- Passionate Gamer, Game Developer, Programmer, Computer Geek

Strengths : C++, C#, OpenGL/GLSL, Knowledge and experience with Game Development pipelines, knowledge and experience with 3D rendering pipeline, Strong hold on physics, mathematics and core computer science concepts.

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kchagant(at)usc(dot)edu
krishnakanthmallikc(at)gmail(dot)com

Ph: +1(213)446-9968

Krishnakanth Mallik Chaganti

About Me

I am a graduate student of Computer Science at University of Southern California specializing in Game Development.

Education

Master of Science, Computer Science (spec. Game Development) - University of Southern California, Los Angeles.
Courses: Networked Games, Advanced Mobile Devices and Game Consoles, Analysis of Algorithms, Game Hardware Architectures, 3D Graphics and Rendering, Game Design Workshop.

Bachelor of Technology, Computer Science - Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, India. [2010]
Courses: Object Oriented Programming and Design, Theory of Computation, Compilers, Operating Systems, Linux System Programming, Computer and Communication Networks, Software Engineering, Databases, Web Programming, Computer Graphics, Electronic Devices and Circuits.

Experience

Projects

Duel Pong

Team Size:    6   (Unity3D, Javascript)
My Roles:
 As the lead programmer I had the following roles:
  • Architecture and class design.
  • Version control and code management.
  • Pseudo-physics, collisions.
  • Complete networking code for multiplayer.
  • Flexible inventory and power-up system. (Implementing a new power up just requires the implementation of an interface.)
  • A.I

Evolution Island

Team Size:    2   (Unity3D, Javascript, C#)
My Roles:
  • Architecture and class design.
  • Version control and code management.
  • Custom network protocol implementation.
  • Path-finding.
  • Spells, buffs and inventory.
  • User Interface.
  • Mini-map.

OpenRA mod

Team Size:    3   (C#)
My Roles:
  • Heavily modified the Engine
  • Implemented new Fog of war and unit spawning options.
  • Implemented new Special powers and defense buildings.
  • Reworked movement and landing of planes and helicopters.
  • Implemented range indicators on defense buildings.
  • Added clipboard options to editor.
  • Added grid reference and "resources in selection" feature
  • Added feature : Map printing.
  • Developed a texture merging tool.

ARMaze

Individual      (C++, ARToolkit, OpenGL)
  • Developed a Natural user interface for player controls.
  • Developed a real time physics engine from scratch.
  • Mazes are read from an XML file. (easy to develop an editor)

Duel Pong is a fast paced Beer Pong game for the iPhone. It comes in single player and multiplayer modes. In the single player mode the player goes up against the AI and in the multiplayer mode the player may play host or join other players' games over the internet. The game features various powerups/items that the player may purchase and use to his advantage or to bring down his opponent.

Evolution Island is a Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (MOBA) game developed by my teammate and I at GamePipe Lab USC over the course of one semester. It features competitive gameplay, extensible play components and high latency tolerence among other aspects.

My teammates and I modded OpenRA (an open source clone of Red Alert), a Real Time Strategy game. We modified the engine, added new units, gameplay features, map editor features and fixed bugs.

ARMaze is an augmented reality game in which the player navigates a ball through a maze by just tilting a paper in his hand. This control system is very natural and intuitive. (For the best experience the camera should be placed facing the ground. This makes the user feel like he is actually holding the maze in his hand. In this video I used a webcam in my laptop so I could not turn it to face the ground.)