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How did you break into games programming? After living in a rural area for most of my   for a change saw me apply for a Higher   this course, I also attended a night class  hectic load was that I wanted to attend my    Abertay University, where I spent a fantastic   several lifelong friends, but one of these friends in fact told me about a game studio    applying for the role, I was interviewed by the  say that I passed both and got the job!


What has been your proudest achievement so far?   to provide mentorship support to students   help a third-year student team as part of the   catchup session with the students every  industry advice with the aim of helping them


Every month, we pick the brain of an up-and-coming talent


Stuart Pentelow, programmer at d3t, tells us that when it comes to  


negative thoughts and trying not to be  especially helpful is having the understanding   


What do you enjoy most about your job?   it down, it would be graphics programming, which I am doing on my current project, and I   


 So far, the two projects that we have


mentored have been nothing short of  of the students on these projects have landed    


What has been your biggest challenge to date?


My biggest challenge to date is a personal  myself, particularly reframing from having


What’s your biggest ambition in games? My focus at present is to establish myself as a graphics programmer, as I have always been impressed by art created entirely  participate more in educational and the games   I hope to contribute more to mentorship 


What advice would you give to someone aspiring to work in games?   you can improve your chances by putting      


If there’s a rising star at your company, contact Vince Pavey at vince.pavey@biz-media.co.uk December/January 2024 MCV/DEVELOP | 33


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