Simon L. Tomlinson
Moby ID: 168403
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Simon Tomlinson studied Physics at Manchester University, UK, and went on to gain a PhD in electrical engineering and to work as a research fellow in electronic applications and computational physics.
In 1997 he joined the games industry as an AI programmer. He has worked on a variety of console and mobile platforms and projects including billiard games, flight and space combat, racing games, FPS combat and card games including poker. He has also worked as project lead and had occasional forays into production and R&D. He has retained his academic interests with several game related publications and presentations in the UK and has assisted local academia in starting game programming courses.
In 2008 he formed his own consultancy company, S1m On Ltd, and has most recently contributed to the highly acclaimed Need for Speed: SHIFT series under a contract for Slightly Mad Studios.
Credited on 7 games
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| Laser League (2018, Windows) | AI Consultant |
| Test Drive: Ferrari Racing Legends (2012, Xbox 360) | Additional Programming |
| Shift 2: Unleashed (2011, Windows) | Additional Programming |
| Need for Speed: Shift (2009, Windows) | Programmers |
| Battlestar Galactica (2003, PlayStation 2) | Programmers |
| Mace Griffin: Bounty Hunter (2003, Windows) | Programming |
| World Championship Snooker (2000, PlayStation) | AI |
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Frequent Collaborators
People- 3 games with Robert C. Dibley
- 3 games with Steven A. Dunn
- 3 games with Vít Budín
- 3 games with Emma Nye
- 3 games with Bryn Alban
- 3 games with Stephen Baysted
- 3 games with Radoslav Turko
- 3 games with Jaroslav Dorňák
- 3 games with Suzy Wallace
- 3 games with Andrew Hodgson
Companies
- 3 games with Slightly Mad Studios Limited
- 3 games with Valve Corporation
- 2 games with Warthog Games Ltd.
- 2 games with Epic Games Tools LLC
- 2 games with Electronic Arts, Inc.
- 2 games with NVIDIA Corporation
- 2 games with Firelight Technologies Pty. Ltd.
- 1 game with EA Jawbreaker
- 1 game with Universal Interactive Inc.
- 1 game with Piranha Games, Inc.
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