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stats\"/\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"75%\"\u003e\n\n## 👋 Hi, I Am Simon \"Darkside\" Jackson\n\n- I am a developer focusing on Mixed Reality Solutions and the Spatial Internet/MetaVerse working at [Ethar](https://www.ethar.com/), the premier XR Expereince Platform providers.\n\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e[![](https://etharinc.github.io/img/Ethar_Logo_2020_med.jpg)](https://www.ethar.com/)\n\n- I am also a board member at the MonoGame Foundation, focusing on the evolution and education of the MonoGame Framework, an open source initiative that continues the traditions of Microsoft XNA framework, delivering game titles to all modern platforms available today.  As well as being the organiser of the MonoGame Open Hours sesssions (bring the team closer to the community each month), I actively develop for the platform, including facilitating in the education content we publish. \u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e[![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/MonoGame/MonoGame.Logo/refs/heads/master/FullColorOnDark/HorizontalLogo_256px.png)](https://www.monogame.net/)\n\n- I have published several Unity titles, including [Mastering Unity 2D Game Development](https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mastering-Unity-2D-Game-Development/dp/1849697345) and [Unity UI Essentials](https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00T96XBYI), more to come in 2023!!\n    \u003cbr/\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mastering-Unity-2D-Game-Development/dp/1849697345\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/613MyDtdgOL._SL1360_.jpg\" title=\"Mastering Unity 2D Game Development\" alt=\"Mastering Unity 2D Game Development\" width=\"100\"/\u003e\u003c/a\u003e    \u003ca href=\"https://www.amazon.co.uk/Unity-3D-Essentials-Simon-Jackson/dp/1783553618\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61WTZ4o+YcL._SL1360_.jpg\" title=\"Unity UI Essentials\" alt=\"Unity UI Essentials\" width=\"100\"/\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\n\n- New automation title for 2023 [Accelerating Unity Through Automation](https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-1-4842-9508-3)\n    \u003cbr/\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-1-4842-9508-3\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https://media.springernature.com/full/springer-static/cover-hires/book/978-1-4842-9508-3?as=webp\" title=\"Accelerating Unity Through Automation\" alt=\"Accelerating Unity Through Automation\" width=\"100\"/\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\n\n- I am invested in building the [Reality Toolkit](https://realitycollective.io/) which is a cross-platform Mixed Reality framework for building XR apps in Unity for a majority of platforms, including: Quest, Pico, HoloLens, Magic Leap, Mobile and more.\n\u003cbr/\u003e[![Reality Collective](https://github.com/realitycollective/realitycollective.logo/blob/main/Branding/RealityCollective_HorizontalLogo_White.png?raw=true)]((https://realitycollective.io/))\n\u003cbr/\u003eThe Framework is built from the foundation I developed for Microsoft's [Mixed Reality Toolkit V2](https://github.com/microsoft/MixedRealityToolkit-Unity/tree/releases/2.8.3) which evolved into the [XRTK](https://github.com/xrtk) and has now advanced even further with the [Reality Collective](https://realitycollective.io/).\n\n- I also maintain and publish the [Service Framework](https://service-framework.realitycollective.io/) (in the Reality Collective) which is the best and most performant way to build projects in Unity.\n\n- I have been a [Microsoft Mixed Reality MVP](https://mvp.microsoft.com/en-us/PublicProfile/5001069?fullName=Simon%20Jackson) since 2014 (Since 2004 with the change in programs)\n        \u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://mvp.microsoft.com/en-us/\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https://www.stevejgordon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/MVP_Logo_Horizontal_Preferred_Cyan300_RGB_300ppi.png\" title=\"Microsoft Mixed Reality MVP\" alt=\"Microsoft Mixed Reality MVP\" width=\"300\"/\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\n\n- I am honored to be one of the first [Microsoft Game Development Ambassadors](https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/games/community/ambassadors/) since the program launched in 2021, helping devs with the MS Game Dev stack.\n\n- For several years I have been an Xbox MVP helping the dev community get up and running with publishing to Xbox/Windows.  