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Hello! My Name is...
Joseph Junior Bain
Last Seen: figuring out what he wants to study next,
probably...
Design Technologist working at the intersection of design, software architecture, and playful systems. This site collects projects, writeups, games, and community work.
If you're a recruiter, welcome! I encourage you to peruse around as you please and ask questions via the contact form. For hiring managers and projects leads, please read some of my blogs to get a better feel for how I work and my interests. There's plenty more to come, thanks for visiting!
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Game development, playful systems, and interactive experiments.
featured writeups
Notes from the workbench.
game development
Hitchhiker's Guide to a Game Jam
How to find a jam, form a team, scope a project, and make the most of the experience.
Read the guide →6-part series
Anatomy of a Prototyping Engagement
A six-part, anonymized walkthrough of how Joseph approaches a professional prototyping engagement—from the first account context to the final handoff.
Explore the series →capabilities
Adaptable engineering, visual judgment, and collaboration.
UX-minded implementation
Turns product intent into interfaces that are legible, responsive, and pleasant to inspect.
Architectural reasoning
Models systems, tradeoffs, and integration paths so teams can make durable decisions.
Adaptable delivery
Moves between web, game, civic tech, and internal tooling with a bias for useful outcomes.
Collaborative clarity
Documents decisions, communicates progress, and creates artifacts that help others participate.