BOUNCING PIXEL - Key Persons
The love didn't stop there. By the time Allison came to Bouncing Pixel, she had an extensive background in drawing, painting, and sculpting, along with theoretical and practical works in color, materials and media. Before moving to Texas, she was the lead environmental concept artist for a game development studio in Seoul, on their biggest project to date, Ragnarok Online 2: Legend of The Second. After taking one look at her portfolio, Jerald and Jackson had to make her part of the team.
Allison finds time for interests outside of art, including badminton, yoga, and floral design. She enjoys exploring the city of Houston in her car, which she affectionately named Boung Boung, after her favorite childhood cartoon (whose source of power comes from the smell of flowers!).
It would be an understatement to call Treyvion Arte Johnson a gamer. He spent most of his childhood playing video games like Ragnarok Online, World of Warcraft, and Final Fantasy 11 (to name a few), and always dreamed of becoming a game developer. Even the music he enjoyed just happened to be the soundtracks from his favorite games.
When Trey got to college, his interests drew more toward web development, because the problem-solving aspect reminded him of playing his old video games. He had a few internships as a software engineer, but never a full-time role. Trey was determined. After honing his skills for three years, he found his way to Bouncing Pixel and joined the team as a Software Developer.
In his free time, Trey plays video games, both old and new, and enjoys learning about the mechanics that go into them. He's also a fan of chef Gordon Ramsey. When asked what he likes about the famous chef, he admitted it was mainly his infamous personality. We'll admit that we're all a little worried.
Anthony Ladin is a native Houstonian with a true love for gaming. He knew he wanted to make video games since the age of three, and pursued that goal by getting a degree in Digital Gaming and Simulation Programming from Houston Community College.
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Jackson's work has received numerous Worldfest/Houston Remi Awards and AAF Houston Addy Awards. His work has been used by advertising agencies, video production studios, and large corporate clients.
Jerald was an early experimenter in the use of PCs to produce architectural designs, a move that led him into the worlds of advertising, interactive media, and the web.
Sam Klepper was born and raised in Houston, Texas and has always had a passion for technology, games and art. As a kid, you could find him collecting and reading Spider-Man comics, tinkering on the family computer,and creating his own characters and comics.
Initially, Sam pursued a path in Graphic Design from HCC, but soon found his passion for web development and programming. Not long after, Sam graduated from Digital Crafts coding bootcamp as a Full-Stack Web Developer in March of 2020. Since then, he has continued studying, freelancing and helping small businesses get online.