Christopher Tall

A skilled game programmer, having contributed to multiple full life cycle game projects over the course of my career. Began my career in Tokyo, Japan, and continue in the US. Highly proficient in C/C++, C#, and the Unity Engine. Fluent in written, technical, business, and conversational Japanese.

Work Experience

WayForward Technologies

Tenure: 3 years

Role: Game Programmer, Tools Programmer

• Using Unity/C#, implemented a wide variety of critical game systems including camera, enemy, and level behavior, AI and UI. My work spanned the entire life cycle of the project. The code I wrote was foundational, and thus made an indispensable impact on the performance, mechanics, and “feel” of the game.
• Developed a custom Unity tool in C# allowing artists to attach visual effects and other assets to animations. This tool is used company wide, and enables artists to view, edit, and playback their attachments in-editor. It had a massive impact on the efficiency of the departments utilizing it.

Media Vision

Tenure: 3 years, 8 months

Role: Game Programmer, Tools Programmer

• Using C++, developed a wide range of gameplay systems, including AI and UI, for three game projects.
• Wrote cutscene event scripts to simulate character conversation in Lua. Contributed to the development of the event scripting library.
• Developed a WPF/C# P2P file transfer software for the company’s internal network. The software greatly sped-up the transfer of files between developers – accelerating the team’s project development.
• Developed a tool with WPF and C# to automate the creation of Lua scripts used by animators to expedite their workflow.

Education

Associate of Science in Game Programming

HAL Tokyo College of Technology & Design

Advanced Diploma in the Japanese Language

Akamonkai Japanese Language School

Technical Skills

Game Development, C/C++, C#, Lua, HTML/CSS, Unity Engine

Certifications

Japanese Language Proficiency Test N2

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