Paul Hughes
Head of Technology @Ripstone
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WORK HISTORY
Head of Technology @Ripstone
Liverpool, GB
Lead Programmer on Chess Infinity - PC, PS5 XSX - The Gran Turismo of Chess Games. Lead programmer on Netflix Games\' The Queen\'s Gambit Chess. A love letter to the TV series.Strong Chess AI optimised for mobile devices.Pushing Unreal Engine on Mobile, Console and PC. Creating new core technology - currently obsessing over training GANs
EDUCATION
The Open University
BSc (Honours), Psychology
SKILLS
ABOUT PAUL HUGHES
I have been programming commercial computer games since the age of 13. Aged 16 I entered the Games Industry full time and still love the buzz, 43 years on, of turning a glimmer of an idea into a product on the shelf (or the digital shelf these days!)As ever, my goal is to create fun, cutting edge video games by devising the best tools and technology to make the game development process both easier and cost-effective. This way, more developer time is spent on the \"nuts and bolts\" gameplay content, and less time worrying about what\'s under the hood of the consoles.Lead programmer on LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga, LEGO Batman and LEGO Indiana Jones and core technology on 15 more.Actively worked on and shipped 50+ titles, over 250+ SKUs, with combined sales and counting.Author of the Myriad data compression library, the Chroma video codec and the Chatterbox Speech Compression system.The Ocean Loader Guy! The LEGO game Guy! The Compression Guy! Perfectly Performant Programming!Specialities- First and foremost \"a people person\"; a natural leader, motivator and mentor. Your team\'s happiness is EVERYTHING- Getting games out of the door. It can\'t be understated how important shipping a game is- Thinking outside the box for pragmatic, usable solutions- Data Compression (bespoke audio, video, image, medical / forensic. Both Lossy and lossless)- Performance Optimisation; algorithmic, assembly SIMD/SSE/AVX/NEON, data oriented design- Graphics Programming and rendering optimisation- High performance VR / AR simulation- Machine Learning - Currently obsessing over GANs- Technology Strategist- Signal Processing- System architecture / API design- Cutting edge, understandable, reusable and robust technology- Hands on, sleeves rolled up, development and management- Mentoring- Fire Fighting- Product Polishing- Documentation: for both technical and layman audiences- Product and Technology Presentation- Technology Contracts / Licensing Agreements / IP Applications- Typography Snob!
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