Jean-Noël Dhooge
http://futilite.net - jean.noel.dhooge@gmail.com

Graphics Programmer

Profile

Interested in making good-looking, coherent visuals.
Enjoys thinking and building custom solutions.
Likes to stay up to date with the tech.
Good optimization skills.
Enjoys communicating with the team.

Experience

2021-2026

Graphics Programmer: Avalanche Studios, Liverpool
Currently working on an unannounced project
Contraband (PC, XSX, PS5, cancelled): PS5 port, fixes.
Call of the Wild: The Angler (PC, PS4, PS5, XB1, XSX): water, plenty of fixes, optimizations.
Engine work for all projects.

2014-2020

Graphics Programmer: Sumo Digital, Sheffield
Sackboy: A Big Adventure (PS4, PS5) most of the graphics code, from new techniques to helping artists make the best out of the materials.
Some graphics code on Snake Pass (Windows, Xbox One, PS4, Switch).
More D3D12 port and SSAO on Forza Horizon 3 (Windows, Xbox One).
Some engine work (mostly D3D12 port) on Forza Motorsport 6: APEX (Windows).
Engine work on Little Big Planet 3 (PS4, PS3).

2013

Development on a personal project, and study (path tracing, global illumination)

2011-2012

Graphics Programmer: AMA Studios, Charleroi
Worked on the graphic engine of Xbox One fighting game "Fighter Within" (pre-devkit reception, did PC development only). Additional programming for "My Self Defence Coach", a Kinect X360 work-out game.

2006-2010

Programmer, Artefacts Studio - outsourcing and internal work

2009-2010

Lead Programmer: Artefacts Studio, Lyon
Managed the programming team on the PC/WiiWare game Gods vs Humans, improved the studio's internal toolset.

2007-2009

Visual Effects Programmer: Asobo Studio, Bordeaux
Developed visual effects of Codemasters' offroad racing game FUEL on PC/PS3/X360, such as: meteo effects (tornadoes, sandstorms...), vehicles projections, ingame GPS...

2006-2007

Level Programmer: Bluebyte, Düsseldorf
Scripted most missions of The Settlers VI: Rise of an Empire

2006

Visual Effects Programmer: Ubi Soft, Casablanca
Developped visual effects for Rayman & the Raving Rabbids DS

2002-2005

Programmer: NPCube, Reunion Island
UI, chat, video player/recorder and tools for the PC MMORPG Dark and Light

2002

Tool Programmer: Widescreen Games, Lyon
Worked on the production tools of the PC/PS2 game Inuits

2000-2001

Level programmer: Infogrames (Atari), Lyon
Implemented all scenaric events in a few levels of the N64 game Nikita.

Skills

Techniques

- Global Illumination, Path tracing, BxDFs, Translucency, Subsurface scattering
- Voxels, Volume rendering, Distance Fields
- Antialiasing, Defocus blur, Bokeh, Tonemapping
- Shadows, Reflections
- Procedural generation (textures, meshes), Particles management
- Mesh shaders, Bindless rendering
- Weather, Vegetation, Clouds

Languages

C++, HLSL (Shader model 6), Asm (SIMD), C#
French (native speaker), English (fluent)

APIs

DirectX (D3D9 to D3D12), Gnm, .NET
Unreal Engine, MaxSDK, Maya

Software

Visual Studio, Perforce
PIX, RenderDoc, Razor, NSight

Platforms

PC, PS5, PS4, PS3, PS2, XSX, XB1, X360, Switch, Wii, DS, N64