Applications of Computing in Industry : Lecture

In 2011, a small team of programmers at Lionhead Studios worked on an R&D project exploring Kinect and Artificial Reality. The aim was to develop a believable mixed-reality 'virtual pet' experience. They used AR tags to place a virtual creature in the world, and Kinect to allow the user to interact with it. This talk describes what they learnt from the experience and the technical hurdles which had to be overcome.

 
Ben is a graphics programmer who has worked in the games industry for 7 years.

Having grown up writing home-brew projects for the C64, Amiga and BBC, he graduated in 2004 and joined EA Criterion to work on Black, an FPS game for XBox and Playstation 2. He later worked on Burnout Paradise, and went on to develop the lighting system for Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit. In 2009 he joined Lionhead Studios as an engine programmer on Milo and Kate. He is currently working on Fable: The Journey, which is due for release on XBox 360 in the near future.