d3t welcomes Declan Shields, Programming Intern

1st Jul 2022

Please detail a bit of information about your experience/career background?

Currently, I am studying Games Programming at Staffordshire University, but I have managed to get my hands on all sorts programming experience, such as in graphics, physics, and AI.

Why d3t?

I chose d3t partly due to the opportunity to work on many different projects, but mainly due to their outlook on crunch and the respect that they have for their employees.

What do you love about games?

From a community standpoint, I really like how games can bring different groups of people together due to their common love for a game.

But from a gameplay standpoint, I love how games can challenge me in different ways, either through tricky puzzles in games such as The Talos Principle, or by needing to be able to strategise in games like Civilization.

What games are you currently playing, and what is your favourite game?

I’m currently playing Civilization 6 on and off, and I am getting back into Stellaris after all the updates I’ve missed. My favourite game however, would either have to be one of the games from The Room series or Hollow Knight.

Do you have any fun facts or hobbies?

I consider myself a ‘hobbyist’ guitarist, in that I’ve been playing guitar for nearly 10 years and I’m still not that good. Other than that, I love playing D&D with my friends, and have recently started to sink my teeth into actually running sessions.