Highlighted Projects

Unannounced AAA UE5 Game

Working with Sumo Nottingham on an unannounced game (currently under NDA) using Unreal Engine and C++, and the Gameplay Ability System.
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​Developed by: Sumo Nottingham
March 2024 - Present
​Highlights:
My second project in industry
Improvement in my understanding of UE5, C++ and the Gameplay Ability System
I have worked on various aspects such as general gameplay, audio, localisation, consoles and UI

Stampede Racing Royale

Worked as part of a collaborative team to develop this chaotic 60-player kart racing battle royale.  Built in Unity with C#.
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​Developed by: Sumo Leamington
​November 2022 – February 2024
​Highlights:
60 player kart racing battle royale game
My first project in industry
Launched on Steam and Xbox
I built various powerups, refactored code and wrote documentation

Skyhoard

A game being developed by myself and two friends using Unreal Engine, C++,  and the Gameplay Ability System.
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​Developed by: Myself and friends
February 2023 - Present
​Highlights:
Personal project taken as additional learning outside of work
Majority of game programmed by myself
Multiple weapon types and combo input system
Vehicles with custom built networked movement (prediction + reconciliation)

University Projects

Dimension Drifters

A fast paced, 3D split-screen kart racing game featuring portals to other dimensions. Built in Unreal Engine 4 and C++.
​Highlights:
Kart-like car physics and player controller
AI that drives round the track, uses items and takes different routes
Split screen multiplayer setup
Various item pickups such as a boxing glove and hammer item
General game loop
Track generation system
Cinematic cutscene

Wave Function Collapse Level Autocomplete System

A level 'autocomplete' system built using the Wave Function Collapse algorithm. Built in Unreal Engine 4 and C++.
Highlights:
It takes example inputs and partially filled levels, and generated surrounding environments accordingly!​
Custom editor UI - focuses on ease of use.
Wave Function Collapse algorithm allows for low sample size and similar outputs to be produced from small inputs.

VCR

Networked 3D ghost hunting game developed in my placement year for a studio. Built in Unreal Engine 4 and C++.
​Highlights:
Several player controllers in C++
Network prediction of movement abilities
Networked animations
Various environmental objects that the player can interact withRecording player progress via Steam

Game Jams

​Beat Boxing

Locally multiplayer rhythm game featuring automatic beat detection from audio files. Built in Unity with C#​.
Highlights:
Automatic beat detection from music files
Guitar hero-esque player controller
AI that hits notes and uses abilities
Smooth UI/UXPVP Controller/keyboard support

​Wild Woods

2D bullet hell game made in my first year of University. Built in Unity with C#​.

​Highlights:
My first 2D game
Various bullet hell patterns
Several environmental traps
Best first year project award winner

​Absorbots

3D third person shooter. Shoot the robots before they merge into a boss! Built in Unity with C#​.
Highlights:
Merging AI that grow increasingly larger
Wave based game loop
Boss fights
Various weapons and unlockable map areas

Rhel's Tale

Dwarf Souls: Unnecesarily Long Name Edition
Embark on this bullet-hell journey to help Rhel fight against her inner demons! Built in Unity with C#​.

​Highlights:
Winner of 10:10 WIGJam
2.5D perspective and gameplay
Various AI attacks and bullet patterns
Two cutscenes telling LGBT related story
Made in 3 days by myself and 2 friends
​Fight the mega dwarf stack in this souls-like game jam project! Built in UE4 and C++.

Highlights:
Souls-like combat
Short game loop
Made in a few days
Worked closely with character and VFX artists
Built for Sumo Nottingham game jam 2022

Personal Projects

Binary Spatial Partitioning Dungeon Generator

Dungeon level generator based on the Binary Spatial Partitioning algorithm. Built in Unity and C#.

Highlights:
Generates dungeons that contain various rooms and corridors filled with traps, enemies and treasure chests!
N*N size content pieces
Customisable parameters
Instant access to infinite variations of dungeon levels

Facial Detection CCTV

A CCTV system that utilises OpenCV to detect and store the faces of people it sees! Built in C++ with OpenCV and wxWidgets ​packages.

Highlights:
Facial detection using Haar Cascades​
Automatic storage of discovered faces to a database
UI built in C++ using wxWidgets package

Ultimate Tanks

A small game I built to learn Unreal Engine. Inspired by Wii Play Tanks! Built in Unreal Engine 4 with C++​.

Highlights:
Randomly moving and shooting AI
Was essentially my crash course of learning Unreal Engine
Custom bullet pathing utilising reflection vectors.