Finlay Griffiths

BTEC Level 3 Games Design student with a strong interest in the technical and coding aspects of game development. Proficient in developing, testing, and debugging games using Unity and Blender. Completed multiple coursework projects demonstrating practical application of industry-standard tools and programming languages such as C#.

• Hobbies and Interests I regularly attend a Historical European Martial Arts (HEMA) weapons class and am currently learning Sabre and Cutlass. This combines my interest in military history and medieval weaponry, with the physicality of a sport requiring mental focus and discipline. I enjoy RPG gaming, particularly the rules and stories contained in the manuals which I feel leads well into coding games as the manuals are what provide the structure of what is or isn’t possible in the game.

College Projects
Shooters Hill Sixth Form College

• Idea creation, storyboarding, character creation, level layouts, 2D/3D modelling and asset creation, coding, debugging, test planning/ execution and bug tracking for various projects including:

a 2D parcel delivery game
a 2D platform jumping game
mapping and 3D modelling of a city environment
a 3D obstacle course game
a 3D flying game
a 3D pirate ship emersion room game (group project)

• Design, development and testing for non-gaming projects including:

a personal website design
a mobile phone webshop

A Doctor’s surgery database

Technical Knowledge

• Game Engines: Unity
• Design & 3D: Blender, Pixilart, Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator
• Platforms: PC
• Tools: Visual Studio Code, spreadsheets for bug tracking, Ninite applications installer
• Testing: Test Planning, Functional Testing, Regression Testing, Bug Tracking, Debugging
• Programming Languages & Data: C#, Python, Website Development (HTML5, JavaScript and CSS), SQL (relational databases, schema design, queries, MySQL)

Volunteer IT Technician (half a day per week)
CatBytes CIC, a Digital Inclusion Charity, Lewisham
2023 - present

As part of a small volunteer team, I:

• Recondition donated laptops for community lending programs, helping to improve access to digital services
• Securely wipe devices and install clean Windows 11 builds in line with data protection and best practice
• Install applications using Ninite in line with Catbytes CIC’s standard build
• Diagnose and solve hardware issues, including RAM upgrades and component troubleshooting
• Test refurbished devices to ensure reliability, performance and suitability for end users

Creative Media Games Classroom Assistant (3 hours per week)
Shooters Hill Sixth Form College, London
2025-present

I help with the Year 1 Creative Media Games class as a classroom assistant. For example, I help students with:

• C# code
• Debugging
• Unity concepts and how-to's
• Talking through ideas on game designs
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Additional Information

• Strong interest in game programming
• Comfortable working in collaborative team environments
• Willing and eager to learn industry tools such as JIRA

Available for internships, placements or junior

Available upon request