Brice Roland

2476 Yuma Dr. Little Elm, TX 75068

Phone: 972-998-3134
E-mail: BriceARoland@gmail.com

Education

University of Southern California - Viterbi School of Engineering

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science (Games)

Spring 2016

Technical Skills

Languages: C#, C++, Java, C, Objective-C, Cocos2d

Software: Unity, Visual Studio, Git, Perforce, Xcode, Adobe Photoshop, Autodesk Maya
Platforms: Windows, Mac OS X, Unix

Projects

Software Engineer - WideAwake (Unity, C#)

2015 - Spring 2016
Collaboratively developed a rhythm lane-runner game that embraces electronic dance
music and is designed for Android and iOS platforms.
Created several game features, including a tutorial system, dynamic level spawning,
and environment assets that respond to music.
Software Engineer - LifeSpark Arena (Unity, C#)
Fall 2014
Collaboratively programmed a moba-style mobile game on a graduate-level game
project.
Constructed an integrated chat system that allowed networked communication
between users through a drag-and-drop UI interface.
Engineer - ITP 485 Native Console Games (Visual Studio, C++)
Spring 2015
Developed a 3D game in a primitive game engine utilizing Lua scripting and
networking via TCP client-server interactions.
Implemented the core gameplay mechanics and established level instantiation from a
server-side ghost manager.
Engineer - ITP 485 Game Engines (Visual Studio, C++)
Fall 2015
Developed the functionality behind a basic game engine, including creating a SIMD
math library, writing HLSL shaders and a pool block memory allocator.
Setup the architecture for creating a game from library assets, and utilized it to create
an interactive interface demonstrating rendering and animation features.

Other Experience

USC ITS Student Technical Lead

2015 - Spring 2016
Provided technical support directly to students and professors through managing
impromptu technical issues quickly and efficiently.

Honors/Leadership Activities

Console Game Coordinator of the USC eSports club

Viterbi Deans List
Member of the Center for Engineering Diversity
Member of the National Society of Black Engineers

2015-Present
2013
2012-Present
2012-Present