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WELCOME
I'm Darcy Vinnicombe. I'm a graduate from Holmesglens having earned a Certificate IV in Information Technology (Gaming Development) and both a Diploma of Information Technology (Game Art and Design) and Diploma of Information Technology (Game Programming)
ABOUT DARCY
Since I first knew that someone actually had to MAKE the video games I was playing as a kid, I secretly wanted to be a game designer. I moved from my tiny town in WA to Melbourne about 6 months before the lockdowns, and during those long months decided that now is as good a time as any to make that dream of becoming a game dev a reality!
I love RPGs, both digital (like Divinity Original Sin 2) and physical (like DnD!) I have graduated from Holmesglen, having completed the Diploma of IT Game design/Game Programming and am hoping to land a modelling/texture artist position.
I have two pets, my beautiful albino Darwins Carpet Python named Jormungandr (Jorm for short!) and a beautiful black cat called Zenvira
Experience
Work History
December 2022 - March 2023
SummertechLIVE Intern for Liminial VR
Completing my studies at Holmesglen, I was offered an internship with the SummerTechLIVE program, where I worked with a teammate to produce Orbit for Liminial VR, which they have published on their VR app site.
February 2022 - December 2022
Student, Game Design/Game Programming, Diploma.
Returning to Holmesglen after graduating the CERT IV course, I furthered my studies in game design and programming in the Diploma course. This has allowed me to further increase my modelling skills, and has taught me further game optimization techniques, such as LODs, as well as many techniques in the Unity engine, such as Online Multiplayer servers using Photon Unity Networks.
Semester 2, 2021
Student, Game Design, Cert IV
I Studied Game Design Cert IV at Holmesglen, where I learnt modelling, texturing and game programming, along with how to optimise in-game assets for use in video games and how to debug and test C# code to remove unwanted bugs and glitches.
Academics
2022-2023
Diploma of Information Technology Game Art and Design)
Holmesglen's Game Art and Design diploma course. The Art and Design course focused on 3D modeling and texturing using industry standard software and processes, culminating in a capstone project for Liminial VR.
2022-2023
Diploma of Information Technology Game Programming
Holmesglen's Game programming Diploma course. Focused on Object orientated coding languages (C#) using industry standard software and processes to create and code games in Unity and VR, culminating in a capstone project for Liminial VR.
Semester 2, 2021
CERT IV Information Technology (Gaming Development)
Holmesglens Game Design course at a CERT IV level. An in-depth 6 month course designed to get the student well underway into a junior level game dev position. Taught things like Maya 3D modelling, texturing using Substance painter as well as Unity engine game dev and C# coding.