Mason Thompson
Self Employed
Los Angeles, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolMason Thompson is a Los Angeles–based freelance graphic designer with five years of experience blending motion, 3D, and interactive media to craft compelling visual stories. With a BA in Interactive Media Studies from Miami University, Mason has progressed from art director and 3D intern roles to motion designer work at Silent Partners Studio while running a sustained freelance practice since 2018. He pairs hands-on creative direction with practical UI sensibilities—evidenced by front-end contributions to the xemu open-source Xbox emulator that improved usability through keyboard shortcuts, clearer UI text, and OS info display. Mason’s background shows a knack for translating technical constraints into user-friendly visuals, making him effective at projects that sit between design and product.
5 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts - BA Interactive Media Studies, Bachelor of Arts - BA Interactive Media Studies at Miami University
Github Skills (7)
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Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
xemu-project/xemu
Mar 2021 - May 2022
Original Xbox Emulator for Windows, macOS, and Linux (Active Development)
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:21 reviews, 5 commits, 29 PRs in 1 year 1 month
Contributions summary:Mason primarily focused on enhancing the user interface of the emulator. Their contributions involved fixing button spacing, adding keyboard shortcuts for screenshots, and adding text to the UI to indicate the keyboard shortcut for the monitor. Additionally, they implemented the display of OS version information within the application. These changes collectively contribute to a more user-friendly experience for the emulator's users.
emulatorxboxwindowsoriginal-xboxlinux
MasonT8198/xemu-hdd-image
May 2021 - Mar 2024
Copyright-Free Xbox HDD Image
Contributions:2 PRs, 6 pushes, 2 branches in 2 years 11 months
xboxcopyrighthdd
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