Christopher Webb

Hi there! I'm Chris.

📍 Cars, coffee, code

Three things I can't live without that, seemingly, have nothing in common. But, look deeper! They all have versions that range from simple to complex. It's this balance of simplicity and when to adopt complexity (and how far to go with it) is what I live for, whether at work, in the car, or just waking up.

🌍 Melbourne, Australia

Since moving here, mid-2021, I've been hanging around any of the numerous 'hole-in-the-wall' coffee/pizza/burger shops around Brunswick, or exploring the city of Melbourne and it's surroundings, whether that be crusing the Great Ocean Road, or hiking the Grampians.

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Technical Details

C++ & C#
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- Performant code, while being readable and extendable.
- Data or object oriented, whichever fits best.
- Muliplatform, all at once.
Graphics (GLSL, HLSL, Vulkan, Metal)
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- Modern rendering APIs.
- Theoretical and practical experience.
Server (PHP, ASP.Net, NodeJS)
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- Apache, NodeJS, ASP or a propriatary server solution.
- External APIs and using microservices.
Data (SQL & Python)
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- Relational, non-relational, and all designs inbetween.
- Knowledge on not just how to handle data, but how to process it.
CLI (Bash, DOS & PS)
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- SSH, headless servers, even build scripts on Linux.

Engines (Unity, Unreal, Custom)
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- Quality experience at low frametimes, memory usage and on multiple platforms.
- Capable of using engine specific features, or 'rolling my own' way.
BAAS Platforms
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- Storage and analytical info, but also realtime low latency gameplay.
- Custom project APIs and integration into microservices.
- IAAS and other user managment features.
Editors (VSCode, Atom, Notepad++)
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- Extended linters to parse text given a custom syntax.
Arduino & Raspberry Pi
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- Versed and experienced in IoT design and applications.
CI & CD
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- Automating into pipelines like Google Play, Apple Testflight and Steamworks
- Branch managment to roll out updates at a fast cadence with Jenkins and TeamCity.
Git, SVN & Perforce
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- In GUI clients mostly, but comfy in the command line.

Essentials
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- Effectively use profilers and debuggers.
- Conceptualise work needed based on given theory.
- A focus on writing clean, efficient, decoupled and reusable code.
- Clear communication of complex concepts in a way that is easy to understand

Torque Drift

Build your car, customize your paint job, earn sponsors, and compete on the world stage to become a DRIFT KING!

Joining Grease Monkey Games in 2021, I worked as an engineer on Torque Drift. During that time, I worked on maintaining the live service game across mobile builds, Steam builds and the server environment. As I was promoted to Lead Engineer on the project, I took a more authoritive role on the direction of the game and became more of a mentor to those on my team.
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Sims Freeplay

The Sims™ FreePlay lets you create, customize, design and build to your heart's content on mobile!

This is my first ever propriatary project, due to Electronic Arts being at the top of the gaming industry and having their own solution. Being a live service version of the iconic Sims name on mobile, it uses a blend of custom C++/C# engine and tools along side custom server deployments. Because of this project, I've learnt about the lower levels of engineering that you can't learn with tools like out-of-the-box engines.
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Crossy Road Castle (Vision Pro)

ENDLESS CO-OP PLATFORM FUN!

At Hipster Whale , I worked on a port of Crossy Road Castle to the Apple Vision Pro. While working on this project, the Unity engine (the engine of choice for the game) was in the process of integrating the SDK, which led to integrating a portion of the desired features (like portals and an input system) ourselves. This was an insightful look into the world of VR and one that improved my knowledge of graphics rendering.
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CoqFight

Get ready for the ultimate bird-based PVP battler: CoqFight

I worked on this project functioning as the sole game engineer while porting an old version of the prototype to the Unity engine while also adding new features designed by the wider team. From front end to server-side, if it was game related, it was me. This was an interesting experience in self reliance and it gave me a broader understanding of my tools and how I choose to utilise them.
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Christopher Webb

Software Engineer

Hi there! I'm Chris.

📍 Cars, coffee, code

🌍 Melbourne, Australia

Technical Details

C++ & C#

Graphics (GLSL, HLSL, Vulkan, Metal)

Server (PHP, ASP.Net, NodeJS)

Data (SQL & Python)

CLI (Bash, DOS & PS)

Engines (Unity, Unreal, Custom)

BAAS Platforms

Editors (VSCode, Atom, Notepad++)

Arduino & Raspberry Pi

CI & CD

Git, SVN & Perforce

Essentials

Torque Drift

Build your car, customize your paint job, earn sponsors, and compete on the world stage to become a DRIFT KING!

Sims Freeplay

The Sims™ FreePlay lets you create, customize, design and build to your heart's content on mobile!

Crossy Road Castle (Vision Pro)

ENDLESS CO-OP PLATFORM FUN!

CoqFight

Get ready for the ultimate bird-based PVP battler: CoqFight

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