Jackson Vanderheyden
Hi there,
I'm Jackson Vanderheyden, a senior Software Engineering student at Iowa State, graduating in May 2025. I am passionate about graphics programming and pushing the limits of visual fidelity. When I'm not working on that, I'm usually making games for fun!
Graphics Programming
Personal projects that explore various computer graphics topics that interest me.
Creates a Relightable 3D Gaussian Model and
Lightweight 3D Rendering Library
Replicates flocking behavior found in animals such as birds and fish.
Rendered a scene by realistically simulating light rays in OpenGL
Video Games
Games created for game jams or small projects.
You are a little robot with a huge mission to reduce the city's emissions one puzzle at a time!
Puzzle
Play in browser
You're a salmon fighting its way back to its spawning grounds
Platformer
Play in browser
Drop the survivor in the ocean so the current floats them to the safety of the buoy
Puzzle
Play in browser