Mark Bamford, Developer in Tavistock, United Kingdom
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Mark Bamford

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Augmented Reality (AR) Developer

Location
Tavistock, United Kingdom
Toptal Member Since
August 28, 2017

Mark has many years of experience developing games and interactive visualizations (including virtual and augmented reality) in Unity3D for iOS, Android, WebGL, Meta Quest, and HTC Vive. He has worked on popular franchises such as Roald Dahl, as well as developing for one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world (GSK). Mark graduated from the University of Abertay Dundee and achieved upper second class honors in computer games technology.

Augmented Reality (AR)Unity3DC#Unity Cloud BuildUnity3D Native Plugin InterfaceVirtual Reality (VR)GitiOSAndroidC++WebGLJavaObjective-CAmazon Web Services (AWS)

Portfolio

UNIT9
Unity3D, C#, Virtual Reality (VR), Mixed Reality (MR)
Jack Morton Worldwide
Unity3D, C#
Extend View
Objective-C, C++, Java, C#, Voice Recognition, Motion Capture, Unity3D...

Experience

Unity3D - 10 yearsC# - 10 yearsiOS - 6 yearsAndroid - 6 yearsAugmented Reality (AR) - 5 yearsWebGL - 1 yearMixed Reality (MR) - 1 yearVirtual Reality (VR) - 1 year

Availability

Part-time

Preferred Environment

Git, C#, Unity

The most amazing...

...project I have worked on is my visual debugger for Unity "Squiggle" which receives consistent 5-star reviews on the Unity Asset Store.

Work Experience

Senior Unity Developer

2023 - 2023
UNIT9
  • Worked with a team on a mixed reality project for Meta Quest 3.
  • Implemented game mechanics as specified by the design team.
  • Worked without the target hardware as it was unavailable.
Technologies: Unity3D, C#, Virtual Reality (VR), Mixed Reality (MR)

Senior Unity Developer

2023 - 2023
Jack Morton Worldwide
  • Developed an interactive touchscreen experience, integrating videos, images, and text with fluid animations.
  • Implemented and assisted in the design of the UI and UX.
  • Anticipated and responded to client needs and feedback.
Technologies: Unity3D, C#

Senior Unity Developer

2018 - 2023
Extend View
  • Led product direction and implementation and strongly influenced the user experience within a small development team.
  • Communicated problems and potential solutions to the CEO and other board members.
  • Identified new product features and user engagement opportunities and discussed how these might fit into the development timeline. Guided and mentored junior developers in their work.
  • Developed a human body motion recording and playback system.
  • Created human body tracking overlays displaying information such as range of motion.
  • Built a C# wrapper for the Notch motion capture device.
  • Developed a C# wrapper for CMU Sphinx voice recognition library.
Technologies: Objective-C, C++, Java, C#, Voice Recognition, Motion Capture, Unity3D, Unity3D Native Plugin Interface, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Video Streaming, Motion Tracking, Augmented Reality (AR), iOS, Android

Senior Unity Developer

2022 - 2022
VirtualRetail.io
  • Upgraded existing projects to work with the Pico Neo 3 headset.
  • Improved responsiveness of existing UI and interactions.
  • Implemented input handling for 3Dconnexion SpaceMouse.
Technologies: Unity3D, C#, Virtual Reality (VR)

Lead Unity Developer

2021 - 2022
RINA / MoD Defence College of Technical Training
  • Led the design and development of a pneumatics and hydraulics simulator to be used for training purposes.
  • Created the system where the end-user can drag and drop different parts into a design area, connect them and run the simulation to visualize the circuit they made.
  • Hired a junior developer to deliver the project on time, which involved designing a code test and interviewing potential candidates.
Technologies: C#, Unity, Unity3D, WebGL

Senior Unity Developer

2021 - 2021
Ford ‘Bring on Tomorrow’ AR Experience
  • Led the development of an AR experience showcasing and involving a real-world Ford Mach-E vehicle.
  • Communicated with team members from many different disciplines, including producers, sound and lighting, designers and representatives from Ford.
  • Worked on a digital theater production, involving six iPad Pro's.
  • Managed devices required to locate and remember the location of the real-world vehicle, so that the 5-minute experience could be run back-to-back throughout the day.
  • Implemented the controlling system by a local server that would launch the experience via a WebSocket connection.
Technologies: C#, Unity, Unity3D, Augmented Reality (AR), iOS

Programmer

2017 - 2018
AyeQ-benu
  • Identified and implemented solutions for areas requiring performance improvements.
  • Customized shaders to create materials representing bodily fluids and holograms.
  • Provided advice on possible user experience improvements.
  • Designed and implemented a variety of shrink/zoom effects to transition between different magnification levels.
  • Significantly reduced load times during scene changes.
Technologies: Virtual Reality (VR), C#, Unity

