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Jacopo Essenziale
Executive Game Developer specializing in multiplayer VR and cross-platform titles
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Lead Unity VR developer who shipped the commercial Meta Quest motorcycle racing game VRider SBK, with deep focus on multiplayer and porting across headsets (including Pico XR and PlayStation VR2). Built custom Unity tooling (tile-based level editor plugin) and applies ML-Agents/LLM workflows to automate AI tuning and repetitive engineering tasks; also taught a VR Lab course at the University of Milan.
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Key Strengths
- Shipped commercial Unity VR title on Meta Quest as lead developer
- Multiplayer-focused engineering leadership
- Cross-headset/platform porting experience (Meta Quest, Pico XR, PS VR2)
- Designed intuitive VR motorcycle control scheme using natural hand/controller interactions
- Built custom Unity tile-based level-building tool/plugin before official tooling existed
- End-to-end solo prototyping (mechanics, controllers, asset integration, systems/infrastructure)
- Used Unity ML-Agents to automate AI parameter tuning, cutting iteration time from ~2–3 days to ~2–3 hours
- Experience teaching VR development (University of Milan VR Lab course)
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