Macademia
Matthew Hoban has over 12 years of work experience in the software development industry. Matthew is currently working as a Senior Application Developer at Macademia, where they lead a front-end team and focuses on the company's core brands. Matthew is responsible for maintaining mobile apps on iOS and Android using Cocos2d-x and tools like Xcode and Android Studio. Matthew also creates systems and tools to improve efficiency between UI/UX and development.
Prior to their current role, Matthew worked at Inspired Gaming Group as a Software Developer. There, they aided in the development of Virtual Sports software for customers such as betting shops, casinos, and gambling websites. Matthew also created a new framework to display 2D elements for the software.
Before that, Matthew worked at The Game Creators as a Lead Programmer, where they developed a C++ framework for creating educational mini games. This framework allowed developers to work independently on their mini games, which were later compiled into a single application with a menu system.
Matthew also has experience as an App Developer at MYDEMENTIA IMPROVEMENT NETWORK LTD, where they developed four games that were integrated into a software package for hospitals and carers. These games were completed using Unity and tied into existing software for tracking user objectives and progress.
In addition to their professional work, Matthew has released their own games on The App Store, Google Play, and Amazon App Store under their company Elefant Games. Matthew created games such as Bomb Breaker and The Worm Game, handling everything from music and images to programming.
Matthew's work experience also includes winning a grand prize in Intel's Perceptual Computing Competition in 2013 for their game 'Mystic Blocks'.
Lastly, Matthew previously worked at The Game Creators as a Tools Developer, where they developed two tools, Dark Dynamix and Dark Imposters. Dark Dynamix was a PhysX wrapper for game development libraries, offering advanced physics engine features like soft bodies, cloth, and rag dolls.
Matthew Hoban obtained a Bachelor's Degree in Computing & IT from the Open University, where they attended from 2007 to 2013.
Macademia
Macademia is an award-winning global EdTech company providing educational programming and games for children. In 2019, London-based Azoomee acquired Berlin-based Da Vinci Media and combined the brands under Macademia, a new topco company. Macademia was formed to make additional acquisitions in the continued drive to consolidate the EdTech andedutainment kids’ segment. The Azoomee and Da Vinci brands have established distribution relationships with 350+ PayTV operators, streaming platforms, telcos and OEMs who distribute their channels and apps globally. Partners include Vodafone, Telefonica/O2, PCCW, Apple, Sky, Roku, and Amazon. In total, our products reach an audience of 60 million kids & families with premium TV shows, documentaries and over 200 interactive games in 21 languages.Our mission is to help parents raise exceptional humans. We are best known for our unique selection of STEAM programming including award-winning TV shows, documentaries and educational games for kids 4 to 12.