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Hello and welcome to my personal website, my name is Jack but I’m better known as Jack of Black Phoenix or simply Jack Phoenix. I’m a nerd, level designer, video editor, music composer, virtual photographer, web designer, writer, cheese lover and a certified cappuccino enthusiast (the certification may be made-up). Below you can find my latest releases and catch up on the videos and blog posts, if you’re interested in finding out more about me and my work, then I invite you to explore further by checking out my portfolio. You can also take a look at Virtual Gallery, or find out how to contact me for business inquiries.

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LATEST MAP RELEASE

Escher’s Dream

Portal 2: Community Edition

The idea for this map is one I had since 2019 when I made Collateral Damage, which was to make a slightly abstract Portal puzzle where the chamber itself would “fight” the player by changing shape, twistng elements etc.

It turned out a little different from what I had in my head but it was still an interesting experience to utilize world portals in an extensive manner aswell as the famed Adhesion Gel.

LATEST MUSIC RELEASE

Title Theme (Element 64)

Half-Life: Element 64 Soundtrack

LATEST VIDEOS

LATEST BLOG POST

The Hidden Gem of Australia

These days it's difficult for me to find time and motivation to dedicate to exploring new TV or movies, but every now and then an opportunity comes along. It was recently the case with a certain show I wanted to watch for over a year, and now having done so, I definitely regret not making that jump sooner. The show in question is Mr Inbetween, an Australian crime/comedy drama focused around a hitman who tries his best to balance his life working in the underworld of Sydney and being a good father / boyfriend. The overall theme is centered around violence and asks questions such as: is it sometimes necessary, is it moral and what the hell are dimmies? A quick google search can reveal the answer to the latter, as for the other two... well there is a bit more depth to it than it might seem at first...