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title: The Paper Pilot
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sections: [puppet, featured projects]
favorites: [NaN, Tower Offense, Slime Chargers!, The Modding Tree]
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    <p>Tap <img class="inline" src="assets/home/arrowLeft.png" /> and <img class="inline" src="assets/home/arrowRight.png" /> to change direction and move</p>
    <p>Tap <img class="inline" src="assets/home/arrowUp.png" /> to bob up and down</p>
    <p>Hold <span style="color: white;">Space</span> to "babble"</p>
    <p>Tap <span style="color: white; white-space: nowrap;">1-6</span> to change my expression</p>
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        <span class="card-title">Hello!</span>
        <p>I'm Anthony "The Paper Pilot" Lawn, and I develop programs and games using a variety of languages and engines. I received my B.S. and M.S. in Computer Science at the University of Texas at Dallas, with a focus on Computer Interaction.</p>
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    <h1>Featured Projects</h1>
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                    <a href="/optispeech"><img src="/assets/optispeech-assets/new-interface.png"></a>
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                <span class="card-title"><a href="/optispeech">OptiSpeech!</a><span class="language">C#</span></span>
                <p>I led a team updating a legacy Unity project for research on speech therapy to use a modern version with a focus on extensability to facilitate future maintenance and features.</p>
                <a href="/optispeech">read more</a>
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                    <a href="/vecs"><img src="/assets/vecs-assets/screenshot.png"></a>
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                <span class="card-title"><a href="/vecs">V-ecs!</a><span class="language">C++</span><span class="language">lua</span></span>
                <p>V-ecs (pronounced "Vex") is a vulkan-based engine I made for making highly moddable games and tools in lua, centered around the ECS design pattern and a work-stealing job system.</p>
                <a href="/vecs">read more</a>
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                    <a href="/babble"><img src="/assets/babble-assets/screenshot.jpg"></a>
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                <span class="card-title"><a href="/babble">Babble Buds!</a><span class="language">JS</span><span class="language">C#</span></span>
                <p>Babble Buds is a free, open source virtual puppet show engine I made for various platforms including HTLM5 and Unity, as well as an accompanying electron-based puppet editor and multiplayer stage</p>
                <a href="/babble">read more</a>
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                    <a href="/dicearmor"><img src="/assets/dicearmor-assets/da2.jpg"></a>
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                <span class="card-title"><a href="/dicearmor">Dice Armor!</a><span class="language">C#</span></span>
                <p>I was the lead programmer on a team of nine creating this game in a semester long college course. I programmed all the gameplay systems as well as incorporated Babble Buds for the cutscenes and tutorial.</p>
                <a href="/dicearmor">read more</a>
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                <span class="card-title">I'm a Computer Scientist!<span class="language">C#</span><span class="language">C++</span></span>
                <p>I know many advanced topics of computer science, and have experience implementing complex systems including the Boids flocking algorithm and Inverse Kinematics.</p>
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                <span class="card-title">I've worked with VR!<span class="language">C#</span></span>
                <p>I'm one of two developers on a game prototype for a VR game with roguelike deckbuilding mechanics, similar to Slay the Spire.</p>
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