Curriculum Vitae
Name: Joshua Pothecary
Current occupation: Learning Games Technology Level 3 at Access Creative College
Personal Statement:
I generally consider myself someone who is hard working in subjects that interest me. I am also very eager to learn aboout new things, especially if they're related to games development or the games industry as a whole. I really enjoy designing and coding in mechanics for games. What interests me most about programming is the fact that you have to go through it bit by bit and build fuctions from the ground up, it also feels great to see a peice of code you've worked on for a while actually perform well and work the way you intended.
I am currently working with Unreal Engine and find the visual coding very usefull. Though I have previously done programming in unity, so I have experience with actual coding. I have made scripts in C++, C#, Javascript, and Python, so I have used a few different languages for projects unrelated to games. I have also used Blender quite a bit to create 3D models either to render into a scene or to include into a game.
Interests:
I am very interested in gaming as a whole, with a large game library on Steam and, as I said previously, I really enjoy programming not only games but scripts for other uses, E.g. discord bots
College Education
Access Creative College: September 2020 - July 2022
Games Technology Level 3 Year 1 - Pearson BTEC 90-credit Diploma at Grade: Merit Merit (MM)
Games Technology Level 3 Year 2 - RSL Grade: Triple Merit (MMM)
Secondary Education
Old Buckenham High School: September 2015 - July 2020
Edexcel Computer Science - 8
AQA Geogpraphy - 6
AQA Mathematics - 8
AQA Biology - 7
AQA Chemistry - 6
AQA Physics - 7
AQA Design and Technology - 6
AQA French - 5
AQA English Language - 6
AQA English Literature - 4
University Education
Currently studying Games Development at Norwich University of the Arts: September 2022 - Now (ongoing)
Work Experience
Currently working at NorwichVR
NorwichVR - 1 year (ongoing):
Providing VR escape experiences and immersive VR games. My main job description is to be a gamemaster for the experiences, providing a briefing before the game starts, handling preparing headsets for customer use, and providing helpful tips and hints throughout the game when players get stuck to allow them to fully enjoy their experience.
My other role within this buisiness is be one of the main IT/Network techs that handle setting up equipment (VR Headsets, networking, PCs, etc.), testing new games and validating them on the systems, and providing tech support should an error occur.Â