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I'm a games programmer and designer who has been coding since I was 10 and building custom levels since I was 8. My love for games led me to found Skeleton Studios after high school, an indie development troupe that's published several projects and is hard at work on the next one. I enjoy turning ideas into polished experiences, leading teams across disciplines, and shipping games that players love. Highlights include On Your Hands, which shipped on Steam and Itch.io with Early Access in 2022 and full release in 2023, and Welcome to Ooblterra, a major mod with hundreds of thousands of downloads and community impact. I’m currently guiding Delta Perspective, focusing on pipeline improvements and reusable systems that empower other programmers.…I'm a games programmer and designer who has been coding since I was 10 and building custom levels since I was 8. My love for games led me to found Skeleton Studios after high school, an indie development troupe that's published several projects and is hard at work on the next one. I enjoy turning ideas into polished experiences, leading teams across disciplines, and shipping games that players love. Highlights include On Your Hands, which shipped on Steam and Itch.io with Early Access in 2022 and full release in 2023, and Welcome to Ooblterra, a major mod with hundreds of thousands of downloads and community impact. I’m currently guiding Delta Perspective, focusing on pipeline improvements and reusable systems that empower other programmers.

James Bouban

Game Developer, Game Designer, Programmer, +2

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I'm a games programmer and designer who has been coding since I was 10 and building custom levels since I was 8. My love for games led me to found Skeleton Studios after high school, an indie development troupe that's published several projects and is hard at work on the next one. I enjoy turning ideas into polished experiences, leading teams across disciplines, and shipping games that players love. Highlights include On Your Hands, which shipped on Steam and Itch.io with Early Access in 2022 and full release in 2023, and Welcome to Ooblterra, a major mod with hundreds of thousands of downloads and community impact. I’m currently guiding Delta Perspective, focusing on pipeline improvements and reusable systems that empower other programmers.…I'm a games programmer and designer who has been coding since I was 10 and building custom levels since I was 8. My love for games led me to found Skeleton Studios after high school, an indie development troupe that's published several projects and is hard at work on the next one. I enjoy turning ideas into polished experiences, leading teams across disciplines, and shipping games that players love. Highlights include On Your Hands, which shipped on Steam and Itch.io with Early Access in 2022 and full release in 2023, and Welcome to Ooblterra, a major mod with hundreds of thousands of downloads and community impact. I’m currently guiding Delta Perspective, focusing on pipeline improvements and reusable systems that empower other programmers.

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I’m a games programmer and designer who has been coding since I was 10 and building custom levels since I was 8. My love for games led me to found Skeleton Studios after high school, an indie development troupe that’s published several projects and is hard at work on the next one. I enjoy turning ideas into polished experiences, leading teams across disciplines, and shipping games that players love.

Highlights include On Your Hands, which shipped on Steam and Itch.io with Early Access in 2022 and full release in 2023, and Welcome to Ooblterra, a major mod with hundreds of thousands of downloads and community impact. I’m currently guiding Delta Perspective, focusing on pipeline improvements and reusable systems that empower other programmers.

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Javanese

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Work Experience

Company Head at Skeleton Studios

January 1, 2020 - Present

Founded Skeleton Studios after high school and lead the indie studio, providing creative direction across music, animation, and visuals. Managed assignments and deadlines, and served as the solo programmer for core systems (character controllers, event systems, 3D math). Shipped On Your Hands on Steam and Itch.io; Early Access started 2022-04-15, full release 2023-04-24.

Lead Programmer at On Your Hands

January 1, 2020 - April 24, 2023

Created the game's code, levels, and assets, initially solo; helped grow the project into Skeleton Studios by gathering volunteers to improve presentation. Shipped On Your Hands to Steam and Itch.io; Early Access launched 2022-04-15, full release 2023-04-24.

Mod Developer at Welcome to Ooblterra

January 1, 2023 - May 7, 2024

Developed Welcome to Ooblterra, a Unity-based mod for Lethal Company, over six months. Repurposed assets from On Your Hands and iterated using feedback to push design boundaries. Early involvement with the modding community led to breakthroughs; the mod is widely recognized and has over 350k downloads as of 2024-05-07.

Project Lead at Delta Perspective

January 1, 2025 - Present

Led internal game-jam to decide next project and began development on Delta Perspective. Focused on pipeline refinements and high-level systems; building reusable AI state machine framework to empower other programmers and improve cross-project collaboration.