Trout Zhang

Trout Zhang has a diverse and extensive work experience in the game industry. Trout began their career as a Software Engineer at Virtuos, where they worked on various projects, including the localization of Borderlands for the Japanese market. Trout then joined 798Game as a Senior MMO Client Programmer, focusing on optimizing performance for better gameplay experience. However, the Shanghai subdivision of 798Game closed shortly after their arrival. Trout then moved on to Epic Games, where they worked as an Unreal Engine 3 MMO Programmer, tackling server-side AI and contributing to game patching. Following that, they worked at Crytek as an Engine Programmer, providing support to Chinese licensees and developing engine features. Trout later joined CCP as a Game Programmer Generalist, where they worked on Unreal Engine 3 gameplay and backend programming. After that, they worked at 51VR as a UE4 Core Engineer, serving as a tech lead and specializing in Unreal Engine 4. Finally, Trout Zhang worked at Tencent's Supercell as a Game Programmer, focusing on Unreal projects and working on the development of a mobile game called "Clash Heroes".

Trout Zhang studied at the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China from 2002 to 2006. Trout obtained their Bachelor's degree in Computational and Applied Mathematics during this time. Prior to that, from 1997 to 2002, they attended Xindu No.1 Middle School, but no specific degree or field of study information is provided for that period.