coded_creativity

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game dev

music

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~ welcome ~

hi, thank you for stopping by!

welcome to the entertainment network that is coded_creativity.

we make games and music!

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~ about ~

overview

by “we”, i mean just me, tony. i am the sole creator here at coded_creativity. currently, i’m working on a game called “mixer”, and i have several prototypes for systems and early stages of projects across my portfolio.

if you want to see me work on said projects, hop over to twitch.tv/bolony_togna to watch me develop live! i am also open to freelance contracting, for which, you can find me on fiverr. i can compose, mix, and or master some music or sound effects, develop features for your game, or even edit a video for you (pricing and details available on my fiverr page). alternatively, you can contact me on ko-fi.

at the moment, this is a part-time endeavor, but i would love to do this full-time.

work experience

i’ve written code for a couple published games, including forza motorsport and djinni and thaco: trial by spire, and i was an engine developer for envrmnt, a small entity that no longer exists. right now, this is my main focus, which entails independent game development, and any programming contracts that come my way. additionally, i’ve released a good amount of music over the years, under the alias bolotone and with my band resuscitation. collectively, i have 2 full-length albums, 2 eps, and another 10+ singles released, all available across most streaming services.

education

i have a b.s. in computer science, concentrated in game systems. my coursework entailed deep dives into gameplay, multithreading, graphics, audio, and game engine tools. more information is visible in the descriptions of my projects.

~ game dev ~

mixer

unity; c#; hlsl; blender; pro tools 12; fl studio;

gameplay programming; linear algebra; physics; graphics programming; network programming; artificial intelligence; ui/ux; audio production; music composition; sound design; game design; 3d modelling;

making a little bartending game at the moment. details will be minimal on here, but you can get some sneak peaks through my live coding streams (@bolony_togna on twitch) and in the development logs to come!

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role

everything

work in progress and current accomplishments

  • nearing a proof of concept for fluid simulation
  • interactable system for objects and control changes in certain situations
  • multiplayer lobbies

forza motorsport

c++; c#; wpf; xaml; sql;

audio programming; game systems; ui/ux;

contributed to developing the 8th installment in the renowned, award-winning franchise of racing simulators. notably, a winner of best sports/racing game and best innovation in accessibility at the 2023 game awards.

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role

gameplay engineer

accomplishments

  • coded and optimized gameplay and UI in a proprietary engine using c++, c#, and xaml
  • drafted class diagrams and documentation for game systems using uml and microsoft word
  • architected the tangible rewards system, allowing players to flip through cards detailing the rewards and achievements received after a race
  • acted as a point of contact for anything regarding tangible rewards
  • took part in daily stand-up meetings with a team under a scrum-focused development structure
  • programmed voiceovers, audio events, and other ui areas of onboarding (tutorial)
  • collaborated across multiple teams (art, engineering, design) to debug and review features
  • coordinated with members of my team to efficiently streamline the development process through scrum
  • communicated complex programming concepts to non-programmers for effective game development
  • made additions to entries in the player profile database using sql and other in-house tools
  • created unit tests for automated build testing to ensure application stability

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bluejeans: spaces

wpf; c#;

game systems; ui/ux; netcode; audio scripting;

contributed to the development of bluejeans: spaces, a virtual 2d/3d workspace made in the envrmnt engine. as an extension of blueJeans, a zoom alternative, users would be able to collaborate and communicate with fun features and expressive environments.

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role

junior engine developer

accomplishments

  • collaborated cross-functionally with artists, product owners, sound designers, and other engineers to ensure ideal feature development
  • prototyped a plinko minigame that could be interacted with in real-time across a network in spaces
  • debugged multiple network and client-side issues, such as huddle time-outs after inactivity
  • programmed a finite state machine for sorting spaces based on activity, name, and availability
  • implemented the onboarding interface for new users to easily learn how to navigate and use spaces
  • participated in code reviews and meetings regarding feature development and improvement

media & links

envrmnt engine

c++; jquery; c#;

game systems; multithreading; ui/ux; netcode; audio systems;

worked on developing a game engine at verizon, on which bluejeans: spaces was developed. this was a proprietary game engine with ar and vr capabilities, running on multithreaded entity component system.

