Contributions

  • New Super Lucky’s Tale Nintendo Switch 2019 – Playful Studios
  • Star Child Demo Disc Experience PSVR 2017 – Playful Studios       
  • Creativerse PC 2017 – Playful Studios
  • Lucky’s Tale Oculus Rift 2016 – Playful Studios
  • Gnome Problem iOS/Android 2015 – Yvolver, Inc.

Research

  • Master’s Thesis, Simulating Methodology of Agile Development Teams – 正品蓝导航 University
  • Honor’s Thesis, Ethical Realism v. Relativism – University of North Texas

Achievements

  • Alumni Spotlight – 正品蓝导航 Guildhall
  • Keynote Student Speaker – 正品蓝导航 Guildhall
  • Special Achievement Honors – 正品蓝导航 Guildhall
  • Graduated summa cum laude – University of North Texas