Peter Ting

Year of Graduation: 2018

  • Course BSc Computer Science (Games Development)
  • School School of Mathematics and Computer Science
  • Nationality British
  • Career industry Software development
  • Current job title Software developer

The University of Wolverhampton gave me the chance I needed for an excellent start to my career and gave me skills that will help for the rest of it.

I have a lot of positive memories of my course. My lecturer and personal tutor Dr. Thomas Hartley was an excellent and interesting lecturer and an extremely supportive tutor during my final year project phase. The work throughout the course was engaging, with opportunities to further your own study on topics. I especially liked creating games as coursework, and the freedom of creativity I was given. One of the highlights of my time was being able to present my final year project to a large group of students and lecturers at the final year project event. It was nerve-wracking, but it made the year-long project experience feel worthwhile!
Many of the technical and non-technically skills taught by the course have been essential in my daily job. Knowledge and use of software languages and design patterns are easy to see the benefits of, but less tangible skills like communication and effective group work are constantly needed in a software developers' job. Many of the languages I learned on the course are useful in my day to day work, and despite not being in the games industry, there have been surprising cases where my 3D graphics programming knowledge has come in useful such as in visualisation and training tools!
Currently, I design and build systems required to manage stock and plan store spaces. A lot of work goes into making these systems modern and maintainable compared to what was there previously! We help support the business by creating new systems to allow the business to adapt faster to changes in the market as well as streamline and make things easier for the colleagues who work across the business. This involves work in both back-end data-heavy systems, and front-end tools and interfaces to support them.
Designing and deploying a service and having it work first time!
Attend lectures! Whether in person or remote, getting that time in is important. That goes for tutorials and workshops as well. If nothing else, it helps focus your mind on studying and you may even learn something along the way! Getting involved with what the University has to offer is another thing. Whether it’s clubs or societies, getting to know people and explore your interests can give you opportunities that you never thought of.