Michael Vatskalis Email & Phone Number

Southbank, Vic, Au

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Melbourne, Australia

𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀‣ Liminal Platform | Associated minigames‣ SodaStream Ocean of The Future‣ CPA Australia: Accounting Past, Present, and Future‣ CPA Australia: Sydney the Koala VR experience‣ Aboard The Cerberus𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 ⁃ 5+ years’ experience gameplay programming (Unity3d). ⁃ Programmed Gameplay and UI interactions for 14+ first-party and 3+ Work-For-Hire VR titles. ⁃ Demonstrated full ownership of •… Show more 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀‣ Liminal Platform | Associated minigames‣ SodaStream Ocean of The Future‣ CPA Australia: Accounting Past, Present, and Future‣ CPA Australia: Sydney the Koala VR experience‣ Aboard The Cerberus𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 ⁃ 5+ years’ experience gameplay programming (Unity3d). ⁃ Programmed Gameplay and UI interactions for 14+ first-party and 3+ Work-For-Hire VR titles. ⁃ Demonstrated full ownership of • Prototyping projects, developing gameplay mechanics and features from client requests • Acquiring ownership of features midway through projects • Porting third-party unity projects to the Liminal Platform ⁃ Built Gameplay and UI accessibility features to support different types of color blindness (Auditorium VR). ⁃ Supported Liminal Platform post-launch to add new features and resolve bugs𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 ⁃ Successfully led a solo effort to optimize 20+ Liminal Platform Experiences to meet the requirements of the Meta storefront. Owned code and visuals/art optimizations. ⁃ Extensive experience working with SDKs for Meta Quest and Vive/Vive Pro ⁃ Implemented run-time 3D model importing, interactive objects, and minigames in multiple projects ⁃ Created custom Git repositories to allow controlled access to sensitive files.𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 ⁃ Collaborated with teams of 2-5 developers on multiple concurrent work-for-hire and first-party projects. ⁃ Guided artists and programmers to provide time estimations and task breakdowns, assisted colleagues with resolving day-to-day workflow blockers. ⁃ Onboarded new hires, providing support to hires and clients to resolve issues, learn third-party programs ⁃ Sole representative of Liminal VR at multiple client conventions, staffed demonstration booth Show less

Melbourne, Australia

Worked on multiple work-for-hire projects for clients such as the Victorian Government.

Perth, Australia

Programming game-like systems/serious games for use by companies as training software throughout Western Australia using the Unity game engine.

Graduate Degree, Games And App Production, Distinction

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Software Design And Production, And Games Art And Design