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role

junior engine developer

accomplishments

  • communicated with a cross-functional team through daily standup meetings
  • programmed multithreaded network queries in c++ to a database for retrieval of spaces, based on the current user’s credentials and profile, for searching and sorting
  • participated in code reviews and meetings regarding feature development and improvement
  • added controls and callbacks for audio events, allowing controls from game-level code
  • implemented some engine-level components for streamlined game programming

media & links

https://www.linkedin.com/company/envrmnt

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crunchtime

unity; c#;

systems architecture; ui/ux; ai systems; linear algebra; physics; audio engineering; graphics programming;

independently developing crunchtime; a survival horror game revolving around a game developer’s horrifying encounters at their job. this project has but paused due to the scope and timeline i have to work with, but i will be releasing when the time is right. early prototype dev logs are visible if you wish to see them.

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role

everything

accomplishments

  • evaluated a* (a-star) algorithm for enemy pathfinding, enabling smooth movement around a baked navigation grid
  • architected behavior trees for enemy ai; allowing in-depth decision-making for patrolling, environmental interactions, and player-enemy behavior
  • experimenting with rendering algorithms for accurate ai line-of-sight, aiding in decision-making and pathfinding
  • developed a system for diegetic ui, where the player can type and interact with an in-game computer, affecting the environment
  • rendered dynamic materials to simulate a mandelbrot zoom through unity shaders
  • programmed physics-based sword combat, combined with seamless item equips/drops, all decoupled from environmental interactions

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bumper ship showdown

unity; c#; mirror; pro tools 12; fl studio; musescore; guitar; bass; synthesizers;

game systems; game programming; networked programming; online multiplayer; ui/ux; linear algebra; physics; audio engineering; sound design; music composition; music performance; recording; audio production; mixing/mastering;

a 3d, online brawler, made in unity, where players participate in a dangerous sport, comparable to bumper cars in space. while it was unfortunately never released, i learned and improved my existing skills with this project, enough to the point where i believe it is worth sharing. additionally, you may listen to the soundtrack i composed and produced on my bandcamp.

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role

lead programmer; audio director

accomplishments

  • led a team of programmers and artists through delegation of tasks
  • coordinated with a producer, sound designer, artists, and programmers to brainstorm ideas for the game
  • made decisions on features to cut or develop, as well as bugs to fix or leave
  • reviewed and debugged c# code both independently and collaboratively
  • programmed networked gameplay mechanics and systems (events, movement, ui, and sound) for both client and server-side operations
  • devised and programmed a system for scriptable events to happen during a game session at specified or random times
  • architected a game Mode system that worked with the Mirror plugin for Unity, keeping everything synchronized for players across a server
  • utilized unity’s audio systems to modify and trigger sounds for players across a network
  • independently and collaboratively composed/created, mixed, and produced all sounds and music in pro tools 12, and fl studio
  • arranged notation for non-programmed instruments (guitar & bass) using musescore 3
  • recording and production accomplished with live guitar, bass, & synth recordings mixed with pre-produced percussion and samples using fl studio
  • created sound effects (collisions, countdowns, game-mode-specific sounds) using foley practices
  • scripted sound effect modifiers for ship collisions based on speed and intensity of the collision

media & links

modest engine

c++; fmod; directx 11; simd;

game systems; linear algebra; game engine development; audio systems architecture; graphics programming;

developed a registration-based game engine with a multitude of capabilities, exhibited in the demo game I made for it (see vox tanx). while i made the majority of this for my university courses, this is a project i have revisited specifically with intentions of developing new features and plugins, such as a simd math library.

