About

Let me introduce myself.

I am a Programmer at SUMO Digital Pune India and have been developing games for over 3 years. In some ways I was always interested in computer graphics and visual effects, which developed into a passion for creating games.

Profile

I currently live in Pune along with my two cats (Mio and Tingya), and I love making toys for them in my free time.

Fullname: Amit Kumar Mehar
Job: Programmer
Email: amit.k.mehar@gmail.com

Skills

Working at SUMO Digital there is always something new to learn everyday. And, when I am not working I enjoy reading research papers and articles on new algorithms and techniques used in computer graphics and game development.

Proficient: C++ Unreal Engine Graphics Programming
Familiar: Java Objective C Javascript Autodesk Maya | Maya Scripting

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Work Experience

Programmer

July 2016 - Present

SUMO Digital

Snake Pass (C++, UE4, Xbox One, PS4, Steam)

Implemented shader based sphere+plane interaction system to simulate collision between snake and grass
Developed Maya scripts to easily create rigs for physics simulation
Worked with Xbox One and PS4 APIs

RAID WW2 (C++, LUA, Profiling, Xbox One, PS4)

Optimized asset cooker to reduce vertex buffer memory by ~30%
Reduced GPU memory utilization by adding runtime texture coordinate compression
Added improvements/bug fixes to shader effects pipeline
Implemented search and filter functionality for XboxOne session management

Team Sonic Racing (C++, Graphics, Core Tech and Tools, Xbox One, PS4)

Optimized GPU performance on Xbox One
Added new rendering features (IBL for forward pass, BC5 normal texture compression)
Extensively worked on Xbox One to add various platform features (multiplayer & matchmaking, media player, save game, achievements, leaderboards).
Worked on AI, UI and new Editor features.

Education

Bachelor Of Technology

2012 - 2016

Indian Institute of Technology, Roorke

Completed my B-Tech degree in Electrical Engineering from IIT Roorkee in 2016

Portfolio

Personal Projects

Physics Editor

May 2015 - Aug 2015

Physics Editor is a lightweight, browser based Box2D physics editor and simulator.

Added support for various game engines, like Unity3D, Cocos2d-x, iOS SpriteKit, LibGDX with flexible and robust file format to create your own custom loaders.
Created framework for viewport navigation and scene manipulation using Javascript
UI design for making application user friendly using CSS and Javascript

2d Android Game Engine

Nov 2015 - Feb 2016

Developed an easy to use sprite based 2d game engine for androind using OpenGl and C++, with support for custom shaders and post process effects.
Integrated OpenAL to add audio effects to the game

3d Game Engine

March 2016 - Aug 2016

Developed a simple Deferred+Forward rendering pipeline to draw complex scenes, with HDR support using exposure tone mapping.

Added support for loading FBX files to import rigged and animated models.
Integrated Nvidia PhysX for physics simulation.
Implemented Order Independent Transparency to render transparent objects without the need for sorting objects prior to rendering, using Weight Blended OIT
Added support for different light sources (point, directional and spotlights)
Volumetric light scattering post process effect using ray marching

Hi.

I'm Amit.