Me

My name is Ritchie MacLean and I am originally from a small village in the Highlands of Scotland call Strontian. I currently live in Glasgow and completed my BSc (Hons) in Computer Games: Software Development in 2021.

My three main passions in my life are games, music and dogs. I have always had a creative soul with the desire to build and craft something. I originally stated this desire by writing music on guitar. However, I still had the yearning to making something more tangible. With my other passion being games, I decided to set myself down the path of higher education and explore game development. My original plan was to become a games designer, but after my first two years studying games, I realised that what I wanted was to gain the skills and tools to be able to make games myself. I wanted to be involved I the building and construction of a project, it was then that I decided that software development was where I wanted to focus.

Qualifications

  • BSc (Hons) Computer Games: Software Development First Class Honours

  • Higher Maths

  • Higher Physics

  • Higher Music

  • High Product Design

Skills

  • C# four years of experience

  • Unreal Engine (Blueprints) three years of experience

  • C++ two years of experience

  • JavaScript & Java one year of experience

  • Confident in Object Orientated Programming

  • Great at working as part of a team

  • Good presentation skills.

  • Comfortable working to a deadline

  • Excellent debugging and problem-solving skills

  • Excellent Maths Skills

  • Excellent Verbal and Written Communication skills

  • Highly motivated and self-driven

  • Participated in the 2020 & 2021 Global Game Jam