Benji Kay
Research Engineer at Short Story Label
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolBenji Kay is a research engineer and seasoned software developer with 11 years of experience blending AI, games, and multimedia to study human behavior and creativity. He currently designs user studies and analytic systems at Short Story Label, partnering with psychologists and educators to translate qualitative observations into quantitative product improvements. With a background building real-time social games, WebGL educational titles, and full-stack JavaScript systems, he combines practical engineering with game and sound design sensibilities. Benji is fascinated by consciousness and the ethical questions around large language models, pursuing research that bridges contemplative practice and machine cognition. Based in Oklahoma City, he brings a rare mix of technical breadth and artistic practice—having run an independent music and film studio—so his work often surfaces at the intersection of play, sound, and human-centered AI.
11 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Business, Japanese, Business, Japanese at Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific UniversityBachelor of Business Administration, Management Information Systems, Bachelor of Business Administration, Management Information Systems at University of Oklahoma
Github Skills (131)
trainer10
github10
ear10
drag10
cordova-plugin10
visual-studio10
subversion10
linting10
game-development10
sortable10
javascript10
phaser10
game-engine10
rendering10
text-based10
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
okaybenji/100ng
Jul 2016 - Feb 2017
Contributions:114 commits, 4 PRs, 86 pushes in 7 months
gamepongagbic100-playerplayer
okaybenji/okaybenji.github.io
Feb 2019 - Sep 2023
Contributions:25 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 7 months
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