Charlie Pattison | Portfolio

Achieved 80% on my dissertation project investigating LLM-generated NPC dialogue using game state context.
Developed a VR space mining game in Unreal Engine as part of a group project.
Built a prototype Unreal Engine project combining physics and AI to create a dynamic stealth game mechanic.

Context-Aware NPC Dialogue Dissertation Space Mining VR Experience

Sony PlayStationIntern Test Engineer

2024 - 2025

For my course placement year, I worked as an Intern Test Engineer at PlayStation, contributing to Quality Assurance and test automation for unreleased and live-service titles.

Gained hands-on testing experience with unreleased titles and development hardware.
Had my contract extended by three months before returning to university to finish my degree.
Developed the functional foundation and tests for a large-scale test automation suite used on an unreleased fighting game title.
Investigated the use of an internal machine learning tool within test automation workflows, with my approach continuing to be explored after my departure.

QA Automation for Unreleased Fighting Game

Liverpool John Moores UniversityBSc (Hons) Computer Games Development

2022 - 2024

Completed the first two years of my Computer Games Development degree at LJMU before beginning my placement year at PlayStation.

Range High SchoolStudent

2018 - 2022

Completed secondary education and A-Levels, with a focus on Computer Science and digital media.

A-Levels in Computer Science (A), Digital Content Production (Distinction), and Business (C).
Achieved a grade 7 in GCSE Computer Science.
Achieved grade 4 or above across my GCSEs.