Portrait of Jabavu Adams

Jabavu "Jaba" Adams

AI, Machine Learning, Neuroscience, Biophysics, Games, Teaching

AI Products and Research

AI engineering and research — current focus.

Ollie iPhone app screenshot — magically plan meals just for you

Ollie: The Family AI Assistant

$5M seed · Employee #1 · Khosla Ventures
Code and architecture diagram from integrated information research ECG and BCG heartbeat detection research

Research

Machine learning · Neural networks · Information theory

Shipped Games

Games I've helped ship have been downloaded tens of millions of times. Console, mobile, and arcade — gameplay, engine, and tools across all three.

Mega Run — Redford's Adventure gameplay

Mega Run — Redford's Adventure

Mobile · #1 App Store
Monsters Inc. Run gameplay

Monsters, Inc. Run

Mobile · Disney/Pixar collab
Cel Damage Overdrive gameplay

Cel Damage Overdrive

Console · Cel-shaded vehicular combat
Mega Jump 2 gameplay

Mega Jump 2

Mobile · Tools & level design
Storm Casters gameplay

Storm Casters

Mobile · Action roguelike
JVL iTouch HD

JVL iTouch HD

Arcade · Touchscreen amusement platform

Teaching

Courses, workshops, and talks — sharing what I've picked up over the years with students and fellow developers.

Teaching materials and course notes coming soon.

Projects

Side projects, prototypes, and things I build on my own time when an idea won't leave me alone.

Project write-ups coming soon.

Toronto Game Jam

Weekend-scale games built at TOJam and other jams — quick ideas, rough edges, and a lot of fun.

TOJam entries coming soon.