Welcome to my Software Development Portfolio. Here, you can see some of the applications and tools that I have worked on.
Locomotion
Locomotion was produced as part of my PhD. It was an attempt to produce real-time simulations of rail vehicles using software, tools and development practices from the video games industry. The tool was produced as part of a joint venture between Newcastle University’s Systems Research Team and NewRail, a research group within the School of Civil Engineering.
The aim of the project is to see if video game physics engines (such as, in this case, NVIDIA’s PhysX) can be used to produce meaningful, real-time engineering simulations.
Roadworks
RoadWorks was designed to help create and manage large, complex road networks in large gaming environments. It allows for roads to be created and edited easily and includes procedural generation of textures, geometry and AI pathing data. The tool was produced as part of the Games MSc in association with staff from Midway Studio Newcastle, who wanted an improved version of the system that they used to produce Open-World games such as Wheelman, which they had just published at the time.
The following video shows some of the key features of the application.
Visualise: String Searching
This tool was designed as a learning aid for teaching University Computing students how String Searching algorithms work. The user can enter their own strings and select a number of different algorithms to test. The algorithm is then executed, generating a set of animations. The animations can then be played, stepped through in slow motion, or even reversed.
