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Owain Bell

Director-level Game Developer specializing in engine development and ML-enabled interactive games

Tiny Owl GamesUniversity of ReadingReading, Berkshire10 Years ExperienceDirector Level

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Game developer/technical lead with shipped VR experience on Meta Quest (via Roblox) and Unity leadership on "Planet of Champions Soccer," where they built core networking, a soccer engine, and behavior-tree-based AI enhanced with linear algebra. Comfortable leading and mentoring while maintaining a disciplined, methodical approach to debugging/testing and cautious use of LLMs to minimize technical debt.

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Key Strengths

  • Led development of a Meta Quest game for Roblox as lead developer
  • Built core networking, soccer engine, and AI as technical lead on a Unity title
  • Strong applied math/problem-solving for gameplay mechanics (worked through coordinate/space transforms for accurate shooting)
  • Pragmatic AI implementation using behavior trees plus linear algebra to simplify logic
  • Methodical, test-driven iteration and refinement in game development
  • Judicious use of AI tools to avoid technical debt (limits to small utilities)

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Experience

Director / Game DeveloperTiny Owl Games · Jan 2023 – Present
Lead Game DeveloperPlayerthree · Jan 2021 – Jan 2023
Mid Level / Junior Game DeveloperPlayerthree · Jan 2016 – Jan 2021

Education

University of Readingbachelor, Computer Science (2016)

Awards

  • BAFTA Children's Game Awards - Nominee (PJ Masks Racing Heroes)

Languages

English

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Owain BellDirector-level Game Developer specializing in engine development and ML-enabled interactive games