saif alyahya

Working on "JACK" has been a unique experience in advancing my skill set. The game is a beautiful 2d platformer which focuses heavily on physics puzzles. Gameplay programming was very tricky to get right and achieve a predictable interactivity feedback. Besides, the game has some very unique visuals and art with philosophical elements, and that ticks all my nerd boxes!

• Professional team software development practices, including unit testing and version control.
• Prototyping core gameplay for rapid iteration.
• Creative vector math and linear algebra for a physically complex controller.
• Additive scene loading management.
• Implement application state logic.
• Integrate visual and audio assets.
• Preliminary performance optimization.
• Physics manipulation:
• Rigidbodies scale and hierarchy optimization.
• Reducing floating Point precision errors by limiting: forces, torques, velocities, masses, limiting distance from game's origin.
• Creative and complex solutions for predictable rigidbody movement without altering rigidbody's inner parameters or attached transform.
• Optimizing the controller to work in different gravity strengths, directions and also different time scales.

This is "Retro Cade"; a tabletop arcade; a labour of love; a childhood dream come true. It took me 10 months to make as I paid great attention to detail and used high quality authentic parts years before raspberry pi! Spending time on creating this marvel gave me a sense of the true meaning of "Carpe Diem".

• Design the blueprint of the arcade panels using a CAD editor.
• Build the structure using high quality heavy duty MDF wood and strong joints.
• Use official Sanwa arcade buttons and joystics for authentic play feedback.
• Use 5mm clear Perspex acrylic sheets for control panel, marquee and screen cover.
• Build internals in 2011, before the release of Raspberry pi, using intel chipset.
• Design original artwork using photoshop.
• Optimize Hyperspin frontend and emulators.
• Enjoy playing my entire childhood arcade and console games library!