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Richard Burton

Junior Game Programmer specializing in Unity and VR multiplayer

RogueSunKingston University2 Years ExperienceJunior Level

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Unity/VR gameplay programmer who delivered core VR locomotion and a custom collision system for the VR port of Tinhearts, enabling comfortable movement in highly detailed, cluttered environments and improving cutscene reliability. Also has professional VR multiplayer experience on Project Leeroy using Photon Fusion (plus PUN/SpatialOS/UNet/WebSockets), including building drag-and-drop networking components to help designers ship minigames faster.

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Key Strengths

  • Implemented VR smooth locomotion and turning systems for a flat-screen-to-VR port
  • Built a multi-stage custom collision solution (raycasts/capsule casts + vector math) for dense environments
  • Designed a 'player follower' system to maintain last valid position and support reliable cutscene sequencing
  • Debugged and corrected multiplayer networking logic issues in designer-built minigames (Photon Fusion shared mode)
  • Created reusable drag-and-drop networking components to enable designers and speed minigame development

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Experience

ProgrammerRogueSun · Mar 2023 – Sep 2024
Unity3D ProgrammerBrightrock Games · Jun 2021 – Oct 2021
Student AmbassadorKingston University · Jan 2016 – Jan 2019part-time
Optimised Programming Teaching AssistantKingston University · Jan 2019 – Jan 2019part-time

Education

Kingston Universitymaster, Games Development (Programming) (2019)
Kingston Universitybachelor, Computer Science Games Programming / Games Programming (2018)

Awards

  • Showcased Battle of Mustafar at Develop Brighton
  • Showcased Totally Realistic Racing at Develop Brighton
  • Best performing undergraduate games student
  • Best undergraduate games project (Totally Realistic Racing)
  • Game jam best use of technology
  • Hackathon winner
  • Kingston game jam winner (Peaceman Pat)
  • Duke of Edinburgh Diamond Award (2017)

Languages

English

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Richard BurtonJunior Game Programmer specializing in Unity and VR multiplayer