David Hynd
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Dave Hynd
Moby ID: 267300
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As an undergraduate, Dave studied Computer and Electronic systems at Strathclyde University before specialising in Computer Games Technology at the University of Abertay. After receiving his 1st class honours degree, Dave was the recipient of the prestigious Graham Technology award at the Scottish University’s Young Software Engineer of the year ceremony for his thesis on cloth dynamics.
After this, Dave joined Xen group in early 2005 as a gameplay programmer on Crackdown, the critically acclaimed game for the Xbox 360. In 2007, he accepted a permanent contract with Realtime Worlds to work on the upcoming MMO, APB.
In late 2008, Dave rejoined Xen group, shortly before the company reformed under the banner of Ruffian Games. He is currently a senior engineer with the company.
Credited on 7 games
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| Red Dead Redemption II (2019, Windows) | Lead Programming |
| Grand Theft Auto V (2013, Xbox 360) | Senior AI Programmers |
| Nike+ Kinect Training (2012, Xbox 360) | Senior Engineers |
| Kinect Star Wars (2012, Xbox 360) | Coders |
| Crackdown 2 (2010, Xbox 360) | Senior Engineers |
| APB: All Points Bulletin (2010, Windows) | Additional Gameplay Support |
| Crackdown (2007, Xbox 360) | Gameplay Programmers |
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Frequent Collaborators
People- 6 games with Neil Pollock
- 5 games with Billy Thomson
- 5 games with Ross Nicoll
- 5 games with Barry Cairns
- 5 games with Sean Branney
- 5 games with Martin Livingston
- 4 games with Gary Liddon
- 4 games with Christian Simcock
- 4 games with Andrew Sawers
- 4 games with John Hynd
Companies
- 3 games with Original Force, Ltd.
- 3 games with Xbox Game Studios
- 3 games with Microsoft Corporation
- 3 games with Soundelux Design Music Group
- 3 games with Rockstar Dundee Ltd.
- 3 games with Giant Studios, Inc.
- 2 games with Rockstar Games, Inc.
- 2 games with Rockstar San Diego, Inc.
- 2 games with Rockstar North Ltd.
- 2 games with Rockstar New England
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