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I'm an independent game developer with 25 years experience. I can take a project from start to release in any engine or language you want, but I have the most experience with Unity. Casual games a specialty. I've also worked in VR, adventure games, and gamified non-game apps. I can rapidly prototype. I can manage a team. I know how to successfully submit to app stores.…

Janet Gilbert

Game Developer, Programmer, Game Designer, +1

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I'm an independent game developer with 25 years experience. I can take a project from start to release in any engine or language you want, but I have the most experience with Unity. Casual games a specialty. I've also worked in VR, adventure games, and gamified non-game apps. I can rapidly prototype. I can manage a team. I know how to successfully submit to app stores.…

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I’m an independent game developer with 25 years experience. I can take a project from start to release in any engine or language you want, but I have the most experience with Unity. Casual games a specialty. I’ve also worked in VR, adventure games, and gamified non-game apps. I can rapidly prototype. I can manage a team. I know how to successfully submit to app stores.

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Work Experience

Unity VR developer at Tipping Point Media

November 30, 2025 - December 31, 2025

Updated two Unity 3D VR projects to current Unity versions; added new gameplay and content; fixed long-standing bugs. Implemented liquid and distortion shaders in Shader Graph and updated HLSL shaders for VR compatibility. Implemented multiplayer gameplay with Photon.

Senior Software Engineer at Praxis Labs

May 1, 2022 - June 1, 2025

Led development of pivotal HR training experiences (Unity VR/AR) and later Unity WebGL modules; optimized performance, reduced download size by 40%, improved reliability on low-memory PCs. Revamped deployment with automated AWS/Python pipeline; built an AI-powered HR avatar using LLMs; prototyped a 3D avatar (Three.js) with real-time facial emotion and lip-sync; integrated speech-to-text (Hume) and OpenAI analysis of user progress.

Programmer at Sumo Digital

September 1, 2021 - May 1, 2022

Contributed to Zwift cycling game in C++; migrated UI from proprietary system to NoesisGUI (XAML); developed level editor tools using Dear ImGui.

Adjunct Professor at New York University (NYU)

September 1, 2019 - May 1, 2022

Taught 'Intermediate Programming for Games' (Unity/C#) and 'Introduction to Programming for Games' (GameMaker/Java); mentored Capstone students, covering Unity shaders, animation state machines, control systems, and UI.

Game Prototype Developer at ESC Games

May 1, 2018 - November 1, 2018

Designed and prototyped 'Borough Gods' in Unity and JavaScript for WebGL.

Game Developer at Wadjet Eye Games

August 1, 2009 - September 1, 2021

Coded gameplay systems in AGS for titles including Shardlight, The Shivah, Blackwell: Deception & Epiphany, Resonance, and Puzzle Bots; led beta-testing and deployment across Steam, Switch, iOS; ported PC titles to iOS with UI/UX redesign and performance optimization; contributed to open-source AGS engine to extend iOS support.

Game Developer at Distinctive Developments

July 1, 2007 - August 1, 2009

Designed and implemented Java smartphone games; Tomb Raider: Underworld, Zaxxon, Flip Zoo.

Game Developer at Astraware

August 1, 2002 - July 1, 2007

Developed and shipped games for PDAs and smartphones in C++; ported PC titles to iOS with UI/UX redesign and performance optimization (Technobabylon, Shardlight, Primordia, Gemini Rue, Blackwell saga); contributed to open-source AGS engine and added iOS support.

Programmer at Sony Computer Entertainment

July 1, 2001 - June 1, 2002

PS2 UI for Formula 1 2002 (C++).