Shaun Cowley

Shaun Cowley is a Senior UI Developer at Frontier Developments, with extensive experience in creating user interfaces for video games, particularly for the title Elite Dangerous, including support for the Odyssey expansion and ongoing gameplay updates. Previously, Shaun served as a Game Programmer at Just Add Water (Development), Ltd., where the role involved developing the flat screen port of the VR title Doctor Who: Edge of Time. Shaun's career at Frontier Developments began as a Graduate UI Programmer, contributing to live updates for Elite Dangerous using a combination of ActionScript 3 and C++. Earlier experience includes a position as a Graduate Software Engineer at AuraQ Ltd., where training on bpm software and QA work was completed, and as a Student Demonstrator at the University of Worcester, assisting with object-oriented programming. Shaun holds a Master of Science in Video Game Development from Birmingham City University and a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Games Design and Development from the University of Worcester.