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Principal Software Engineer

Kenneth 'Ken' Cropper

I’m Ken. I’ve been making games for almost 3 decades now covering a bit of everything on the way, but mostly my focus is on the low level building blocks used to craft our games. I love trying to wring every last drop of performance out of a chunk of code, but I’m equally passionate about working with people from every discipline to make sure they have the tech they need to get their creative ideas on screen. I love music and have way too many bass guitars.

_favourite Game

Counter Strike

_favourite BOOK

The First Law Trilogy by Joe Abercrombie

_Currently learning

Guitar

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Earliest gaming memory.

Answer
Crowding around a ZX Spectrum on breaks at primary school with 3 other people playing JetPac, each of us being in charge of one button each! True coop multiplayer.

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What was the game that triggered you looking at games as a career

Answer
Road & Track Presents: The Need for Speed on the 3DO.

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Game that inspired you the most?

Answer
Wipeout

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What is the first game you worked on?

Answer
Plane Crazy

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Games you’re the proudest to have worked on?

Answer
Burnout Paradise

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If you weren’t making games?

Answer
I’d be the nerdy bass player in a niche progressive rock band

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Top 3 games of all time?

Answer
#1 - Counter Strike #2 - Burnout 3: Takedown #3 - Populous

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Hardest Game Boss?

Answer
Shang Tsung from Mortal Kombat. I spent a fortune in the arcades and never beat him!