Programmer

2017 - 2017
Flight Arrow
  • Developed a realistic visualisation of an aircraft in flight.
  • Set in real-world locations, over vast distances.
  • Made use of post-processing effects such as depth of field, eye adaption, color grading, and chromatic aberration.
Technologies: C#, Unity

Programmer

2017 - 2017
Dark Unicorn Games
  • Implemented bug fixes to the existing code.
  • Analyzed the existing code to provide details of game mechanics.
  • Created spreadsheets of game play formulas.
  • Provided guidance on different possible approaches to implementing new design ideas.
Technologies: C#, Unity

Programmer

2015 - 2017
Digital Sports Arena
  • Designed and implemented the structure of components for the game engine.
  • Advised on technical restrictions of the game engine and development platforms.
  • Communicated with artists the requirements for different textures within the game.
  • Developed for iOS, Android and Windows (PC) using Unity3D.
  • Created daily builds of the game, and kept track of tasks within Jira and Mantis.
Technologies: REST, C#, Unity, Unity3D Native Plugin Interface

Programmer

2015 - 2015
Chunk
  • Developed a mixture of physics and reaction based mini-games within the setting of the well-known children's book The Twits by Roald Dahl.
  • Developed for iOS and Android, using Unity3D.
  • Implemented analytics and in-app purchases.
Technologies: C#, Unity

Programmer

2014 - 2015
Dynamo Games
  • Refactored and extended an existing code base.
  • Implemented constantly changing feedback from the publisher.
  • Fixed bugs.
  • Identified opportunities for optimization and actioned them.
Technologies: C#, Unity

Junior Game Programmer

2013 - 2013
Tag Games
  • Implemented a voice modulator with a variety of different 'voices'.
  • Implemented an image editor allowing users to apply different stickers to the image and to place 3D objects in the scene.
  • Managed projects to completion within strict deadlines.
Technologies: Objective-C, Java, C++

Gameplay Programmer

2012 - 2013
Swallowtail Games
  • Expanded our BAFTA award winning prototype game Tick Tock Toys to a full release.
  • Implemented a variety of 2D and 3D toy mechanics within a 3D environment including trains, helicopters, cannons, and RC cars.
  • Ensured that each toy interacted with every other toy in a logical fashion.
  • Wrote components which could be applied to different toy models for different themes.
  • Developed level editing tools for the designer.
Technologies: C#, Unity, Unity3D Native Plugin Interface

iPad Developer

2012 - 2012
University of Abertay Dundee
  • Brainstormed ideas and concepts with colleagues.
  • Produced three app ideas and pitched artwork/animation.
  • Created app assets and visual presentations.
Technologies: C++

Ford Bring on Tomorrow Experience

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTqCGz86BIA
AR Experience showcasing and involving a real-world Ford Mach-E vehicle. A digital theatre production, involving 6 iPad Pro’s. The devices were required to locate and remember the location of the real-world vehicle, so that the 5 minute experience could be run back-to-back throughout the day.

Pneumatic and Hydraulic Sandbox Simulator

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAhZ_1B6iJA
Pneumatics and Hydraulics simulator to be used for training purposes. The end user is able to drag and drop different parts into a design area, connect them together and run the simulation to see a visualisation of the circuit they created.

Squiggle

The perfect debugging assistant!
Add some color to your tedious debugging tasks by making graphs of your variables!

Customer Reviews:
"masterpiece of visual tracking" - TS42
"very easy and powerful" - mcmorry
"One of the most useful tools in the asset store" - SunnySunshine
"Professional and timely response from the developer to my questions. - Matt Bennett
"stays out of your way when you don't need it. - Matti-Jokipii

Gameday Live

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4nUwK2Mo9c
With Gameday Live, you are the football manager. You pick and train your team of real-world players, competing in live matches against other managers around the world.

This is real-time competition and every day is game day

Roald Dahl's House of Twits

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCJLUuwSHV0
Get your own back on THE TWITS! In 3D for the first time ever! Poke Mrs. Twit's glass eye, feed Mr. Twit's worms, and play tricks to unlock mini-games. Beware! Don't make the Twits too mad or things could get ugly – well, uglier . . .

Tick Tock Toys

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF3aY5e3O5o
A colorful puzzle game set inside a toybox.

Languages

C#, Java, Objective-C, C++

Frameworks

Unity, Unity3D

Storage

Unity Cloud Build

Other

Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR), Mixed Reality (MR), Unity3D Native Plugin Interface, Motion Capture, Voice Recognition, Video Streaming, Motion Tracking

Tools

Git

Platforms

iOS, Android, Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Libraries/APIs

Facebook SDK, WebGL

Paradigms

REST

2008 - 2012

Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Games Technology

University of Abertay Dundee - Dundee, United Kingdom

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