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Information

  • Name

    • Ka Ming Chan (陳家銘)

  • Gender

    • Male

  • DOB

    • 4th Aug 1983

  • Languages

    • Chinese (Cantonese) : Native
    • Chinese (Putonghua) : Fluent
    • English : Fluent

  • Contact

Education

Period School Qualification
2002-2006 City Univeraity Of Hong Kong BSc (Hon) in Computer Science
2008-2010 The Hong Kong Polytechnic University MSc in Electronic and Information Engineering (Distinction)

Work Experience

  • Game Cyber Technology Limited (5/2000 – 9/2003)

    • Developed a 3d effect editor with Borland C++ Builder
    • Conduct researches on vaiours 3D rendering effects using Direct3D 8

  • CIMSOFT CORPORATION (Placement) (7/2004 - 7/2005)

    • Development on a Prisoner tracking system based on Visual Basic 6.0 and RFID technology.
    • Development on a Advertising kiosk system based on .NET Framework 1.1

  • M-Inverse Holdings Limited (2006 - Present)

Skills

  • Performance-wise C / C++ Games / Applications development

    • Familiar with data-oriented (cache line friendly) design & development
    • Familiar with memory management techniques
    • Familiar with common data structures and algorithms
    • Familiar with C++ 11 standard libraries
    • Familiar with C++ template techniques such as typelist, specialization, partial specialization ... etc
    • Familiar with multithread / multiprocess programming
    • Experience in common C++ frameworks such as ASIO, QT
    • Familiar with test driven development and frameworks such unittest++, gtest ... etc
    • Familiar with cmake and various build systems

  • Games Engine / Tool development

    • Experience in embedding scripting-languages (LUA, squirrel)
    • Experience in 3DS Max exporters and plugins development
    • Experience in FBX SDK
    • Experience in implementing a lightmapper
    • Experience in TCP/IP socket programming
    • Experience in libgit2 usages
    • Experience in implementing environment map filtering tool using spherical harmonics.
    • Experience in implementing FABRIK system.

  • Graphics & Shaders Programming

  • Raspberry Pi & Microcontroller development

    • Familiar with cross compiling work flow
    • Experience in Linux development
    • Experience in Arduino & Esp8266 development
    • Experience in Docker usages

  • Miscellaneous programming languages such as C#, Python, Javascript ... etc

Recent Works

  • mCloud

    • A in-house custom Git Client for game asset management
    • Based on libgit2 and CEF sharp
    • Simpified and easy to understand git operations for artist

  • Unannounced VR sport game based on UE4 (4.15) and HTC Vive

    • Similar to RipCoil
    • Duties:
      • Implemented a custom FAnimNode which controls the character's upper body with IK
      • Modified UE4's SteamVR plugin to provide custom fade in / out in the HTC VIVE headset
      • Provide guidelines and supports to artists for using UE4.

  • Unannounced PSVR project based on Unity 3D 5.4

    • An animal VR simulation game for PSVR
    • OVA style shadings
    • Duties
      • Implemented a set of shaders of OVA style shadings
      • Implemented contact shadows effect for Unity 3D
      • Implemented a custom screen space outline effect
      • Implemented an adaptive local filmic tonemapping operator
      • Provide supports and examples to artists for adopting Unity 3D's lighting system and HDR rendering

  • Unannounced mobile multiplay strategy game using Unity 3D 5.6

    • Similar to Mobile Strike with real time 3D battle reply.
    • Duties:
      • Implemented a 3 point lighting system and shaders for 3D character rendering
        • Support shader LOD
        • Use pre-computed GGX specular LUT to provide more convincing specular highlights than phong shading
      • Implemented a set shaders for 3D scene rendering
        • Support shader LOD
        • An Uber shader which support various features such as lighting on/off, decal, texture composition ... etc
        • Provide fake specular highlights with GGX distribution from lightmap data.
      • Implemented a set shaders for 3D effect rendering
        • Support shader LOD
        • Use flow map to control texture animations
      • Implemented a screen space rain drop effect for the main menu
        • Similar to this
        • With much better performance

  • Smart Remote Car project

    • Personal project for learning embedding system development
    • Involve 3 major modules: Motor control, FPV, and Client remote
    • Key notes:
      • Use TCP/IP over wifi for inter module communications
      • Use Esp8266 for motor control and wifi AP
      • Use Raspiberry pi for FPV
        • Use V4L2 for video capture
        • Implemented a simple video streaming protocol over TCP/IP
      • Use Android Phone for client remote
        • Use QT for simpfiled Android development
        • Use OpenGL ES and IMGUI for user interfaces

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