Luke Baughan

Programmer with nearly 3 years of AAA game development experience, specialising in Unreal Engine and C++ to build polished, high-quality gameplay systems.

Portfolio

01

Sea of Thieves

The essential pirate experience, from sailing and fighting to exploring and looting – everything you need to live the pirate life and become a legend in your own right. With no set roles, you have complete freedom to approach the world, and other players, however you choose.

02

Incursion C++

A passion project which involved recreating my university final-year project, but this time mostly using C++ over blueprints.

03

Incursion

A mix of the tower defence genre with first person shooter mechanics where the player must defend against waves of alien hostiles in order to survive.

04

Lights & Shadows

Execute the perfect museum heist alongside a thieving friend: Hide in the shadows distract guards, fill your bags with precious treasure and make your daring escape!

05

AI Behaviours

A university project involving setting up believable behaviours for AI for potential use in a game environment.

06

Dodge This!

A procedurally generated set of minigames which players must succeed in order to escape.

Industry Experience

Almost 3 years worth of experience shipping features on a AAA, open world, multiplayer title.

Supporting Skills

Additional experience such as writing unit tests, using KQL queries to analyse player telemetry, and running performance and memory reports.

Skills & Expertise

Gameplay Programming

Proficient in Unreal Engine and C++, developing gameplay features, refining existing mechanics, and resolving complex bugs.

First Class

Achieved a first-class degree in Computer Games Design and Programming BSc (Hons) at the University of Staffordshire.

Collaborative Development

Collaborated with designers and artists across multiple studios to develop and deliver gameplay features.

"Graduate of the Year"

Achieved an "Outstanding TIGA Graduate of the Year: Computer Games Technology" award from the 2023 TIGA awards.