Samantha Turner

Samantha Turner is an experienced Lead Gameplay Programmer at Halfbrick since September 2014, specializing in the Fruit Ninja franchise. Significant achievements include porting Fruit Ninja to Unity, developing data-driven systems, and mentoring junior developers. Samantha played a crucial role in enhancing gameplay and operational capabilities for both Fruit Ninja and Fruit Ninja 2, utilizing tools such as BigQuery, Tableau, and Firebase. Prior experience includes roles as a Junior Gameplay Programmer at Trickstar Games, where Samantha created Unity editor extensions and implemented game logic, and as a Software Developer at Constraint Technologies International, developing mobile apps. Samantha holds a Bachelor of Information Technology and Systems from Monash University, completed in 2014.