Nathan Barker

Hello I’m Nathan, I am a UI Engineer here at Fuse Games where I focus on well… UI! A few things that I adore in life are currently going the gym, playing amazing games (mainly FPS and RTS genres) and watching football where I support Liverpool FC. I Always love a walk and will always be down for a pint.

_favourite Game

Ruse

_favourite BOOK

Are You Smart Enough To Work at Google?

_Currently learning

Unreal Game Development

Questions & Answers

Earliest gaming memory?

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I can recall Streets of Rage II being the earliest gaming memory and the game I was most interested in when I was younger. Where I played with my dad, it is dear to my heart those memories and sometimes we still play it today. Although on an emulator game for the PS4/5.

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

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Call Of Duty: World At War, this game is breathtaking, a gaming masterpiece where I was first asked the question in my gaming career, who made this? The game struck a cord with me and I was blown away by the dedication they put into this game. I wanted to feel that experience.

What did you study at School or Uni that you feel was valuable for a career in games?

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Games Design and Production, although it wasn’t specialised or focussed on a main part of game development (like programming or art). It gave you a piece of all aspects of game dev; production, programming, design and art. But then I realised I needed to hone in on a speciality, so I chose UI.

Game that has inspired you the most?

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Call Of Duty: World At War

What was the first game you worked on?

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New World by Amazon Game Studios

Games you're proudest to have worked on?

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My friends and I first university project: Reactor 4

If you weren't making games?

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I’d be sad! Maybe! But I would most likely work in retail up until I can get into the RAF, I spent some time as a cadet when I was a child and was really interested in a military career.

Top 3 games of all time?

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#1 - Call of Duty World At War #2 - Ruse #3 - Rocket League

Hardest game boss?

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Wesker from RE5