Samik Mathur Email & Phone Number

Pittsburgh, PA, US

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

• I Wanna Be A Game Dev!
• Developing Visual Novel & RPG gameplay to show players a hard-hitting, relatable narrativeCreating tools to increase design efficiency and usability, as well as creating robust save and weather systems
• Designing and Programming the narrative, economy, gameplay loop, and minigames to enhance the game’s main theme
• Managing a global team of 10 people, using Agile development, SCRUM, and Kanban techniques
• Accepted into the Boston Festival of Indie Games in 2024Teddy and Me
• Founded a student-led studio that developed Teddy and Me, a platforming-based social impact game focused on presenting players with the realities of Nightmare Disorder

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Working under Northeastern professor Brandon Sichling to develop a tactics-based game that focuses on motivations behind and the relationships that are built during war. Leading team of 5 that works on the combat aspects of the game. Utilizing graph, pathfinding, and abstraction techniques to create a complex yet easy to understand turn-based system..

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

• Restructuring a game’s frontend and logic from React to Vue 2 to port it from the web to an android tablet
• Writing platform specific Typescript code to play audio, load assets, and handle app closures on an android tablet
• Developing memory efficient code to prevent memory leaks and allow for smooth gameplay for hours on an old device

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

• Having hands-on experiences extending industry level C# code on VR games utilizing procedural generation, location data, and online networking to provide distinctive, Game Award nominated online multiplayer gaming.
• Crafting architecture and implementing systems in C# for minigames, dynamic lighting, throwing, & networked interaction
• Developing code for the Enemy Systems, First-Time User Interface, and Intractable Systems more immersive for users
• Using concepts like 3D math, networking, and OOAD principles to solve high priority bugs and create features
• Utilizing an architecture that reduces dependencies between scripts and objects, minimizing singleton use in Unity
• Developing for the core Engineering Team that utilizes source control and Agile development to meet tight deadlines

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

• Having hands-on experiences extending industry level C# code on VR games utilizing procedural generation, location data, and online networking to provide distinctive, Game Award nominated online multiplayer gaming.
• Crafting architecture and implementing systems in C# for minigames, dynamic lighting, throwing, & networked interaction
• Developing code for the Enemy Systems, First-Time User Interface, and Intractable Systems more immersive for users
• Using concepts like 3D math, networking, and OOAD principles to solve high priority bugs and create features
• Utilizing an architecture that reduces dependencies between scripts and objects, minimizing singleton use in Unity
• Developing for the core Engineering Team that utilizes source control and Agile development to meet tight deadlines

Mountain View, California

Selectively chosen with 14 other applicants to create and lead tours and activities at the museum. Researched and analyzed the significance and connections between various artifacts at the museum. Developed and employed skills to interact with tourists and evaluate their feedback. Drafted the tours' outlines; developed a tour and activity catered to.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Computer Science/Game Development

High School Diploma, Computer Science, Math, And Physics