Graduate Software Engineers Kieran Connell Rare / Microsoft Game Studios 24 th July 2007

Who is Rare again? Born 1985, Twycross Bought by Microsoft in 2002 Over 200 developers Likes: Xbox 360, Nintendo DS Making our own IP, AAA titles Employing graduates Dislikes: Rushing our development

Born 1985, Twycross

Bought by Microsoft in 2002

Over 200 developers

Likes:

Xbox 360, Nintendo DS

Making our own IP, AAA titles

Employing graduates

Dislikes:

Rushing our development

David Q Age 26, from Adelaide, Australia Computer Systems Engineering graduate, Flinders University Wrote Dodge Ball game for induction! Now works on Tools team within STG Best things about his course: General problem solving Lots of 3d maths Communication skills Big final year project

Age 26, from Adelaide, Australia

Computer Systems Engineering graduate, Flinders University

Wrote Dodge Ball game for induction!

Now works on Tools team within STG

Best things about his course:

General problem solving

Lots of 3d maths

Communication skills

Big final year project

Tom H Age 23, from Wickford, Essex BSc Computer Games Programming, University of Teesside Started as a one year intern... ...came back to join new Build Lab Best things about his course: Focus on Graphics Understanding overall game engine Learnt C/C++ from the beginning But wished he’d had more team-programming...

Age 23, from Wickford, Essex

BSc Computer Games Programming, University of Teesside

Started as a one year intern...

...came back to join new Build Lab

Best things about his course:

Focus on Graphics

Understanding overall game engine

Learnt C/C++ from the beginning

But wished he’d had more team-programming...

Dave S Age 23, from Stockton-on-Tees BSc Computer Science, University of Nottingham Worked on Viva Piñata Best things about his course: AI programming Algorithms and Data Structures But Java was core language...

Age 23, from Stockton-on-Tees

BSc Computer Science, University of Nottingham

Worked on Viva Piñata

Best things about his course:

AI programming

Algorithms and Data Structures

But Java was core language...

Kieran C Age 32, from Hull, E. Yorkshire BSc, Nottingham & MSc, Hull Worked on lots of games... Now a dreaded Middle Manager Likes: Outlook, having meetings, talking Dislikes: People with long, flowing locks of hair

Age 32, from Hull, E. Yorkshire

BSc, Nottingham & MSc, Hull

Worked on lots of games...

Now a dreaded Middle Manager

Likes:

Outlook, having meetings, talking

Dislikes:

People with long, flowing locks of hair

Your Future Grads Must have core skills: Maths - Algorithms C/C++ - Data Structures Must be able to communicate... ...and work with other people! Might never get to do graphics... ...or even gameplay! Lots of varied & exciting work to do!

Must have core skills:

Maths - Algorithms

C/C++ - Data Structures

Must be able to communicate...

...and work with other people!

Might never get to do graphics...

...or even gameplay!

Lots of varied & exciting work to do!

The End Kieran Connell [email_address] www.rareware.com