James Hannam
Game Programmer
Portfolio
Below are some of the projects I've worked on and teams I've worked with.
Runaway
I've been working at Runaway for two years, primarily working as the Lead Programmer on a new mobile game currently in open beta.
Areas of Work:
Gameplay Programming, Engine Troubleshooting, Event Integration, Live-product Maintainence, New Product Development, System Architecture
Developed with:
Cocos2d-x, Git, Xcode, Lua, Shell Script, Python, iOS, Android, Unity (C#), ClickUp, Confluence
Stationeers
I worked on Stationeers for about a year. Stationeers is available for purchase via Steam Early Access.
Areas of Work:
Gameplay Programming, Systems Architecture, Legacy System Refactors, Legacy System Maintainence/Bug fixing, Terrain Generation, Weather System
Developed with:
Unity (C#), SVN, JIRA, Trello, Jenkins
RocketWerkz
I worked at RocketWerks for over 5 years.
I spent 4 years working in UE4 and 1.5 years working in Unity3D across 3 titles
Areas of Work:
Gameplay Programming, Network Programming, Game Systems Design, Game Design, SteamWorks Integration (both engines), UE4 Build Automation Scripting
Developed with:
Unity3D (C#), Unreal Engine 4 (Blueprint & C++, Visual Studio 2015/2017, Perforce, SVN, JIRA, Confluence, Trello, TeamCity
Splash
I worked on Splash (just after it launched) during my internship at Runaway.
Splash is a mobile game available for free on Android and iOS.
Areas of Work:
Optimisation R&D (Android & iOS), Bug Fixing (Android & iOS), Code clean-up
Developed with:
Cocos2Dx (Lua), Eclipse (Java), Xcode (Objective C), Pivotal Tracker, ADB
DirectX 11 Renderer
This was a solo project originally developed as a hobby project during the break between the second and third years of my degree.
The focus was on creating a C++ wrapper for DirectX 11 rendering as well as scalable shader and mesh/model systems.
Developed using C++ and DirectX 11.
Project repository available here.
Areas of Work:
Scalable Systems Design, DirectX 11 Programming, Shader Programming (HLSL), C++ Wrapper Creation, External Library Integration
Memory Pool
This was a solo student project developed alongside a research project on the same topic. Through my research I developed my won memory pool concept based around standard internally linked list memory pools, using chunks of memory instead of thousands of pointers. This was designed to handle large data sets for use in video games.
Developed using C++.
Areas of Work:
Research, Design, Implementation, Metrics Data Capturing, Low-level Memory Management
Cloth Physics
This was a solo student project in which I created a cloth physics simulation using the Verlet Integration method, rendered using my own DirectX 10 rendering framework. The cloth is tear-able and push-able using my own my implementation of screen point to world ray ray-casting.
Developed using C++ and DirectX 10.
Short video available here.
Windows 10 executable available here.
Areas of Work:
Research, Design, Implementation (C++), Verlet Integration, Shaders, Ray-casting, Physics, Rendering
Graphics: Vertex Shader Fog and Rain
This was a solo student project in which I created rain and fog on the vertex shader in DirectX 10. Both the rain and fog are processed entirely on the graphics card. The terrain is procedurally generated and adjustable in real-time.
Developed using C++ and DirectX 10.
Short video available here.
Areas of Work:
Particle Effects, Rendering, Shaders, Fog Effects, Procedural Terrain Generation, Lighting Effects
A board game based around the theme of death from life where players play as a unique race of creatures all with unique win mechanics. I worked on game design.
A space game based around the literal interpretation of an organic (organs) universe. I programmed the procedurally generated solar system system as well as some general gameplay and particle effects. Developed using Unity.
A game in which you're trapped in a world in a box trying to find a way out. I worked on programming gameplay (picking stuff up) and teaching someone how to use the Unreal Engine 4 C++ API. Developed using Unreal Engine 4.
A board game based around the theme of death from life where players play as a unique race of creatures all with unique win mechanics. I worked on game design.
Global Game Jam
These are games I helped develop during Global Game Jams; 48 hour game creation events.