Game Designer & Developer

The magic of games lies in the systems that create emotion. I build the mechanics, design the experiences, and integrate the sounds that turn code into curiosity, excitement, and wonder. It's a magic that has captivated me since I was nine, and I'm here to spend my career creating it.

Work Experience:

Development Tools:

Unreal Engine 5, VR, Unity, Visual Studio 2022, Wwise,

C++, C#, Direct 3D x11, SFML

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Role: Solo Developer

Tools: C++, Blueprints, MetaSounds, Unreal Engine 5.5, VR MetaQuest 2

Focus: As part of my master's research, I am developing a prototype game of a pseudo-haptic feedback model for a VR watercraft prototype using only audio. It specifically investigates whether procedural audio, dynamically modulated by real-time boat and water physics parameters, can produce convincing audio-tactile illusions of hydrodynamic forces during key navigational maneuvers.

Research Question: Can procedurally modified water sounds create convincing audio-tactile illusions of hydrodynamic resistance during VR boat maneuvers, particularly during sharp turns and wave collisions?

Development Process:

Currently in progress

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Role: Programmer, Integrator

Tools: C#, Unity 6, Wwise 2024

Focus: Gaze is a 2D puzzle-platformer game created as part of Game Design & Development course at Abertay University in a team of 8 people.

Development Process:

Design | Programming

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Role: Solo Developer

Tools: C++, SFML, Clumsy, Visual Studio 2022

Focus: Created a local 2-player game using low-level SFML code. Used Client-Server architecture and TCP/IP protocol. Enhanced latency and lag issues using prediction modeling and extrapolation. Clumsy was used to test the network conditions.

Development Process:

Currently in progress

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Role: Solo Developer

Tools: C++, D3D11, HLSL, FMOD, Visual Studio 2022

Focus: Used low-level Graphics API and psychoacoustics concepts such as doppler effect, pitch shift, fade, etc. Built on top of core Graphics concepts to create a procedurally generated game level in 3D space. Improved tessellation and added additional post-processing effects .

Development Process:

Currently in progress

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Role: Game Designer

Tools: Unreal Engine 5.3, Figma, Google Docs, Slides, Excel

Focus: As part of the Game Design course at CG Spectrum, developed a detailed game concept from initial pitch to technical specifications, creating a block-out level and 3 key documents:

Development Process:

Currently in progress

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Harshita Shetye

Game Designer & Developer

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