Ivan Mateev

The seminar was on 19.03.2013;
The seminar explained what eigenvalues and eigenvectors are in a nutshell. The seminar covered how to find them analytically, but the main focus was on showing a method for finding them computationally. Topics that were covered as parts of the bigger problem were tridiagonal matrices, householder transformations, the characteristic polynomial, Sturm’s sequence, the Gershgorin circle theorem and the bisection method for finding the roots of a… Show more

The seminar was on 19.03.2013;
The seminar explained what eigenvalues and eigenvectors are in a nutshell. The seminar covered how to find them analytically, but the main focus was on showing a method for finding them computationally. Topics that were covered as parts of the bigger problem were tridiagonal matrices, householder transformations, the characteristic polynomial, Sturm’s sequence, the Gershgorin circle theorem and the bisection method for finding the roots of a polynomial.
Ideas for optimizations and alternative methods were covered briefly, as well as a motivation for using the above in games development.
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The Abertay Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund has been established to support the implementation of the University's new TLE strategy, to develop new leading practice and to build capacity within the University for scholarship in Teaching and Learning.

As an intern, I used to work with an artist and was responsible for designing and implementing a game, which helps teach SQL to first and second year students on the university's BSc(Hons) Computing course.

The game was a part of a cross-media project being developed at EUCROMA.
I was involved with basic AI/pathfinding for the project.

As a part of the AG0960A module, I had to work in a team of 13 to prepare and produce a prototype game – a re-imagined mobile version of an external client's back-catalogue. The project was developed in Unity3D. Over the course of semester one, I was involved with:
• Organizing team meetings, keeping minutes and assigning tasks to the other five programmers in the team.
• Resolving arising technical issues, which involved contact with the project’s mentor.
• Developing test versions… Show more

As a part of the AG0960A module, I had to work in a team of 13 to prepare and produce a prototype game – a re-imagined mobile version of an external client's back-catalogue. The project was developed in Unity3D. Over the course of semester one, I was involved with:
• Organizing team meetings, keeping minutes and assigning tasks to the other five programmers in the team.
• Resolving arising technical issues, which involved contact with the project’s mentor.
• Developing test versions of vehicle controllers, involving Unity’s physics engine.

In semester two, I was given the opportunity to partake in EUCROMA and was transferred to that project. Show less

The aim of the AG1161A module is to provide the students with experience in designing and developing a video game as a part of a group. As a supply tutor, over the course of seven weeks, I:
• Prepared and delivered slides and lab sheets on the topic of UnrealScript.
• Oversaw the students’ work during the allocated lab hours.

In early 2013, I assisted a Creative Sound Production student in implementing his Honours Project – an experimental third-person audio game, made in Unity3D. My involvement with the project included:
• Creating a third-person character controller and the corresponding animation controller.
• Modelling and populating geometry/props for three prototype levels.
• Assisting with setting up the audio for the project.

At the end of 2012, I was a part of a team of seven, which pitched a project for Make Something Unreal Live 2013 for a chance to win an Unreal Engine 4 license. We made it into the semi-finals, which were held in London with eleven other short listed teams from across the EU. I was involved with:
• Creating a third-person character controller.