Naman Merchant
Lecturer & Game Developer, I specialize in XR & Systems Development and currently am in the final year of PhD, exploring the use of computer science techniques including Distributed Computing, AI and Parallelization for multi-disciplinary research such as cancer cell simulations for drug discovery.
Resume
Lecturer in Game Technology and Mathematics
Abertay University Dundee (July 2020 - Present)
Work
Lead Game Programmer
You Are Being Followed -- Uncommon Chocolate (July 2017 - July 2021)
Teaching Fellow
Abertay University Dundee (Feb 2018 - June 2020)
AR Developer
Fleur's Wonderland - Abertay University Dundee (2018)
University of Abertay ( 2018 - Present)
PhD: Simulation of a 4D cancer spheroid on a multiscale HPC environment
Education
University of Abertay ( 2016 - 2017)
Master of Professional Practice in Games Development
Supinfogame Rubika ( 2013 - 2016 )
Bachelors (Equivalent) in Game Design and Management
Efficiency
Programming Languages
C#
C++
Python
Fortran
HLSL
Action Script
2.0, 3.0
Java
Platforms
Achievements
IGDA SCHOLAR GDC 2019
• Awarded a scholarship and travel stipend to attend GDC 2019, San Francisco.
PhD Studentship
• My PhD was funded by the Northwood Trust.
YOU ARE BEING FOLLOWED
• BAFTA for Young Game Developers (YGD) 2016 for the Concept.
• BBC, ITV and TayFM interviewed me for the game at Abertay University in September 2018.
( https://youtu.be/bt6sERK0eXA )
Hakuna's Fire
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Awarded the FICCI Frames BAF Award 2016 for the Student Game Category.
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Nominated for Nasscom GDC Student Game of the year 2015 as one of the best 5 game.
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Selected as one of the top 20 games by Game Hack at Pocket Gamers Connect India 2016.
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Selected as one of the Top 10 games at BYOG 2015.
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Won the 3rd Abertay Serious Game Jam 2017 in collaboration with INTERPOL and IIPCIC.
At Rubika Supinfogame:
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Awarded for Academic Excellence for overall performance in the 2nd Year.