Steel Wool Studios
Jacob Hensley has over 14 years of experience in the gaming industry, starting as a game tester for Magnin & Associates in 2007. Jacob then worked as a library aid at DeVry University, before returning to Magnin & Associates as a programmer for a brief period. In 2011, they joined Barking Lizards Technologies as a programmer, where they worked on converting Wii/PSP interface to touch-based for mobile platform and assisting with balancing combat, among other tasks. In 2012, they joined Game Circus as a game programmer. In 2013, they joined Escalation Studios as a programmer, where they worked for over five years until 2018. Jacob'smost recent role was at Bethesda Game Studios as a programmer, where they worked for five years until 2023. Jacob then moved to Steel Wool Studios as a senior gameplay engineer, where they are currently employed.
From 2006 to 2009, Jacob Hensley attended DeVry University, where they earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Game and Simulation Programming, although the field of study is unknown.
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Steel Wool Studios
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Steel Wool Studios, previously Steel Wool Games, is an Oakland, CA-based independent studio that develops virtual reality games, interactive educational experiences, and narrative projects. Fortified by Pixar, Lucasfilm, Intel and TellTale Games veterans who bring six decades of creative production experience and passion for great storytelling tothe table, the studio aims to advance the state of VR with deft precision of skill or by sheer will, if necessary. The studio, known for its grimsical launch title Quar: Battle for Gate 18, a critically appraised turn-based strategy action game for the HTC Vive, is now creating games and imaginative experiences that will transport you into immersive stories in the realest fake environments you’ve ever set your eyes on.