Thomas Jebson

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Hello, I am a BSc Games Programming student (2nd year) at the University of Northampton. I started my journey with Scratch in 2015, progressed into Python in 2017 and then C# and C++ in 2022. I am interested in game development as well as game engine development.

Notices

📢 As of Tuesday the 7th of April 2026, Gourmet Heaven is now available to install from Google Play!

Skills

All Work

Featured Projects

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University of Northampton VR Work

About

Paid Industry Work • This was an oppotunity to develop from scratch a realistic one and two hand pickup system for Virtual Reality (VR) applications, and then build a game to showcase the experience..
(Created: July 2026, Updated: August 2026 - Finished)

Skills

My first assignment using VR and the Meta Quest & Occulus APIs for Unity 6000.
Developing a self-contained API that could be deployed in existing company work.
Extensive documented support and editor tools suite to make using and deploying my hand interactions API quick and easy for others.
Experience showcasing the company work (although not my own) at public showcases to industry leaders and customers.
Extensive code-driven hand animation suite, including a Finger Inverse Kinematics (FingerIK) utility for the game tutorial.

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Python Multi-Media API (PMMA)

About

Independent Project • PMMA (Python Multi-Media API) is a Python and C++ API designed to help develop graphical applications.
(Created: February 2024, Updated: August 2026 - Currently in Development)

Skills

Highly technical C++ backend.
Cross language support with a C++ ↔ Cython ↔ Python link.
Practise of maintaining a large project and Python package: https://pypi.org/project/pmma/
Long-term project (Created: 2nd of February, 2024).
Highly optimised API.

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Sokoban

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Academic Project (Mark: 93%) • Sokoban is a Japanese puzzle game. The aim of the game is to move the crates into the target points in as few moves as possible. Made using OpenGL as an assignment for the University of Northampton.
(Created: February 2026, Updated: July 2026 - Finished)

Skills

Made using C++ and OpenGL.
Made with a focus on high performance rendering.
Supports text rendering with FreeType and custom text atlas creation.
Includes music playback and image loading through STB and MiniAudio.
Using the GLFW window backend.

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Smash Squad

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Academic Project (Mark: 84%) • Smash Squad is a 3D King-of-the-Hill style two player PvP style game made in Unity 6000.
(Created: October 2025, Updated: July 2026 - Finished)

Skills

Two player local multi-player.
Built for the Xbox platform using Microsoft's Universal Windows Platform (UWP).
Xbox controller interactions.
Custom 3D game level 'Candyland'.
4 different characters with unique power-ups, and melee/ranged attack methods.

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Gourmet Heaven

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Academic Group Project (Mark: 79%) • Gourmet Heaven is a 2D Asian inspired cooking game created in Unity 6000 created for the Android and iOS mobile platform.
(Created: February 2025, Updated: April 2026 - Currently Maintaining)
⭐ Shortlisted for the Northampton Film Festival 2026.

Skills

My first assignment using Unity 6000 and C#.
This game was a group project, so teamwork and communication was key.
Features custom blur effect shader for the pause screen (Excluding iOS).

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