Douglas Thompson
Away on vacation
Mentor
(7 reviews)
US$20.00
For every 15 mins
11
Sessions/Jobs
ABOUT ME
Godot game developer & consultant with Nintendo Switch port experience
Godot game developer & consultant with Nintendo Switch port experience
Hello! I'm a game developer who's self-published a few indie games, mainly using the Godot Engine. One of them made it to the Switch (probably my biggest claim to fame).
I absolutely love tutoring and mentoring – if you're making a game with Godot, hit me up! I'm also free to take on freelance jobs, both with Godot and generic Go/Python.
London (+00:00)
Joined March 2024
EXPERTISE
4 years experience | 3 endorsements
Self-released Feral Flowers to Steam, Itch.io and Nintendo Switch. Developed the abfi pixel font plugin.
Self-released Feral Flowers to Steam, Itch.io and Nintendo Switch. Developed the abfi pixel font plugin.
3 years experience | 1 endorsement
Go is my primary choice for new generalist projects, especially dev tooling.
Go is my primary choice for new generalist projects, especially dev tooling.
10 years experience
Python is my scripting language of choice, especially for data transformation. I've also used it for apps and dev tooling.
Python is my scripting language of choice, especially for data transformation. I've also used it for apps and dev tooling.
10 years experience
I daily drive Linux, using it for the development and production of my games. In previous jobs, I've deployed various Linux-based stacks.
I daily drive Linux, using it for the development and production of my games. In previous jobs, I've deployed various Linux-based stacks.
5 years experience
Before Godot, I wrote games with C and Allegro. If you want to learn C, you're nothing if not brave. I'll do what I can to help :p
Before Godot, I wrote games with C and Allegro. If you want to learn C, you're nothing if not brave. I'll do what I can to help :p
REVIEWS FROM CLIENTS
(7 reviews)
Nick Peterson
September 2024
Douglas did a great job in addressing the concerns I had with my project. Would recommend if you need help.
Bri I
July 2024
He is very knowledgeable about game development/godot. He was very kind and willing to help. Highly recommend!
Christopher
July 2024
Extremely skilled game designer who executed the design to spec. Loved working with Doug.
EMPLOYMENTS
Director
Starriver
2015-10-01-Present
Software consulting & engineering for SMEs, game development & DJing (yes I am serious). This is my limited company.
Software consulting & engineering for SMEs, game development & DJing (yes I am serious). This is my limited company.
Python
C
Node.js
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Python
C
Node.js
Linux
Docker
Godot Engine
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Software engineer
Skyral Group
2022-10-01-2024-02-01
I worked on the Engineering Enablement team doing DevOps / SRE, writing development tooling & documentation.
I worked on the Engineering Enablement team doing DevOps / SRE, writing development tooling & documentation.
Python
Bash
Docker
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Python
Bash
Docker
Google Cloud Platform
Kubernetes
Terraform
Helm
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Senior software engineer
Pirate.com
2019-11-01-2021-12-01
Designed, coded and deployed the backend for an IoT-based music session recording system.
Designed, coded and deployed the backend for an IoT-based music session recording system.
Ruby on Rails
Linux
Docker
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Ruby on Rails
Linux
Docker
Elixir
IoT Devices
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PROJECTS
Feral FlowersView Project
Starriver
2022
A quick-fire, hard-as-nails platformer about hay fever. Released for Steam, Itch.io and Nintendo Switch.
A quick-fire, hard-as-nails platformer about hay fever. Released for Steam, Itch.io and Nintendo Switch.
Bash
Docker
Godot Engine
Bash
Docker
Godot Engine
RAMS
Olive Branch Consultancy / RTA Ltd.
2014
Bespoke events management system written in Ruby on Rails. It's been running for a decade with only the occasional modification required....
Bespoke events management system written in Ruby on Rails. It's been running for a decade with only the occasional modification required. Nice, eh?
Ruby on Rails
Active admin
Sass
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Ruby on Rails
Active admin
Sass
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