Hi I'm Matthew 👋

An aspiring [graphics | games | web] developer

experience

Emerging Finsights

[2021-2022]

Took a lead role in a team implementing and supporting a finance news website over two versions using a range of web technologies.

education

MSci Computer Science, University of Nottingham

[2019-2023]

Though I took modules in a range of areas, I centered my study around graphics games and Human-computer-interfaces (HCI).I took a fourth year group project dissertation where I worked in a team to produce a virtual reality cyber-security edutainment game.

A-levels, Bilborough Sixth Form College

[2017-2019]

GCSEs, Aldercar High School

[2012-2017]

projects

OpenGL Model Viewer

A graphics renderer that can display glTF models. Supports various shading algorithms including a physically based rendering implementation, along with phong and gooch shading.

C++
CMake
OpenGL
GLSL

Rasterizer

A software rasterizer written in C#. Supports rendering .obj models with phong shading. Implements a full rasterization pipeline in software with support for perspective correct interpolation, depth testing, backface culling and texture mapping.

C#

Synthesizer Visualizer

A virtual piano keyboard that can be played. Can also play midis and display the notes being played in real-time.

Java
OpenGL

glTF-reader

A small library that loads text and binary glTF files into a user friendly C++ structure.

C++
CMake

synthesizer

Software sythesizer supporting various audio waveforms.

Java

midi

Library for reading and writing binary Midi files.

Java

Emerging Finsights (version 1)

The first version of the emerging finisights website. Implemented using a static site generator as a content managment system.

HTML
Vanilla JavaScript
Hugo
Tailwind

Emerging Finsights (version 2)

The second version of the emerging finisights website. Made using NextJS to provide server side rendering and used Directus as a content management system.

TypeScript
Tailwind
NextJS
Directus CMS