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Colin Smith - Senior Unity XR Developer in Galway City, Ireland

Colin Smith

Senior Unity XR Developer specializing in VR/AR training and healthcare XR

Pilot InstituteAtlantic Technological UniversityGalway City, Ireland11 Years ExperienceSenior LevelWorks Flexible

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Unity gameplay engineer with hands-on experience building a dynamic third-person RPG camera system (context-aware transitions, collision handling, and state-driven behavior) to significantly improve game feel. Also has real-time multiplayer prototyping experience with Photon Fusion/Normcore/Unity Netcode, including prediction/rollback and custom authority handoff to prevent desync during fast interactions, and leverages AI tools (e.g., Copilot) for rapid iteration and documentation.

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Key Strengths

  • Designs and tunes dynamic third-person camera systems for improved gameplay feel
  • Balances responsiveness vs clarity using easing curves and context-aware damping
  • Solves camera/environment collision and clipping issues with raycasting and capsule checks
  • Builds lightweight gameplay state managers to coordinate cross-system transitions
  • Multiplayer networking expertise (Fusion/Netcode/Normcore) including prediction, lag compensation, rollback
  • Resolves authority/desync issues via custom authority handoff with server validation
  • Uses AI tools to accelerate prototyping and produce clear technical/onboarding documentation

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Experience

Senior Unity XR DeveloperPilot Institute LLC · Sep 2024 – May 2025
Unity XR DeveloperEmteq Labs · Jul 2020 – Jan 2023
Unity XR DeveloperWood PLC · Oct 2017 – Nov 2019
Unity DeveloperTribal City Interactive LTD · Dec 2014 – Jul 2017
Unity DeveloperRealSim LTD · Oct 2012 – Oct 2014

Education

Atlantic Technological Universitymaster, Computer Science (2012)
University of Galwaybachelor, Computer Science and Mathematical Science (2004)

Awards

  • Commended Award - IDI Design Awards (Sept 2016)
  • Runner-Up, People’s Choice Awards - IDI Design Awards (Sept 2016)
  • Digital Project MNC Award (Winner) - Information and Technology Association of Galway Excellence Awards (Feb 2018)
  • First-Class Honours (1.1), Master of Science in Computer Science - Atlantic Technical University (Sept 2012)

Skills

UnityC#Problem SolvingCommunicationPrototypingTestingWindowsAndroidiOSPerformance optimizationTechnical documentationGitHub CopilotOpenXRXR DevelopmentVirtual Reality Development

Languages

English

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Colin SmithSenior Unity XR Developer specializing in VR/AR training and healthcare XR