Procedural generation
Terrain from noise and tile sets, and animation that evolves on its own.
Hello, I'm
Scott Foust
Game developer since 1995. Technical artist, animator and programmer, working where art, code and games meet.
Background
I'm a technical artist and programmer, and I've been making games since 1995. Along the way I've worked as an animator, modeler, tools programmer and gameplay programmer, building prototypes in Unity and C#. My roots are in drawing and 3D art, and I've always been drawn to the technical side of making images move.
Interests
Games with a purpose
Using game mechanics to change real-world behavior and train people for hard situations.
Rendering & graphics
Ray tracing from scratch, RenderMan shaders and HDR lighting.
Drawing
Figure and portrait drawing, where it all started.
Endeavors
Selected prototypes and experiments. The original web builds used the long-retired Unity Web Player, so videos are linked where available.
Endless Curvy Road
A procedural terrain prototype that generates an endless road from noise and a 3D tile set.
Behaviour Modification
Two prototypes of interactive game elements meant to change player behavior in the real world, focused on graffiti.
Teacher Stress Exercise
A game that simulates the stress of a student-teacher conference for pre-service teachers. Answer every student while keeping control of the classroom.
Simple Skater
An experiment with Unity's ragdoll system, driven by buttons in the web page around the game.
Genetic Animation
An evolutionary system for walk cycles. Ten bots with random movements learn to walk over generations of beneficial mutations.
Ray Tracer
Written from the ground up, with OpenGL used only for display. Textures, reflections, anti-aliasing, area lights and shadows, and depth of field.
RenderMan Shaders
SLIM shaders for car paint and shadows, lit with HDR lighting captured on location with a light probe.
Low Poly Models
Organic and hard-surface models for video games.
Drawings
A few pieces I drew in 2000 while taking part-time classes at the Art Institute of California in San Francisco.
Say hello
The best way to reach me is by email.
scott@sfoust.net