Patrick Banas

My personal journey

My adventure in the world of programming began in middle school, where I discovered Scratch and programming on calculators. This passion became an intense hobby after school.

In high school, I pursued my interests by obtaining a STI2D baccalaureate in Sciences and Technologies of Industry and Sustainable Development with a specialization in IT Systems and Digital Technologies (SIN). I learned C and Linux Debian while working on hardware projects including Raspberry Pi.
For my final year project, I developed a camera system to monitor parking spaces, capable of detecting the presence of vehicles or objects. This project was carried out using C, Python, HTML, and PHP, with a web interface to display the data and images.

After completing the baccalaureate, I joined SAE Paris to pursue a Bachelor's in Game Programming. During this training, I worked with Unity and Unreal Engine engines and participated in several Game Jams each year, collaborating with animators, game designers, artists, and even sound students.

One of the highlights of this period was Crypt Enigma, a year-end project to which students from the GAMES section and the master’s in sound contributed to create immersive sound effects and music.
This third-person game is set in an Egyptian crypt in the middle of the desert, where the main character and their horse fall together. To escape, the player must solve puzzles, fight enemies, and can use a grappling hook to aid in their progression. The journey leads to the final boss, Anubis, who must be defeated in order to return to the surface.