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James Lopez
Junior Game Programmer specializing in Unity and Unreal Engine
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Game developer with hands-on Unreal Engine 5 Blueprint experience (Epic Games Professional Certification) who built five distinct game modes in a single project, implementing AI, UI, weapons, crafting, and quest systems. Also contributed to a VR cooking game (Ventanita) focused on UI and VR bug-fixing, and is building a platformer (Hangover Hero) where they owned the story-mode boss system and balanced difficulty through iterative playtesting.
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Key Strengths
- End-to-end mode implementation in UE5 Blueprints across multiple genres (stealth, combat, platformer, CTF, crafting/story)
- Strong gameplay tuning from playtests (timers, currency, damage stats, difficulty adjustments)
- VR-specific problem solving (play-area boundary fixes, player height/collision adjustments)
- Systems design and implementation (AI detection/pathing, crafting, quests, team systems, boss mechanics)
- Pragmatic scope management under deadlines (prioritized core features; cut complex cooking mechanic to ship on time)
- Exploit detection and mitigation through playtesting (e.g., obstacle spawning to prevent safe-zone floating)
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