Ben Sherratt's Portfolio

Basic details

• Location: Cambridge, UK
• E-mail: me (at) btsherratt (dot) com
• Mastodon: @btsherratt@mastodon.gamedev.place

Areas of expertise

I am comfortable working on codebases in any language, I have particular expertise with all C-family languages. (C/C++/C#/Objective-C) I have worked with Unity extensively, as well as less common and custom engines. I have worked on almost all aspects of game development, including gameplay, engine design, sound integration, and optimisation. I can design and write shaders for modern platforms, and I have extensive past experience in designing and implementing bespoke graphical effects, for example fish shoaling with boids. I particularly enjoy working with artists to help realise their vision in-engine.

Past games work

• Scared Little Ghost
  Stealth-based adventure game for the Pico-8, releasing 2023. I designed, programmed, illustrated and scored the game.
• Spacefolk City Contract, Moon Mode AB.
  Quirky city builder for the Oculus Quest. I was a full-time contractor on the game for the last six months of development, working on gameplay and optimisation. This project used Unity and C#.
• Fractures Employee, Vitei Backroom Inc.
  3D adventure game set in a world where you can travel across dimensions. Created as a prototype at Vitei Backroom Inc. and exhibited at Bitsummit 2015. I designed and programmed the game using Unity.
• Steel Diver: Sub Wars Employee, Vitei Inc.
  3D submarine multiplayer game created for Nintendo Inc. I worked on various graphical effects (depth-of-field, fish shoals) as well as general networked multiplayer code and other gameplay features in C++, Shader assembly and the Pawn scripting language.
• Steel Diver Employee, Vitei Inc.
  Side-scrolling submarine multiplayer game created for Nintendo Inc. as a 3DS launch title. I created bespoke graphical effects (bubbles, oil, fish shoals) and worked on various gameplay aspects, including programming the 'Steel Commander' multiplayer game. The game used C++, Shader assembly and the Pawn scripting language.

Other work

• Apple Inc. 2015-2021
  I worked as part of the System UI team on major user facing features from iOS 9.3 to iOS 14.
• bts.itch.io
  I have designed and published a number of games and prototypes to Itch, most of which are free.

Rates

My rates depend on the work you require and contract length. Feel free to contact me via my e-mail or Mastodon DMs to discuss your needs.