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engine developer

accomplishments

  • developed a game engine in c++ using only a simple opengl framework and math library
  • researched, planned, and developed a sound management system using fmod
    • implemented 3d & 2d sounds, automation (panning, volume, effects/filters), loading and unloading
  • programmed a game object management system that utilizes inheritance from multiple types (updateable, alarmable, inputable, drawable, and collidable), following a registration pattern
  • implemented a tiered-collision system, significantly optimizing collision calculations
    • evaluated multiple different colliders, which can be applied to game objects
    • bounding sphere (b-sphere), axis-aligned bounding box (aabb), oriented bounding box (obb), linecast/raycast, terrain
    • collision-enabled game objects are categorized into “collision groups”, which entails an aabb stretching from the group object with the minimum position value to the highest; if there is a collision between two groups, the next tier is tested
    • a group is then tested against an object’s b-sphere (each collidable has a b-sphere by default)
    • two individual objects’ b-spheres are tested for intersection next, leading to the less-optimized check between two unique volumes
  • facilitated scene management through handling switching, loading, and unloading
  • streamlined a system for terrain to reduce the need for physics calculations
    • ported logic from my directx 11 graphics api into the opengl framework upon which modest was built
    • applied aabbs to each grid cell of the terrain, facilitating terrain collision
    • calculated barycentric coordinates for an object relative to the terrain, allowing for the object to move smoothly along the terrain based on the heightmap
  • utilized a time management system to develop alarms, allowing a given event to occur at a later point in time
  • developed an input management system that listens for key & mouse strokes
    • also applies to a god camera, allowing the user open traversal of the current scene
  • coded 2d objects features such as sprites, fonts, and screen logging
    • display of 2d images in 3d space
  • established resource management with loading, unloading, and access of models, sprites, sounds, and fonts
  • added complex math operations to optimize gameplay programming
  • wrote documentation and drew class diagrams to detail and explain how to use engine features

vox tanx

c++; modest engine; pro tools 12; musescore 3;

game systems; linear algebra; audio programming; sound design;

with the exception of 3d art assets, i independently developed vox tanx within the modest engine to demo its features. this was a 3-level tank game, where the player navigates a map to hunt and defeat waves of enemy tanks.

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role

gameplay engineer, audio director, associate artist

Accomplishments

  • coded a tank game in c++, which demos the features of the modest engine
  • designed three levels for the player to complete by destroying all enemy tanks
  • developed a wave-based spawning system that determines how many enemies spawn each wave, and when a wave has ended
  • applied factory pattern for projectiles to prevent unnecessary new/delete calls
  • programmed destructible trees, which are spawned dynamically across a level’s terrain
  • created 6 scenes for the game (3 levels, main menu, lose condition, and win condition)
  • utilized modest ui systems to code a distance-based reticle to make third person aiming more accurate
  • implemented a pause menu, which has options to quit to the main menu and set the volume for different sounds in the game (music and sound effects)
  • programmed 4 different types of enemies, which all did/took damage and moved uniquely; accomplished enemy ai with simple behavior trees of a few different states
  • worked with pro tools 12 & musescore 3 to record and produce any sounds and music for the game
  • drew class diagrams to explain how game systems interact and function

multithreaded audio api

c++; stl; xaudio2;

real-time systems architecture; multithreading; audio systems; audio engineering;

the entirety of one my courses entailed the development of a real-time, multithreaded audio api. this program seamlessly runs in parallel to both game and graphics threads, allowing for smooth, immediate audio playback and controls.

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role

software engineer

accomplishments

  • architected a real-time, multithreaded audio api in c++ using xaudio2, for use in games and game engines
  • exercised c++ design patterns to run audio operations simultaneously with graphics and game operations; patterns included circular queues/indexing, polymorphed doubly linked list managers, singletons, and commands
  • streamlined communication between threads using multithreading techniques such as mutexes
  • programmed systems for file loading, audio callbacks, sound modulation & automation, alarms, playlists, and scripting

multithreaded audio playback

c++; stl; waveout;

real-time systems architecture; multithreading; audio systems;

one project for an advanced multithreading course entailed creating a program to playback audio. several raw .wav files were provided, which would make up the theme-song to the jetsons in full, and the goal was to load, coordinate, and read all these files for audio playback.

