Powering the future of Bohemia's games

Working on Enfusion is both challenging and rewarding. Expectations are high and, being a small team, our challenge is to keep up with the fast moving world of entertainment. But it's the drive to make our community of players happy that pushes us forward, and I'm very proud of the progress we've made so far. The small steps we take every day are helping to form a meaningful project that can once again contribute something unique to the industry - just like we did with Arma and DayZ. That's the rewarding part.

The switch from building corporate web apps to developing Enfusion’s backend was no doubt a challenge at first, but it’s a lot easier when you have the full support of your teammates like I’ve had! I developed a profanity filter for user-generated content right after I started, and while trolls will probably hate that feature, knowing it will improve the experience of the classier players out there makes my work feel significant. I'm proud to be a part of the Enfusion team.

I've been playing Arma since its very beginnings in a small but vibrant Polish community. This eventually led me to Bohemia, which I joined shortly after Arma 3 launched and worked on its AI for the next few years. I've always considered myself a double agent: my employer thinks I do everything they ask of me, but in reality I do everything that the community secretly wants! I'm currently practicing my mischief on Enfusion, building its AI systems for all our future games. It's a great challenge and a lot of fun to work on as well. I can't wait to see what the community will do with our tools.

I've been making games for the majority of my life and working on an engine of this scale, from the very beginning to its first release (and beyond!), is a once in a lifetime opportunity. That’s even more true considering I’m part of a great team of people that I can fully trust! My responsibility is the Enforce scripting language - the bridge between the engine core and the outside world. Its goal is to provide a solution that's both technically correct and at the same time enables our community to create and enjoy great content. This focus on community is embedded in every decision we make and is a great professional challenge for the entire team.

I've been playing video games since before I could read and write and always dreamed of eventually making one. But it wasn't until the end of high school when I learned how to code. That was the beginning of a journey that led me to the Enfusion team where I'm responsible for porting the engine to various platforms. It's quite exciting as I often get to be the first person to see our games running on a new console. I then help the rest of our team optimize and improve their systems so that players can have the best possible experience on the platform of their choice - something I got to enjoy as a child and want to pass on to future generations of gamers.

When our Amsterdam team transitioned to Enfusion, we were first exploring at random. To focus our learning, I organized an internal game jam - EnJam. In just a couple of weeks, we were able to produce a small game and set it up as a mod for a larger project. That gave me confidence that the engine is not just open for modding - it’s tailored for it. As someone with modding roots, I always strived to empower community creators. In Arma 3, it was by spearheading Zeus and Eden Editor. I’m honored that I can pursue my efforts also on the latest generation of Bohemia technology.

My first contact with games was during the ancient times when computers were slower than todays' kitchen mixer controller. I’ve known since then that I wanted to bind my professional career with computers. The magic behind the stunning moving images on my screen always enthralled me, so studying computer graphics was a clear choice. Sailing on the Bohemian ship since 2005 (yes, sometimes I feel like a veteran!), I’ve contributed to many games as a render programmer and the challenge has remained the same to this day: to beat current visualization restrictions and bring reality to players' screens.