Adam Borek
Game Developer
Abertay University Graduate
Professional work
Out and About
Yaldi Games - May 2025 - Present
QA Tester & Development support
Currently working on 'Out and About', a cozy foraging adventure game, I am responsible for:
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Test new builds and mechanics regularly
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Perform regression & exploratory testing
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Write clear and detailed bug reports
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Help reproduce complex issues
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Providing feedback and suggesting improvements
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Implement and thoroughly test quests
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GameMaker
YoYo Games - June 2024 - Aug 2024
QA Engineer Intern
As an intern in the QA team of YoYo Games, my responsibilities included:
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Building and executing automated test project
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Running manual tests to verify functionality
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Reporting bugs with clear documentation
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Managing tasks through GitHub
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Reviewing and flagging documentation issues
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Collaborating cross-team to ensure project and documentation accuracy
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Suggesting improvements to game templates and submitting detailed reports
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University & Personal Work
Procedural snowboarding
2024
A downhill snowboarding game made in Unity fueled by procedural generation. From the mountains, through the slopes, all the way down to the placement of stunts, everything is procedurally done, through various methods.
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A non exhaustive list of techniques used:
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Perlin noise
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Custom node based pathfinding
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Various prerequisites for stunts including speed estimation
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Powerchair Football
2023
Worked as a gameplay programmer on a multiplayer team sports game developed in Unity, where players control electric wheelchairs to kick or hit an oversized football in matches of up to 8 players. Collaborated closely with a team of 7 other developers, designers, and artists to bring the game to life. The project was developed in association with the Tayside Dynamos powerchair football team.
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My responsibilities included:
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Powerchair controller
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Replay system
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Scoring system
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Task system for tutorials
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Camera system
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Implementing sounds & music
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Silver award winner in the Student category of International Serious Play Awards 2023!
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AR Physics Puzzle Game
2023
A prototype of a physics-based puzzle mobile game made with Unreal Engine 5, using Google's ARCore. The player has to knock down blocks by moving around the real world, using their phone to aim and shoot.
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Download it here! (Android)
Game Jams
Garden space program
2024
A short game about building a spaceship in your garden and trying to reach the moon. Collect space junk for money, aim for the stars for a speed boost, and make sure to dodge the asteroids... Made in GameMaker!
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