TIEBREAK
Official tennis game of the ATP and WTA. Featuring major tournaments, multiplayer, and customizable play styles.
- C++
- Game Development
- Tennis Simulation
Alex Mollard
Game & Graphics Programmer — Professional Sports Games / Engine Development / Vulkan
I develop professional sports games at Big Ant Studios and build game engines, graphics renderers, and interactive systems. From shipping commercial titles like TIEBREAK, Cricket 24, and AFL 23 to crafting Vulkan renderers and audio visualizers, I focus on performance, player experience, and robust architectures.
About
I'm a game developer at Big Ant Studios focused on tools, networking, memory optimization, and overall game stability. Recent work spans implementing WebSockets and online flows, building leak‑tracking tools, and fixing crashes across systems. Shipped titles include TIEBREAK (ATP/WTA), Cricket 24, AFL 23, Rugby 25, AFL 26, and Rugby League 26.
I build internal tools, implement networking (WebSockets, PlayFab + low‑level sockets), optimize memory with leak‑tracking, and tackle crash triage across gameplay, rendering, UI, and platform layers—often self‑leading across teams to unblock and stabilize builds.
Shipped: TIEBREAK (ATP/WTA) Cricket 24 AFL 23 Rugby 25 AFL 26 Rugby League 26
Outside the studio I prototype engines/renderers (Vulkan/OpenGL), explore procedural systems, and maintain an audio visualizer—always with an eye on performance and player experience.
Featured Work
Professional sports games, modern graphics engines, and interactive systems. From shipped commercial titles to experimental Vulkan renderers and procedural generation.
Cricket 24
Culmination of a decade of Cricket video game development, featuring teams from around the globe.
- C++
- Game Development
- Sports Simulation
AFL 23
The most realistic AFL game ever - Feel the atmosphere, chase your dreams, and make it your own.
- C++
- Game Development
- Sports Simulation
SlimeProject
SlimeEngine playground exploring modern Vulkan 1.3 features; a clean, extensible graphics framework for learning & experimentation.
- C++20
- Vulkan 1.3
- GPU
- Rendering
Fly
Modern audio player with real-time visualization, spatial controls, and advanced processing (OpenAL + ImGui UI).
- C++
- OpenAL
- ImGui
- DSP
EnetPlayGround
Networking sandbox using ENet for reliable UDP; client-server model, ImGui visualization, MySQL integration.
- C
- ENet
- Networking
- ImGui
- MySQL
More Projects
Game development experiments, graphics programming, audio tools, simulation systems, and educational resources spanning my journey from student projects to professional work.
Odyssean-Engine
Modular 2D/3D engine with PBR, OpenGL/Vulkan backends, and a flexible architecture for gameplay systems.
- C++
- OpenGL
- Vulkan
- PBR
PBR Renderer
OpenGL physically based rendering pipeline using up to 6 different textures per model for realistic lighting.
- OpenGL
- PBR
- Graphics
- Lighting
RenderAlchemy
OpenGL HDR + color grading lab: CLUT based workflows, tone mapping experiments, and UI-driven grading pipeline.
- C
- OpenGL
- HDR
- Color
Frozen Depths
Final project at AIE Melbourne featuring ice melting and creation using the cube marching algorithm.
- C++
- Procedural Generation
- Cube Marching
2D Unnamed Game
2D game built with OpenGL featuring collision detection, sprite rendering, text rendering, texture atlasing, and user input.
- OpenGL
- 2D Graphics
- Game Development
Temple of the Yokai
First big group project. Responsible for all UI and serialization of settings, exploring Unity UI systems and controller input.
- Unity
- UI
- Serialization
- C#
Hex Game
Procedural terrain generation using Perlin noise for height, rivers, humidity calculation, and realistic biome distribution.
- Procedural Generation
- Perlin Noise
- Terrain
Fluid Simulator
Physics simulation using cellular automata with falling sand mechanics, density cells, and flowing water.
- Physics
- Cellular Automata
- Simulation
Cellular Automata Noise Gen
Noise generation using rock-paper-scissors cellular automata variation, programmed with AIE bootstrap engine.
- Cellular Automata
- Noise Generation
- C++
Wire World
Cellular automata implementation of Wire World ruleset, capable of creating complex machines and computers.
- Cellular Automata
- Logic Simulation
CppOdyssey
Educational C++ resource hub: guides, tutorials, and advanced systems topics (Vulkan, engine patterns, tooling).
- C++
- Documentation
- Education
- Vulkan
Woven Minds Studios
Game development studio in early stages, working on an ambitious game project with focus on innovation.
- Game Development
- Business
- Studio Management
Expertise Areas
Core competencies built through professional game development, engine programming, and graphics systems work.
- Professional Game Development: Sports game programming, performance optimization for console/PC, gameplay systems, and shipping commercial titles.
- Graphics & Rendering: Modern Vulkan 1.3 implementation, OpenGL pipelines, PBR systems, HDR workflows, and custom engine architecture.
- Game Engine Development: Modular engine design, asset management, component systems, audio integration, and cross-platform compatibility.
- Procedural Systems: Terrain generation with Perlin noise, cellular automata, physics simulation, and algorithmic content creation.
- Tools & Education: Developer tooling, educational content creation, mentoring, and open-source contributions to the C++ community.
Currently Working On
- Woven Minds Studios: Developing an ambitious game project with focus on innovative gameplay and technical excellence.
- Vulkan Engine Development: Expanding SlimeProject with modern rendering features, GPU-driven techniques, and performance optimization.
- Audio Visualization: Enhancing the Fly audio player with advanced DSP algorithms and real-time visual feedback systems.
- Educational Content: Growing CppOdyssey with advanced C++ tutorials, graphics programming guides, and engine development patterns.
Technologies & Tools
C++20 Vulkan OpenGL Game Development Unity OpenAL ImGui ENet MySQL Procedural Generation PBR HDR Cellular Automata Physics Simulation CMake Visual Studio Git
Get in touch
Open to consulting on performance investigations, engine / runtime architecture, or targeted debugging deep-dives.