Francisco Simões Email & Phone Number

Hey!I am a team-oriented and hardworking programmer that has found great interest in game development. I am passionate about the whole process of creating videogames. As such, i am always looking for new opportunities and projects to work on.Every year since I started learning the process of videogame development, I have participated in several game jams (GGJ, GMTK, VR Jam, and others). I also like to actively participate in other events. For instance, I have been a speaker for Erasmus projects where I spoke about gamification in the education system.After completing my course in 2020, I completed my internship and spent a year improving my programming, working on small prototypes, games and participating in different kinds of events. I eventually started working professionally as a programmer, but I quickly left after being recommended for a teaching position.As a programmer, I am particularly interested in: -Developing AI systems (A* Pathfinding, Behaviour Trees, state machines, goal driven AI, etc...). -Procedural generation of animations, terrains, maps, etc.... -Development of tools. For instance, I have developed node-based editors to ease the process of creating behaviour trees and dialogue trees. Furthermore, I have also developed editors for designers to create skills, characters and animations.Although I specialize in programming, I have not limited my experience to just that. I am constantly exploring new tools and learning. I have a strong understanding of how to import assets correctly into game engines, how to integrate animations, web development, VR and how materials work. I am also deeply interested in teaching, participating as a speaker and meeting new people.If you have any questions, want to talk to me and/or are interested in working with me, just let me know!