About Me

I'm a graduate of University of Staffordshire with a first class degree in Gameplay Design & Production.I've been using Unreal Engine for more than 5 years now, so I'm exploring new areas like experimental systems!My favourite projects involve reinterpreting how the player interacts with the game and defying expectations using that!

Technical Skills

Unreal Engine - 5+ Years
Expert knowledge of both Blueprint and C++ in Unreal Engine, developing complex and efficient core systems, gameplay elements & tool development.C++ - 3+ Years
Extensive experience creating both high and low level systems used for game development and embedded systems environments.Embedded Systems - 2+ Years
Experience using Arduino's to create custom experimental game controllers which interface with both game engines and Windows

Professional Skills

Gameplay Design
Extensive experience with creating informative & relevant game design documentation to help with production, use of different mediums appropriate to the system being designed.Teamwork / Leadership Roles
Vast array of involvement in team settings, working closely with teams of 25+ in both game development and non-game development environments with numerous instances of taking on a natural leadership role to produce deliverables at desired standards.

Extra Curriculars

Student Demonstrator
* Providing support for university lecturers in delivering contentSubject Representative
* Working to improve the Games Design subject area with student feedbackStudent Ambassador
* Marketing, recruitment & events handling, ranging from primary school visits to delivering content to 100+ people

Beyond Buttons

An Experiment in Immersion

This project is my final year project, I built my own custom game controller with new experimental inputs completely from scratch, as well as the accompanying game.It involves using the custom controller to "hack into a satellite" to rescue an astronaut who has been stranded after a meteor strike!

ACEngine

Abstract Control Engine

ACEngine (ACE) is my own game engine i created using SDL3 and C++, it features lots of common and important components you would expect of a game engine as well as a bunch of custom operations like game window manipulation (position, transparency, size, etcetera) and built in Serial Communication

Buccaneer Brawl

Pirate Themed 3v3 brawler

This was a team based project of 8 members spanning 8 weeks where I was the technical lead.We developed a very polished and feature rich game, following a brief of "3v3 Combat"The game itself is a pirate themed turn based combat, which uses a robust dynamic manager which supports potentially infinite amounts team members.

Pocket City

Optimised City Management

Pocket City is a city builder / management sim prototype developed over 8 weeks, which functions entirely off of math as opposed to collisions. This allows for much higher levels of optimisation and permits for a much bigger game