Riley Durbin
Gameplay Engineer and Designer
- Role
- Lead Networked Gameplay Programmer at Honor Games
- Location
- Redmond, WA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Riley Durbin
Hi! My name is Riley Durbin, and I\'m a recent graduate of the CS and Game Design program…
Experience
Lead Networked Gameplay Programmer
May 2024 — Present
Helping define and act on our vision of a future themed, multiplayer fun focused, and weapon innovative FPS, by using client-server networked programming, systems design, and intentional and iterative communication among our team. Building/ extending networked gameplay systems, alongside other features like UX additions, and art asset implementations, to support our 3v3 multiplayer FPS vertical slice in Unreal Engine 5.Also helping build our workflows and communication through pipeline help, meeting organization, and learning from our yearlong time so far to make shifts in focus that have helped us move forward- Using blueprints and C++, enabling multiplayer gameplay, and iterations on it, by programming networked gameplay systems like a modular weapons system, easily reusable gamemode functionality, player bots, map movement features, and player abilities such as physics-style reflections and refractions- Supporting fast implemetation of animations, and greater animation fidelity, by using data assets, a shared anim blueprint for both 1st and 3rd person animations, and blendspaces, to help create our pipeline, along with collaborating with artists to inform and test it- Leading 2 programmers in prototyping/ polish, and unreal learning when possible, by collaboratively assigning tasks based on project needs and learning desires, pairs programming and reviewing project structure, and meeting weekly- Collaborating on systems and other design with multiple teammates, with a focus on finding a specific, interesting, and clear vision, and prototyping it as fast as is reasonable, to be able to iterate on it- Writing tutorial documentation to help to help the ease of new members joining, especially with us being remote, such as our step-by-step Perforce & Unreal setup documentation that has been used by 5+ new members.
Education
DigiPen Institute of Technology
Bachelor's degree, Computer Science and Game Design
Find verified contacts for anyone on LinkedIn
Unifers gives sales teams verified emails and direct dials, enriched profiles, and outreach that lands in the inbox.
Free plan included · No credit card required
This profile is compiled from publicly available professional sources. Unifers is not affiliated with or endorsed by LinkedIn. Request removal of this profile.