Shivam - Basic computer skills tutor - Kingston upon Thames
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Shivam - Basic computer skills tutor - Kingston upon Thames

One of our best tutors. Quality profile, experience in their field, verified qualifications and a great response time. Shivam will be happy to arrange your first Basic computer skills lesson.

Shivam

One of our best tutors. Quality profile, experience in their field, verified qualifications and a great response time. Shivam will be happy to arrange your first Basic computer skills lesson.

  • Rate R347
  • Response 2h
  • Students

    Number of students Shivam has accompanied since joining Superprof

    50+

    Number of students Shivam has accompanied since joining Superprof

Shivam - Basic computer skills tutor - Kingston upon Thames
  • 4.9 (20 reviews)

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  • Basic computer skills
  • Computer Science
  • Software
  • Information and Communications Technology
  • Machine learning

Compassionate Personal Tutor since 2021 • Ages 6-60+ • Professional Programming Skills Consultant • GCSE & A-levels prep • Award-Winning Game Developer • Getting around these AI-driven times!

  • Basic computer skills
  • Computer Science
  • Software
  • Information and Communications Technology
  • Machine learning

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One of our best tutors. Quality profile, experience in their field, verified qualifications and a great response time. Shivam will be happy to arrange your first Basic computer skills lesson.

About Shivam

Ahoy, bright student! I am Shivam (or Shiv, if you prefer that!).

You can find me at vivraan[dot]coolpage[dot]biz.

I have worked as a professional game developer in various domains like XR, PC war gaming, mobile hypercasual time-wasters, and as a hobbyist since 2018. I've been teaching since 2021, starting during the pandemic times!

I co-developed Neosphere Interactive's "1971: Indian Naval Front", which received an Epic MegaGrant and the Game of the Year 2023 award from the India Game Developer Conference.

I have over two years of experience supervising children and teenagers in extracurricular settings. My part-time work in the UK involved teaching computer programming using educational game-making platforms Scratch and MakeCode.

I have also conducted game development workshops with other seasoned industry professionals in India and the UK. I have completed an MSc in Game Programming at Kingston University, London.

I have handled code bases with several thousand lines of code and created tools that make people's lives more tolerable, and I would feel nothing short of joy to see you do something that gives you a similar level of fulfilment!

My goal is to disseminate the art and science of programming: the knowledge, skills, and processes that have become my own through my passionate engagement with programming in general and making games in particular, all for you!

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About the lesson

  • Primary
  • Secondary
  • Matric/GCSE
  • +14
  • levels :

    Primary

    Secondary

    Matric/GCSE

    AS Level

    A Level

    BTech

    Adult education

    Undergraduate

    Masters

    Diploma

    Doctorate

    MBA

    Beginner

    Intermediate

    Advanced

    Professional

    Kids

  • English

Languages in which the lesson is available :

English

Currently on top of:
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LANGUAGES := C++, Python, Zig

ONLINE AND EDUCATIONAL := Scratch, mBlock, Microsoft MakeCode and Minecraft Education Edition (which also uses MakeCode)

ENGINES := Unity, Godot Engine (community docs maintainer)


I need to revise:
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LANGUAGES := C#, JavaScript/TypeScript, Java/Kotlin, SQL, Rust, Go

ENGINES := Unreal Engine


I don't yet offer (but plan to):
=======================
LANGUAGES := any functional programming language like haskell,
OCaml, F#, Erlang, etc.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Agent assisted workflows and loops (learning these myself with a modicum of disgust and morbid curiosity :| )

========================================================
!!!!!== I DO NOT OFFER ROBLOX STUDIO LESSONS TO UNDER 18s ==!!!!!
========================================================

Any other language, framework, toolchain, or ecosystem? Happy to discuss!


What seems to work right now (improving this continuously!):
==================================================

KIDS -> a relevant IDE or scripting environment (Compiler Explorer at godbolt[dot]org is great to start with!), alongside MakeCode or mBlock, then entering in Unity or Godot. Some kids prefer to skip steps!
(concepts: game loops, events, interactions, sequencing, fire-and-forget parallel tasks, basic narrative design, sprite animations, basic game maths, and much, much more!)

GAME ENGINES => Usually Unity or Godot, but the workflow is similar to any engine with a GUI: navigating the UI, exploring different tools, and scripting behaviour. Tasks are highly customised per student!
We go into advanced concepts such as networked multiplayer, advanced physics, performance optimisation, and other integrations as needed.

OTHER => ??? (Drop me a text!)

=====

I prefer a structured approach to lesson planning, so any syllabus, marking rubric, job role description, or other requirement you provide me is factored into our plans! I usually carry out 1-hour sessions, but 4-hour sessions work similarly (except we must all take breaks!).

Expect egregious use of the whiteboard, onscreen drawings, or MS Paint. :P

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Rates

Rate

  • R347

Package rates

  • 5h: R1625
  • 10h: R2925

free lesson

The free first lesson with Shivam allows you to get to know the tutor and discuss your needs and expectations.

  • 30min

online

  • R347/h

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