James Dradge

Education

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  Gryffe High School

  2009 - 2015
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  Glasgow Caledonian University

  2015 - 2019

  Computer Games Design (BSc) Design First Class

  Activities and Societies: Boxing Club, Games Society, Ethical and Environmental Group Graduating high school and uncertain of my career goals, I followed the commonly shared advice of "Do what you love". The Computer Games Design course at GCU was unlike anything I expected, but challenged my ways of thinking every day and gave me a new appreciation for the software development process, and a strong understanding of the AGILE methodology as well as working within a collaborative team.Along with providing a rich environment to hone soft skills, the course also gave me a… Show more Graduating high school and uncertain of my career goals, I followed the commonly shared advice of "Do what you love". The Computer Games Design course at GCU was unlike anything I expected, but challenged my ways of thinking every day and gave me a new appreciation for the software development process, and a strong understanding of the AGILE methodology as well as working within a collaborative team.Along with providing a rich environment to hone soft skills, the course also gave me a grounding in many technological fundamentals, with courses covering networking, applied mathematics, systems design, User Experience, C#, C++, and Linux.My Honours project focused on a heuristic evaluation of existing user experience frameworks. In particular challenging their application in the context of mobile game design. As part of the project this led to the creation of an interactive user experience framework being created, and a mobile game was created to apply the principles discovered. Show less