Russell Jahn

SOFTWARE
ENGINEER
& ARTIST.

Independent projects under the name MOLECULE.

Software + hardware + art.

Real-time graphics + film-set visuals + motion capture.

{ programming }
{ design }
{ art }
{ animation }

{ specializations }

Selected experience

Blizzard

Unannounced title

Lead Engineer

Graphics + content pipeline tools + performance

Hearthstone

Senior Engineer

Core systems + multiplatform development

Paper Ghost

Film + television

Software engineer + artist

Interactive props + film-set visuals

Enflux

Motion capture

VP, Product

Motion capture + developer tools + live trade show installations

01 / Projects

{ professional work }

Paper Ghost

Film + television

Interactive props, screen visuals, projection software, and set previsualization tools for 15 film + TV productions.

Professional Work

Explore Film + television

X-Men: Apocalypse

The X-Men: Apocalypse Pentagon set with a projected video wall and illuminated command consoles. — X-Men: Apocalypse: the Pentagon video wall and command consoles.

X-Men: Apocalypse: the Pentagon video wall and command consoles.

A nine-projector video wall and custom screen visuals for the Pentagon set.

View X-Men: Apocalypse

The Glass Castle

A station wagon on The Glass Castle studio set in front of a curved rear-projection screen displaying a road scene. — The Glass Castle: the car set and curved rear-projection screen.

The Glass Castle: the car set and curved rear-projection screen.

Projection playback software for filming car scenes on a studio set.

View The Glass Castle

mother!

The tool in use during preproduction.

The tool in use during preproduction.

Set previsualization and virtual camera software for the director and cinematographer.

Arrival

Surveillance screens and controls on the Arrival tent set. — Arrival / surveillance screens and controls.

Arrival / surveillance screens and controls.

Software for military maps, surveillance controls, and simulations on the film's set screens.

Quantico / Season 1

Interactive screen props in a scene from Quantico, Season 1. — Quantico / interactive screen props in a scene from Season 1.

Quantico / interactive screen props in a scene from Season 1.

Interactive phone, surveillance, and command-center software for the first season of Quantico.

View Quantico / Season 1

Ça Décolle!

Two actors in a cockpit with clouds visible through the aircraft windows on the Ça Décolle! set. — Ça Décolle! / clouds outside the cockpit windows.

Ça Décolle! / clouds outside the cockpit windows.

Real-time cloud software for filming aircraft scenes.

View Ça Décolle!

A live demonstration of Enflux motion capture clothing at a trade show. — Enflux / live motion capture demonstration.

Enflux / live motion capture demonstration.

Enflux

Motion capture

Unity SDK, live trade show installations, and Blender animation tools for Enflux motion capture clothing.

Professional Work

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The ShopperMX 3D store editor. — ShopperMX / the 3D store editor.

ShopperMX / the 3D store editor.

InContext Solutions

ShopperMX

A 3D store editor for retail planning and a multiplayer VR installation.

Professional Work

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Hearthstone gameplay showing Eonar's Flourish and its green spell effect on the TITANS board. — TITANS / Eonar's Flourish. Hearthstone gameplay, 2023.

TITANS / Eonar's Flourish. Hearthstone gameplay, 2023.

Blizzard / Engine + content technology

Graphics + Content Pipeline + Performance

Hearthstone: Core systems + multiplatform development.
Unannounced title: Lead Engineer for graphics + content pipeline tools + performance.

Professional Work

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02 / Independent projects

{ experiments }

A visitor using an illuminated bokken beside the vertical body-tracking screen at PixelPerf Market. — PixelPerf Market / Moongoat Coffee.

PixelPerf Market / Moongoat Coffee.

Molecule / Test installation

Motion Capture + Lightsabers

Wireless body tracking at 60 fps.
Bokken swords with lights that change color as they move.

Experimental

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03 / Russell Jahn

{ about me }

Molecule is the independent work of Russell Jahn, software engineer + artist.

Current projects include lightsaber and motion capture hardware, with embedded firmware for lights and sensors.

About me + earlier work

04 / Get in touch

{ contact }

For installation projects, software work,
and collaborations.

Or connect on LinkedIn ↗