Matthew Syrett

An industry practising environment artist, Matt works with his own company to create video games for a range of different platforms. Matt's research interest are focused around using virtual reality for education and realistic rendering for real-time production.

Visit Matt's website and YouTube channel

Twitter: @syrettdesigns

Email: matthew.syrett@anglia.ac.uk

Background

Matt graduated with a MA in Animation and Special Effects from Sheffield Hallam University. Since graduating Matt has worked for a game art outsource company working on a Montana 16 rendered trailer for video game conference E3 as well as starting his own company, Table Flip Games.

Table Flip Games are currently working on the game Sure Footing, a fast and frantic endless running platformer about four friends saving their world from extinction. This will be released in 2018 on a wide range of platforms.

Matt has also taught at other institutions in the midlands and Yorkshire area.

Research interests

• The creation of art content for procedural content generation
• Use of VR for training purpose in games.
• Realistic rendering for real-time production 

Teaching

• Introduction to Game Art
• Advanced Computer Games Art
• Specialized Practice
• Games Development
• Computer Games Art
• Major Project

Qualifications

• Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education: Anglia Ruskin University
• MA Animation and Special Effects: Sheffield Hallam University
• PTTLs: Chesterfield College
• BA(Hons) Computer Games Modelling and Animation: University of Derby 

Memberships, editorial boards

• STEM Ambassador
• UKIE Video Game Ambassador

Research grants, consultancy, knowledge exchange

• External panel member for course validation between Sheffield College and Sheffield Hallam University. 

Selected recent publications

Thompson, T (2016) 'Scalable Level Generation for 2D Platforming Games'. In: Procedural Content Generation Workshop (FDG 2016) (second author)

Media experience

'The Next Level', ITN Productions