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I just got hired by Crytek UK!

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3 months ago
by David Saltares in ,

I can finally say it out loud: I just got hired by Crytek UK as a junior programmer! In case you were wondering, yes, they are the same guys that pulled the Crysis saga together using their jaw dropping CryEngine, and now they’re working on games like Homefront 2. Their British studio is based in Nottingham, so I moved here a couple of days ago and I really like the city so far.

Nottingham Lace Market Square - Is nice isn't it?

This is, without any doubts, a dream job and I couldn’t be happier about it, it’s what I’ve been aiming for since I started University. I couldn’t possibly have predicted this would happen a few months ago. Maybe a little mobile games company crossed my mind, but a huge triple A company like Crytek? No way. As you can see, the office is quite amazing and the people here are most thoughtful and friendly.

Crytek office building

I’d like to thank everyone who’s helped me from professors to team mates without forgetting about family and friends. A new life full of changes and exciting experiences lies ahead! I’ll try to update the blog as often as I can. Of course I’ll post personal games reviews, game design and games programming articles.

Recent projects and future changes

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4 months ago
by David Saltares in , ,

Lots of stuff has happened since I last posted something here. Crazy Eramus life, you want to do everything: projects, social life, studying… So, logically, the blog has been a little bit left behind. I just wanted to post a quick update about the two university projects I’ve been working on recently:

  • Laterdroid: Read it Later client for Android created using the official SDK.
  • Urban Race: time attack racing game developed using C# and the XNA framework.

For further information please go to each project’s page, you’ll find a more detailed description, screenshots, videos and download links. I was thinking of making both projects open source and upload them to a Google Code repository but I guess that’ll have to wait until they’re graded by the professors.

And now for something completely different…

Huge events have taken place recently, the dream has come true. Unfortunately, I can’t make anything public yet, I’ve only told my family and friends. However, I’ll soon post something on that matter.

London, here we go!

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7 months ago
by David Saltares in

It’s been a while since I wrote anything on the blog but hey, this time I have an excuse. I’m in Kingston Upon Thames (London) to study computing science and games development for a whole year with an Erasmus exchange scholarship. I arrived on September the 13th and since then, it’s been a nonstop of activities: tourism, paperwork, parties, meeting people, housework, etc. Finally I can sit for a while to write this.

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<!--:es-->Sion Tower, carga de escenarios desde Blender y colisiones<!--:-->

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1 year ago
by David Saltares in

Este nuevo vídeo muestra la carga de un escenario básico creado en Blender a partir de su exportación a formato DotScene. El sistema es capaz de cargar tanto objetos colisionables como fuentes de luz. En los próximos días profundizaré en la carga de escenarios. Así mismo, puede observarse el uso de la nueva versión de STC (sistema de colisiones de Sion Tower) lo que impide que el personaje atraviese objetos.

Estoy muy satisfecho con los avances aunque queda mucho camino por delante. ¡No pienso acomodarme!

Welcome to Sion Dream

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1 year ago
by David Saltares in

Bienvenidos a Sion Dream, un blog centrado en proyectos personales y especialmente en mi pasión, el desarrollo de videojuegos. Puedes consultar más información sobre los mismos en la sección “Proyectos”. No obstante, también tienen cabida artículos sobre temas más ociosos como cine, series o literatura. Si quieres saber más detalles sobre mí o el blog, te invito a consultar la sección “Acerca de”.

Quizás no sea la primera vez que visitas Sion Dream y lo notes algo cambiado. Quería darle un nuevo enfoque y por eso he hecho esta remodelación tan drástica. Espero que no te importe y sigas dejándote caer por aquí de vez en cuando.

Espero que disfrutes de la lectura.

Welcome to Sion Dream, a blog for my personal projects especially my passion: game development. You can get further information about them in the “Projects” section. However, there is still room for posts talking about my hobbies like: TV Series, films or literature. If you want to know more about me, go to the “About” page.

I hope you enjoy the reading!

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