Bryce Nelson Email & Phone Number

Bothell, WA, US

External Developer working on Hytale

While working on the CoreTech team I was responsible for developing and maintaining core systems and tools used and reused across different game projects.Additionally to being a great engineer I also acted as an accessibility advocate for the studio. Which included presentations, writing standards, removing technical barriers and advocating that.

Redmond, Washington

Working with the Surface Devices Team

Greater Seattle Area

Responsible for user interface implementation and optimization across multiple platforms (including both VR and AR). Wrote a custom slot visualization system that supported server-client interaction and artist effects.Owner of a cross platform input handler which included support for mixed reality headsets, surface detection, hand tracking, touch gestures.

Implemented the main aspects of gameplay logic, including the logic for Units, Towers, Castles and Saviors. As well as the unit movement system which use a way point system and a heat map to direct units, that was later refined into a rail movement system following design changes.Responsible for several design time tools including a battlefield mesh.

Gameplay Developer and Systems Architect for Prince Of Space, a 3D sci-fi turn based strategy game build in the Unity game engine. Where you command your forces throughout the galaxy to liberate worlds held by an alien empire and eventually become the Prince of Space.Worked on the core game play systems, including a turn/phase controller, which supported 2.

Made the proof of concept for a currently unannounced application.Created the core C# framework which included support for hardware interfacing, various modes & mini-games, XAML content displaying with WPF and application specific content. More on this project when it is announced.

Tools and General Programmer for Aztech, a 3D futuristic Aztec arena brawler featuring local multiplayer, a dynamic arena, and deadly traps.Worked on development tools, including a level editor, object archetype editor and a camera editor to edit the different types of cameras we used.Worked on the Architecture for our custom component based c++ engine.

Redmond WA

Taught Kids ages 12 to 18 how to program in C# for a week which they then used to create their own game over the course of the following week.

Douse2D poetic-experience platformer about a raindrop sprite returning home to the sky.Winner at Tokyo Game Show Sense of Wonder Night 2012 Competition for "Cool Redefinition of Traditional Style"Douse was released for PC 2012 and is free to playIt can be download here: http://douse.nfshost.comAwards:- Top 10 finalist, Sense of Wonder Night, Tokyo, Japan.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Computer Science

Minor, Mathematics