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software engineer

accomplishments

  • developed a low-level c++ program that simultaneously reads, writes, and stitches multiple .wav files for seamless playback
  • utilized c++ standard template library (stl) multithreading tools (future/promise, waiting, mutexes) to prevent race conditions and data corruption/loss
  • programmed functional, simultaneous, real-time communication between 24 threads

directx 11 graphics api

c++; directx 11; hlsl;

graphics programming; linear algebra; shader programming;

this api was developed for one of my college courses, which was also a training exercise in graphics programming.

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graphics engineer

accomplishments

  • developed a graphics api in c++ using the directx 11 pipeline
  • evaluated a number of different geometric shapes, both 3d and 2d
    • shapes included cubes, squares, spheres, triangles, pyramids, and cylinders, all easy to construct with differing dimensions
  • programmed loading of unique polygons and models, along with terrain logic to create aesthetic scenes
  • coded hlsl shaders for lighting, shadows, and reflections
  • streamlined terrain logic by reading dimensions and height-map input
  • implemented application of textures, mipmaps, and anisotropic filtering for more detailed graphics
  • utilized the graphics pipeline to separate rendering operations from game operations (rotating or translation of objects)

~ music ~

resuscitation

guitar; bass; synthesizers; vocals; pro tools 12; filmora; ezmix2; steven slate drums; musescore 4;

audio engineering; sound design; music composition; notation arranger; music performance; recording; audio production; mixing/mastering; video editing; social media promo;

resuscitation is a progressive death metal band i’ve been part of for a few years now. we’ve spent the past 3 years composing, recording, and producing an album independently. our debut album, “excoriate“, was finally released on october 1st, 2025.

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role

lead & rhythm guitarist, bassist, lead vocalist, mixing/mastering engineer, producer, arranger

accomplishments

  • scheduled recording and rehearsal sessions
  • composed complex instrumental arrangements of original works in musescore 4
  • wrote lyrics for multiple songs and recorded the vocal parts in pro tools
  • recorded guitar and bass sections with multiple layered tracks for clarity
  • utilized pre-amps to achieve desired tones and effects for recorded parts
  • programmed drum parts by notating in musescore 4 and importing midi to steven slate drums in pro tools
  • mixed, mastered, and released a 47 minute album
  • continuing to write music in odd time signatures with intricate instrumentals and dark themes

media & links

bolotone

guitar; bass; synthesizers; vocals; pro tools 12; fl studio; ableton; gimp; filmora; ezmix2; steven slate drums; musescore;

audio engineering; sound design; music composition; notation arranger; music performance; recording; audio production; album art; mixing/mastering; video editing; social media promo;

bolotone is my solo music endeavor. i’ve been making music since high school, and this has been my outlet for material that is extremely personal to me, experimental, and versatile.

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role

everything for a music project

accomplishments

  • composed complex instrumental arrangements of original works in musescore 4
  • wrote lyrics for multiple songs and recorded the vocal parts in pro tools
  • recorded guitar and bass sections with multiple layered tracks for clarity
  • utilized pre-amps to achieve desired tones and effects for recorded parts
  • programmed drum parts by notating in musescore 4 and importing midi to steven slate drums in pro tools
  • mixed, mastered, and released an 80 minute album
  • produced several electronic tracks in fl studio
  • arranged and produced mozart’s der spiegel and beethoven’s egmont: overture for guitar, bass, and drums
  • currently working on an ep with songs only in prime-numbered time signatures

media & links

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nameantonio bolonesso
youtube@bolony_togna895
emailantonio.bolonesso@protonmail.com
cityseattle, wa
ko-fihttps://ko-fi.com/bolony_togna
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