Summary
Bo Thompson is an experienced game developer and educator with a decade of hands-on expertise in gameplay programming, game AI, mechanical design, and tools development. As Founder of Brick City Pixels and an Adjunct Instructor at NJIT, he blends entrepreneurial product work with classroom instruction focused on Unity and programming best practices. He thrives on mastering new technologies to solve creative problems and adapts fluidly to the needs of a role, whether shipping game systems or building teaching materials. Based in Newark, NJ, Bo pairs practical industry experience with a formal IT/CS background, bringing a maker’s mindset to both commercial projects and student mentorship.
11 years of coding experience
Bachelor’s Degree, Information Technology / Computer Science, B, Bachelor’s Degree, Information Technology / Computer Science, B at New Jersey Institute of Technology
Associate’s Degree, Computer Science, 3.25, Associate’s Degree, Computer Science, 3.25 at Essex County College