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Mirko Pennelli

Senior XR/Game Engineer specializing in VR multiplayer and AI systems

Kluge InteractiveUniversity of MilanLos Angeles, CA12 Years ExperienceSenior Level

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Unity VR developer who has shipped on Meta Quest, including Metro Awakening (Steam Awards 2024 VR Game of the Year) as an AI Programmer, focusing on performance-critical multi-agent AI optimization (EQS/HTN) for Quest 2. Also shipped Final Fury, taking ownership across gameplay, UI, networking (sync mechanics), and AI on a small team, and built a data-driven gesture/move system for VR fighting prototypes.

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Key Strengths

  • Shipped award-winning VR title (Metro Awakening, Steam Awards 2024 VR Game of the Year) as AI Programmer
  • Optimized AI systems for Meta Quest 2 constraints (EQS usage and HTN plan logic) to support multiple parallel agents
  • Built data-driven VR fighting move/gesture system using ScriptableObjects
  • Owned multiple domains on a small team (gameplay, UI, networking, AI) for an ambitious VR multiplayer game
  • Rapid feature delivery using AI coding assistance (built Survival mode in half a day with GitHub Copilot)

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Experience

Senior Game DeveloperKluge Interactive · Apr 2024 – Mar 2026
AI ProgrammerVertigo Games · Jan 2023 – Jun 2024
Senior XR DeveloperInfinity Reply · Feb 2020 – Dec 2022
Game ProgrammerReply Game Studios · Jan 2014 – Jan 2020

Education

University of Milanbachelor, Computer Science, Digital Communication (2013)

Awards

  • VR Game of the Year 2024 (Steam Awards) - METRO AWAKENING

Languages

EnglishItalianSpanish

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Mirko PennelliSenior XR/Game Engineer specializing in VR multiplayer and AI systems