Simon Renger

CI & Tools Engineer

About me

Hi, I am Simon. Tools engineer by day. Psychology and philosophy enthusiast by night.

Do we truly know what we know? Perhaps we think we do, but in reality, we only know a bit or nothing at all. I believe there is nothing harder than admitting to ourselves, that we in fact do not know what we think we do. This is my first step to acknowledging that I do not know and want to find out.

Interests

Tools Programming
Compiler / Programming Language Design
Teaching

Education

M.Sc - Master Game Technology, 2022
Breda University of Applied Sciences
B.S. - Creative Media and Game Technologies, 2021
Breda University of Applied Sciences

Projects

Noodle - Visual scripting language

A Prototype of a visual scripting language based on the findings of my master thesis. The main goal for this visual scripting implementation specification is it to provide a prototype for a visual scripting language that can embedded without much effort into an application.

Quick Facts

Main Focus:	Language Design
Duration	Decemeber 2021 - 2022
Roles	Researcher
Technologies

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Internship at OurMachinery

At OurMachinery I have been working on The Machinery a new lightweight modular Game Engine. My role was Tools Engineer and QA Engineer more information

Quick Facts

Main Focus:	Tool UX Improvements: VSL Debugger, QA Improvements
Duration	Decemeber 2019 - 2022
Roles	QA Engineer, Tools Engineer
Engine	The Machinery
Technologies

Kari (Published)

Kari is a single player, adventure game in which you are stuck on the island of the Nordic gods. more information

Quick Facts

Main Focus:	Build & Test pipeline as well as Commit Testing tool (C# WPF)
Duration	January 2020 - July 2020
Roles	QA & Tools engineer
Engine	Unreal engine
Team	6 programmers, 10 designers, 12 artists, 1 producer
Technologies

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Skye (Published)

Skye is an open world exploration flight game. Utilizing the new Data-Oriented Technology Stack (DOTS). Set in the Scottish Hebrides. more information

Quick Facts

Main Focus:	General Gameplay programming & DOTS Tooling: VS Extension
Duration	September 2019 - January 2020
Roles	Tools programmer
Engine	Unity & DOTS HPC#
Team	9 Programmers, 12 Designers, 8 Artists and 1 Producer
Technologies

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“Tomorrow Engine“

A multiplayer crossplatfrom c++ determinstic linear card game engine developed in 16 weeks. Targeted for Playstation 4 and Windows 10 more information

Quick Facts

Main Focus:	Core Architecture Design, Framework Tooling in Electron: Content Editor
Duration	16 Weeks - February to July 2019
Roles	Tech Lead, Tools programmer, Scrum Master
Engine	Custom cross-platform C++ Engine (Windows and PS4) with Electron Tooling (Tomorrow Engine)
Team	1 Programmers, 5 Designers, 8 Artists and 1 Producer
Technologies

Tutoring

Besides being a student I am giving lectures and workshops at university about serveral programming related topics: Memory Management, C# for Design an art and organizing the C++ learning community. How to programmer think? more information