Which has now been merged with the Microsoft [Xbox Ambassadors program](https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2020/09/25/who-are-xbox-ambassadors/) where I continue to engage with the Xbox team.\n        \u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/games/community/ambassadors/\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https://i0.wp.com/news.xbox.com/en-us/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/09/XAHeader_HERO.jpg\" title=\"Xbox Ambassador\" alt=\"Xbox Ambassador\" width=\"300\"/\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\n\n- I publish and maintain the [Unity UI Extensions](https://github.com/unity-UI-Extensions/com.unity.uiextensions) project, packaging up the best the community has to offer for Unity UI components, utilities and \"stuff\".\n\n- I blog \"fairly\" regularly on my [Personal blog](https://darkgenesis.zenithmoon.com/) about all things game development related or just cool tech.\n\n- Amongst the various public projects I have worked on (sooo many) the one I was most proud of is the [Fizzyo project](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/project/project-fizzyo/), making games and a game framework to gamify the treatment of Cystic Fibrosis for kids, so much fun.\n \n\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"25%\"\u003e\n\n## 🖥️ Fav Tech Stack\n\n- C#\n- Unity\n- MonoGame\n- AI Tooling and production\n- Mixed Reality (AR/VR/XR)\n- Game Development\n- Xbox Development / ID@Xbox\n- Asset development\n- Unreal (in progress)\n \n\u003c/tr\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003c/table\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv align=center\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/SimonDarksideJ\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Twitter Follow\" src=\"https://img.shields.io/twitter/follow/SimonDarksideJ?label=Twitter\u0026style=for-the-badge\u0026logo=twitter\u0026color=1DA1F2\"\u003e\u0026ensp;\u0026ensp;\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/xrconsultant/\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https://cdn.worldvectorlogo.com/logos/linkedin-logo-2013-1.svg\" title=\"Linkedin\" alt=\"Linkedin Account\" width=\"100\"/\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr/\u003e\n\n\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"50%\"\u003e\n\n## \u003cimg src=\"https://cdn.worldvectorlogo.com/logos/youtube-icon-5.svg\" title=\"YouTube ChannelDocker\" alt=\"Youtube Channel\" width=\"30\"/\u003e \u003c/a\u003e   My YouTube channels\n \n\u003c!-- YOUTUBE-VIDEOS-LIST:START --\u003e\n- [Unity UI Extensions](https://www.youtube.com/@UnityUIExtensions) - dedicated channel for all things Unity UI Extensions based.\n- [The Darkside of MonoGame](https://www.youtube.com/@DarksideofMonoGame) - lots of MonoGame helper videos, tutorials, demos and more.\n- [The Darkside of VR](https://www.youtube.com/@DarksideofVR) - support channel for the Microsoft Mixed Reality Toolkit (kinda deprecated now)\n- [SimonDarksideJ](https://www.youtube.com/@SimonDarksideJ) - My personal channel for random shares\n\u003c!-- YOUTUBE-VIDEOS-LIST:END --\u003e\n \n\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"50%\"\u003e\n\n## \u003ca href=\"https://bit.ly/darkgenesis\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https://github.com/SimonDarksideJ/SimonDarksideJ.github.io/raw/main/assets/img/branding/ZenithMoonLogo.png\" title=\"DEV\" alt=\"DEV\" width=\"25\"/\u003e\u003c/a\u003e   DarkGenesis blog posts\n \u003c!-- DEVTO-BLOG-LIST:START --\u003e\n- [The Automation series](https://darkgenesis.zenithmoon.com/tag.html?tag=automation) - for getting to grips with GitHub Actions and Azure Pipelines.\n- [Creating your own blog on GitHub Pages Series](https://darkgenesis.zenithmoon.com/tag.html?tag=jekyll) - How to build your own free blog on GitHub.\n- [All the MonoGame content](https://darkgenesis.zenithmoon.com/tag.html?tag=monogame) - Everything you wanted to know about MonoGame and more.\n- [All the Unity blogs](https://darkgenesis.zenithmoon.com/tag.html?tag=unity3d) - Sooo much Unity.\n\u003c!-- DEVTO-BLOG-LIST:END --\u003e\n\n\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003c/table\u003e\n","project_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fsimondarksidej%2Fsimondarksidej","html_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/projects/github.com%2Fsimondarksidej%2Fsimondarksidej","lists_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fsimondarksidej%2Fsimondarksidej/lists"}