Daren White

With over 30 published games for PC, console, web and mobile, I have a good all round knowledge of many programming fields which I've used in the financial, e-commerce, music, TV, design, engineering, training and games industries. This experience has given me the ability to pick up and learn new hardware systems, programming languages, code-bases and libraries fairly quick.

Support worker - Support worker

(2025-01)

This time has seen me undertaking care and support responsibilities.

Developer - Amutri

(2024-01 - 2024-12)

This job was working on a pixel streamed, cloud based 3d visualization service, that can take complex 3d models and beautify them. Also created a prototype app for testing different mobile input schemes.

• Adding detailed, photorealistic trees
• Adding different foliage types
• Creating a websocket client
• Adding multiple post-processing volumes and the tool to create them

Developer - Figment Productions

(2022-01 - 2023-12)

This contract was working on a location based VR experience based on the Flying Scotsman train to be displayed in a national museum. Also worked on another project involving flying with a jetpack.

• Updating network code and implementing a dedicated server
• Implementing hand tracking for OpenXR and SteamVR
• Fading scenery in the eye line of sight and implementing an audio description track player
• Android work involving sending HMD data to and from a server
• Implementing avatar lip-syncing from microphone input and voice chat
• Shaping the avatars face from textures created from an iphone face scan

Developer - Vivada Productions

(2022-01 - 2022-12)

A short contract that involved helping convert older Unreal Engine VR projects to newer versions of Unreal Engine.

• Fixing errors in various blueprints and project options

Developer - Digital Self

(2021-01 - 2022-12)

This was a contract to implement a customizable VR avatar system to be used in a multiuser sports, music and comedy events viewer.

• Created customizable VR avatar system with full facial animation
• Created an event viewing system
• Implemented a 2d and 3d video player to handle various video formats and playback modes

Developer - Fourplus Immersive

(2021-01 - 2021-12)

This contract role involved creating various modules for a VR training system to allow people to learn how to use biological clean rooms. This had to be optimal as it had to run on standalone VR headsets.

• Creating code and material shaders for surface cleaning training
• Multiple choice questionnaire with UI system
• Animation system for NPC characters to follow a path and for doors to open automatically
• System to show airflow when object was moved
• Helping fix bugs on other modules

Developer - Radical Forge

(2020-01 - 2020-12)

Developer - Hackrod

(2019-01 - 2020-12)

Developer - Masters of Pie

(2018-01 - 2018-12)

Developer - Imaginati Studios

(2017-01 - 2017-12)

Developer - Microsoft Lift

(2017-01 - 2017-12)

Developer - Flavourworks

(2016-01 - 2016-12)

Developer - Atom Republic

(2016-01 - 2016-12)

Developer - Samsung R&D Institute

(2013-01 - 2015-12)

Developer - Freelance with multiple companies

(2010-01 - 2013-12)

Developer - Electronic Arts Ltd

(2007-01 - 2010-12)

Game Developer - Multiple companies

(1900-01 - 2010-12)

This was mainly game related freelance work on web, PC, console and mobile. One notable project was designing and creating a 3D space flying game to be used in a childrens TV show, named The Adventures of Captain Zeelig. Companies worked for include Gem Software, Bizarre Creations, Probe Software, Rage, Deibus, Empire Interactive, Climax, MirrorSoft, Qube Design and Big Red Games.

Some of the games I created or had a large role in during this period are Oh Mummy, Turrican, Spherical, Roland in Time, Outrun Europa, Formula1'97, Spin Jam, and MotoXMania.

City & Guilds in Computer Programming - Computer Programming - Harlow Technical College

GCSE equivalents - General Education - Schooling