Brett Laming

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ABOUT BRETT LAMING

My name is Brett Laming. If you\'ve talked to me you realise I’m passionate about games. I’ve spent 26 years making them, blurring the lines between work and play, working out what makes them all tick. Happily the answers are still a mystery and the job with it\'s constant surprises, remains as exciting as it’s ever been.If you’ve met me, you know I’m consistently in a state of flux. Happy with production, management, programming and communication I focus on where need is most. A great believer in the methodical long game and evidence based reasoning I look to make the wins that matter over time. A technological evangelist, I’m a strong proponent of continuous improvement, clean-up and change. Data structure, algorithms and sensible data flow hold more weight to me than existing code. Having helped re-architect a few engines, and knowing first-hand the catharsis and production wins that come from a solid, first principle rework it’s hard to let go. This is never truer than in the A.I./gameplay domain of which I am very fond.But I’m a realist, and primarily an investor in people. With a good team, and a splattering of scheduling, I have confidence in both the process and the finish. From tutoring, review, discipline and pastoral care I look to get the best from individuals. By encouraging strong bonds both inside and outside work this becomes a cohesive team that can deliver results beyond expectation. So that\'s me in a nutshell, a melting pot of technology, leadership, production and recruitment. I’ve crossed a massive spectrum of titles, genres and platforms. I’ve made games alongside some of the very best, seen bad times and good and worked in small teams to the vast. Maybe you met me along the road, maybe we are still to meet but I look forward to the continued adventure.Brett Laming is a published author in AI Game Programming Wisdom 2+4, Game AI pro and a prior speaker at GDC. Specialties: • Game A.I, gameplay and engine programming• Real life, human grounded problem solving• Team centric leadership, psychology and communication• Process refinement, production and scheduling• Recruitment, personnel reviews and troubleshooting