SPEAKER: Thomas Sampson

Thomas has been programming for 20 years & began creating his own games in his early teens. His first professional experience was working on PlayStation development tools at SN Systems (Sony Computer Entertainment), just prior to joining Sumo Sheffield in 2012 as a programmer. He’s worked on titles such as Sonic All Stars Transformed, Little Big Planet 3, & BAFTA winning Sackboy: A Big Adventure. Thomas is Lead Programmer on an unannounced project & contributes to initiatives such as Arrowhead (facilitating knowledge transfer & tech sharing across several teams within the studio).