Spencer Watson Email & Phone Number

Austin, Tx, Us

Austin, Tx, Us

Austin, Texas, United States

•Utilize Unreal Engine 4 & 5 to design, develop, and optimize experiences for standalone and PC VR platforms.•Port Unreal and Unity games from Quest and Pico to work on the Omni platform.•Unreal and Unity SDK development that exposes backend API through Blueprints, C++, C# and utilizes native input systems to integrate with a VR treadmill controller.•Use Unreal's DLC structure to make systems for the creation and runtime loading of user generated content.•Build custom Blueprint nodes for tasks more performant in C++.

Austin, Texas, United States

•Prototype high profile investor demos that integrate our treadmill technology.•Build in-game experiences that combine stereoscopic 360 video and an omnidirectional treadmill.•Engineer a modular and reusable gameplay framework, ensuring scalability and adaptability across a diverse range of games.•Build a VR launcher/home environment in Unreal 5 for a custom VR headset.•Maintain gameplay server authority to ensure fair play amongst players.

Miami-Fort Lauderdale Area

•Worked as the sole multiplayer engineer on the project and added all networking/replication features in 9 months leading up to release.•Design in-game systems for managing loot drops, character construction, multiplayer lobbies, matchmaking, voice-chat, in-app-purchases, and async asset loading.•Build an open world quest system with supporting tools for designers that allow all quest and reward values to be altered from our backend server.•Manage multiplayer servers, player and game data through Microsoft PlayFab services.•Package and deploy Linux and Windows servers to PlayFab multiplayer servers using Docker containers.•Use UnrealGameSync alongside Perforce to manage file versioning and distributing precompiled binaries of the engine to team members.•Manage the game’s Steam store and builds the game through Steamworks.

Bachelor'S Degree, Game Design

Associates Of Applied Science In Automotive Technology, Automotive Technology

•Specialized in high performance engine systems.