W37 · 10 Sep 2026ConcentrationStaffingRunway
ARM - Research Phase 1
ARM · UK · · Breda (Vulkan) + Evolve scenes · Android, PC (Vulkan)
Time-bound research for Arm on Neural Texture Compression (ASTC), Neural Ambient Occlusion, Neural Post-Processing (DoF + motion blur) and Arm NSS integration in Breda and Evolve. Reports and technology demonstrators. Completed; continued as Phase 2.
Contributors
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Luca QuartesanSenior Production
ARM - Research Phase 2 100%
Hannes VernooijSenior Research
ARM - Research Phase 2 100%
Jasper de WintherSenior Research
ARM - Research Phase 2 100%
allocatedramp-up, unbilledbenchover 100%freelancercontract ends
Team
| Person | Share % | From sprint | Sprints | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luca Quartesan Senior Production payroll | 18 Nov – 29 Jun 2026 | ||||
| Hannes Vernooij Senior Research payroll | 18 Nov – 29 Jun 2026 | ||||
| Jasper de Winther Senior Research payroll | 18 Nov – 29 Jun 2026 |
Milestones
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Meetings
Contract
edits save as you go€70k per sprint, fixed + €88k kick-off · first sprint invoices €158k, a typical one €70k at 3 seats · contract value €648k · about €146/h per seat
- 83.2 / 83.2person-weeks used / plannedcap 108
- €0 / €150kpass-through spent / budgetunspent can be reallocated at the day rate
- 26 Apr 2026term ends per the papersprints run to 29 Jun 2026
Obligations
things the SOW makes us do on a cadence- every 2 wkFortnightly sync with Arm (AC2)from week 2
- every 4 wkProgress report per topic (AC3)from week 4
- every 4 wkInvoice: 4-week period incl. cloudfrom week 4
Scope
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Track 1
Neural Ambient Occlusion · 16 wkNeural Post-Processing (DoF + motion blur) · 16 wk
Track 2
Arm NSS integration (Breda + Evolve) · 6 wkNeural Texture Compression (ASTC) · 26 wk
| Workstream | Track | Starts week | Weeks | Runs | Done | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Nov – 9 Mar 2026 | ||||||
| 10 Mar – 29 Jun 2026 | ||||||
| 18 Nov – 29 Dec 2025 | ||||||
| 30 Dec – 29 Jun 2026 |
P&L
revenue against the cost of everyone allocated, employees at salary plus employer costs, freelancers at rate€0revenue to datesince 18 Nov
€0cost to dateallocated people
€0margin to dateno revenue yet
€0margin, next 12 weeks€0 in, €0 out
€0revenue, whole title8 sprints, 18 Nov to 29 Jun
€0cost, whole titleallocated people, start to end
€0margin, whole titleno revenue
€0margin at this week's pace, per yearonly meaningful if the title kept running
Sprint ledger
€70k per sprint, fixed + €88k kick-off · invoiced at sprint start · change a length to make an exception| Sprint | Runs | Weeks | Seats | Invoice | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 Nov 2025 – 15 Dec 2025 | 2.6 | €158k | invoiced | |
| 2 | 16 Dec 2025 – 12 Jan 2026 | 2.6 | €70k | invoiced | |
| 3 | 13 Jan 2026 – 9 Feb 2026 | 2.6 | €70k | invoiced | |
| 4 | 10 Feb 2026 – 9 Mar 2026 | 2.6 | €70k | invoiced | |
| 5 | 10 Mar 2026 – 6 Apr 2026 | 2.6 | €70k | invoiced | |
| 6 | 7 Apr 2026 – 4 May 2026 | 2.6 | €70k | invoiced | |
| 7 | 5 May 2026 – 1 Jun 2026 | 2.6 | €70k | invoiced | |
| 8 | 2 Jun 2026 – 29 Jun 2026 | 2.6 | €70k | invoiced |
Support tickets
| Severity | Ticket | Raised by | Opened | Status |
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