SIMON HALLIDAY
 

Profile

My passion for games stems from the enormous scope and endless possibilities of an interactive medium that can provide players with an experience that is not just entertaining, but can also be thought provoking, intelligent and educational.

Key Skills and Experience

• Four years of professional experience in the games industry
• Strong knowledge and experience in multiple, major 3D and 2D applications
• Mod work experience including level design in Hammer and UnrealEd
• Excellent command of written and verbal English
• A passion for games across all genres
• Excellent knowledge of operating systems and general software applications

Ancillary Skills

• Excellent interpersonal, communication and problem solving skills
• Strong self motivation and inner discipline that supports an enduring work attitude
• Ability to use own initiative and organise work effectively
• Calm attitude under pressure

Relevant Employment Experience

3D Artist - Exient, Oxford, April 2010 - Present

At Exient I am currently working as a 3D artist. During this time I have had the privilege to work on some great, world renowned game franchises with some fantastic people. My roles include the creation of art assets (props, buildings, terrain and associated textures), assisting with issues such as AI pathing, the creation of physics objects and the use of in-house tools for world optimisation.

Functionality Tester – SEGA, Chiswick, London, June 2009 – April 2010

I worked as a functionality tester at Sega’s office in London. During this time I gained a deep and complete understanding of the games I worked on which in turn gave me the ability to report on complex AI issues, balancing, game mechanics and logic, along with graphical and code based errors.

3D Artist - 3rd Dimension Creations, Middlesbrough, June 2007 – May 2009

I provided the company with 3D and 2D digital art for various games that have helped bolster both their image and their reputation among small, up and coming digital studios.  I helped to create ‘Codachain’ a music based arcade game for Xbox Live and also worked on DJ Hero for Exient.  My role also involved design suggestions, testing and helping the company to pitch new games as well as editing and proof reading design documentation.

3D Artist - Virtual Playground, Newcastle Upon Tyne, September 2005 – September 2006

Created and designed 3D environment art for three games, balancing workloads against deadlines and using content management software to effectively organise the database of work for each project.

Titles worked on:

Software Skills

Design Tools and Engines

Hammer (Source SDK)
UnrealEd (Unreal 3)
Flare (Blitz Games’ proprietary engine)
Unity 3D

2D and 3D Graphics Applications

3D Studio Max
Maya
Adobe Photoshop
Luxology Modo
ZBrush

Source Control Software

Tortoise SVN
Perforce

Education:

           2003 – 2007 University of Teesside
                                   
BA Computer Games Design with First Class Honours

           
           2002 – 2003 Cleveland College of Art and Design
           
BTEC Diploma in Art and Design

           2003 – 2004 University of Teesside        
                       
University Certificate of Professional Development in German for Work