Video Game Development at the University of Michigan

Jay Anthony Semerad

 
 
Profile
Status Alumni
Class 2004
Location Grass Lake, Mi
Occupation Owner, Red Leader Audio
Website http://www.redleaderaudio.com
Résumé http://www.redleaderaudio.com/resume.doc
Contact Information
AIM Jsem33
Primary email Jay's primary email
Secondary email Jay's secondary email
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Biography

Jay Semerad was a Psychology and Performing Arts Technology Major at U of M. He formed Red Leader Audio in 2003 and has been contributing to small and independent titles since then, as well as working with the folks at Wolverine Soft, the local chapter of the International Game Developer's Association, and miscellanious other projects that pay the bills or peak his interests. He enjoys a good game of Advance Wars, Hero Quest, Magic the Gathering, and loves beating stuff up in God of War. He also serves as fodder for Halo2 and likes to brag about knowing the composer for every major video game personally.

Skills

Audio: Music, Sound Design, Voice Recording, Editing, Mastering

Officer Positions

Jay has held the following officer positions:

Secretary / Treasurer2002
Officer2001
Officer2000
Officer1999

Projects

Jay has been involved with the following projects:

  • Moon Wars

    Moon Wars

    Moon Wars is a free multiplayer game for the PC. It's a 3rd person 3D shooter, but focuses on short games (10-15 minutes) with strategy, resource collecting, and character upgrades.

    Moon Wars is an easy game to pickup and enjoy. Those looking for an easy game to play will have fun deathmatching, collecting moon rocks, and upgrading their characters. Those looking for a deeper game will find a lot of strategy in Moon Wars.…

  • Space Pool

    Space Pool

    A 3D game of pool played in zero gravity. Use the mouse to aim and shoot the cueball. "Pockets" are the tiny particle hole systems at the each corner. Dont knock the eight ball in too early!

  • Mouse Trap

    Mouse Trap

    The basic idea is that you and your lovely wife were turned into mice and then separated by an evil wizard. Your cunning has allowed you to escape but now your goal is to make your way back into the castle and save your wife. As a mouse you are limited by your size, however, you maintain your human intellect and as such are able to solve complex puzzles. The physical scaling in this game…

  • Crisis Wolverine: Insurrection Green

    Crisis Wolverine: Insurrection Green

    Crisis Wolverine: Insurrection Green is the top down RPG that took this campus by storm. It is best described as Final Fantasy here on the U of M campus. This highly addictive, simplistic four hour game was... well... pure genius. The hard work really paid off and the development team can happily boast several thousand downloads.

    Crisis Wolverine begins with the main character finding himself stranded on the campus of U of M during…