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Brooding Hippo
Indie Game Developer
Theatre Maker
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Who is Brooding Hippo?
My name is Jairo! I'm a multidisciplinary artist with over 8 years of professional experience hustling and making ART.
I started my journey in theatre, dabbled in a bit of drag, cut up a few shadow puppets, got my close up on camera, compiled a laundry list of unpublished fiction, and crash landed into the world of Game Development.
To get the full scoop, read my bio.
Projects
Going Bonkers!
Going Bonkers! is a local co-op game following two clowns, with a knack for bonking, as they fight their way through hordes of salarymen to brighten a dreary city in this twin stick bonk-em-up!
Producer
21 People
2 Months
Red and Boiling
Red and Boiling is a whimsical drag and shadow puppet show created by Noga Yechieli Wind and Jairo Rivas about queer womyn and their lives beyond the act of coming out.
Based on hours of real life interviews, every performance changes as new testimonies are shared verbatim.
2 years
8 People
The List
★★★★
Broadway Baby
★★★★
Co-Director, Co-Producer, Designer
Outspoken Arts
Pick of the Fringe 2018
Good Grief
My very first project as a Game Developer was Good Grief.
Good Grief is a platformer centering around the protagonist and their journey processing the grief of losing their father.
Solo Dev
1 person
4 months
SoulMaze
SoulMaze is a first person Co-op game, inspired by Pacman. A Gatherer and a Protector awake in a futuristic landscape. Fruit Litters the ground and the four spirits patrol this desolate maze. The Gatherer and the Protector must work together, synergizing their unique abilities, to ward off spirits and collect all the fruit.
Producer / System Designer / UI Designer
12 People
2 Months
Film / Television / Stage
I worked in Los Angeles for 7 years as a professional actor. I've had many wonderful opportunities over those years.
Highlights include:
Immersive Theatre, Interactive Events, Indie Film and Television, Modeling / Commercial work, and a Netflix Co-Star.
I cherish these years on the grind!
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