Sam Serrels

Software Engineer
C++, GPUs, Games Development
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Work

My Research project into visualizing GPU ASM code with Live Debugging.
HPC2 - My work as designer and admin for the university's Compute cluster.

Game Projects

OpenLRR - Game project written from scratch using C++ and Vulkan.
Celestial-Drift. Racing game project written from scratch in C++ and OpenGL.
A 3D dungeon Crawler, written in c++ using the Irrlicht engine for rendering.

Teaching Material

Computer Graphics Module. Co-Authored and ran by myself for 2nd year University students.
Games Engineering Module. Authored and ran by myself for 3rd year University students.
Physics Based animation Module. Authored and ran by myself for 3rd year University students.
Tutorials I have written during my internship working with the Playstation 3.
Technical articles I have written for the Valve fansite Lambda Generation

Other Work

A library to provide helpful methods for modifying terrain objects while the game is running.
Levels I have created for the sandbox game "Garry's Mod". ttt_waterworld has surpassed a million subscribers.
Submission for graphics module, researching deferred rendering and raster-reflection techniques.

Odd Projects

A Javascript web-game created for my HCI module.
A game created in 48 hours for the 28th Ludum Dare competition
A prototype project, testing html5 for games on mobile devices
My teams entry for the 2014 Global Game Jam
My teams entry for the 2015 Global Game Jam
GOOD HOUSE - GGJ2019 entry (made in under 20mins)
Nanoengine, my first game engine written in highschool. 2D sprite based ontop of java awt. A relic in time of how much I didn't know back then.
A Java implementation of the sequential and parallel Clarke and Wright savings algorithm
Honours-Project: investigating gpu-gpu communication and data compression vs transfer times.

Sam Serrels

Principal Software Engineer

  • e: sam@samserrels.com
  • w: >www.samserrels.com

Key Skills

  • Video Game Development
  • Tools, Engine Tech
  • C/C++, Python
  • Unreal Engine
  • Javascript & Web Dev
  • Academic Level Research
  • Teaching & Training Development
  • Public Engagement
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  • PC Platform
  • Linux system admin
  • Build systems & farms
  • Networking & IT

Work

Principal Engineer

Act III Ltd

Senior Engineer

Studio Gobo

- LEGO Horizon Adventures
- Hogwarts Legacy
- Synced: Off-Planet

Programmer

Supermassive Games Ltd

- The Quarry
- The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope.
- Little Nightmares 2

Associate Lecturer, Researcher, SysAdmin

Edinburgh Napier University

Education

Research Degree, Edinburgh Napier University

PhD researcher & Graduate Teaching Assistant, 2016 - ongoing

Currently working towards a PhD on methods for visualizing and improving the performance of heterogeneous and parallel systems .

BSc (Hons) Games Development, Edinburgh Napier University

BSc (Hons), 2012 - 2016

Graduated with a First Class Degree with Honours

Other

Video Game and Creative Technologies; Community and Public Engagement

Regularly organise and help with various events and groups to boost the local Edinburgh Video Games/Software Development, and creative technologies community. Including running exhibitions at the Science festival, maker faire, and independent events such "Games are for Everyone"

Global Game Jam Edinburgh Organiser

Organised and ran the Edinburgh chapter of the 48 hour Global Game Jam in 2016,17,18.

Co-founder & Secretary, Napier Video Gaming Society - 2012 to 2016

Founded and ran the NVGS over the period of my degree. The society was developed to over a hundred members, with maintained relationships and partnerships with external organisations, and hosted Edinburgh wide events and charity fundraisers.

BCS App-a-thon Guinness World Record - Witness & Technical Advisor - June 2015

Involved in the Edinburgh group of a nation wide attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the largest number of people simultaneously learning to code an Android app.