Portfolio

Mixed Signals

A narrative-focused puzzle game.

Mixed Signals was developed in Godot, primarily using C# with some GDScript, as part of university coursework in my third year. I worked in a team of 8, as the lead programmer of two.

Github itch.io

DX11 Mountain Lake Scene

A scene rendered in DirectX 11, using a university-provided framework.

Developed in my third year of university. Demonstrates:

• Vertex manipulation for realistic Gerstner waves and terrain heightmapping
• Dynamic tessellation
• Instanced billboarded grass using the GS
• Depth of field post processing
• Dynamic point, directional and spot lights
• Specular highlights
• Depth-mapped shadows
• Model loading

Github

Broke, Breaking and Broken

An upgrade-centric arena shooter.

Developed using the SFML library in my first year of university. Players slay ghosts, collect money and purchase upgrades. Demonstrates:

• Scene swapping
• Animation
• AABB collision
• Simple GUI
• Music and SFX
• Efficient object management

Connect-4 MCTS AI

The Monte Carlo Tree Search algorithm, optimised to create a strong AI opponent for Connect-4.

A terminal application developed as part of university coursework in my third year. Combines the MCTS algorithm with Connect-4 specific game knowledge to create a reliably strong opponent. Contains features for testing the AI’s performance with a variety of tweakable parameters.

OpenGL House Scene

A simple scene rendered in OpenGL, using a university-provided framework.

Developed in my second year of university. Demonstrates:

• Use of stencil buffer
• Transparency
• Lighting
• Model loading
• Hierarchical animation