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Hi, I’m William Tyler Shaw, an RIT graduate passionate about programming, game design, development, and interactive media. I enjoy turning ideas into playable experiences using C++, C#, Unity, and Unreal Engine, with experience across 2D and 3D games, VR, and animation in Blender and 3DS Max. I love collaborating with teams to ship polished features and push creative boundaries. I have a form of autism and work with Access-VR and a job coach to support communication and interview preparation, including information about benefits. I am detail-oriented, persistent, and eager to contribute to the next generation of games and interactive media.…Hi, I’m William Tyler Shaw, an RIT graduate passionate about programming, game design, development, and interactive media. I enjoy turning ideas into playable experiences using C++, C#, Unity, and Unreal Engine, with experience across 2D and 3D games, VR, and animation in Blender and 3DS Max. I love collaborating with teams to ship polished features and push creative boundaries. I have a form of autism and work with Access-VR and a job coach to support communication and interview preparation, including information about benefits. I am detail-oriented, persistent, and eager to contribute to the next generation of games and interactive media.

William Tyler Shaw

Game Developer, Programmer, Web Developer, +2

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Hi, I’m William Tyler Shaw, an RIT graduate passionate about programming, game design, development, and interactive media. I enjoy turning ideas into playable experiences using C++, C#, Unity, and Unreal Engine, with experience across 2D and 3D games, VR, and animation in Blender and 3DS Max. I love collaborating with teams to ship polished features and push creative boundaries. I have a form of autism and work with Access-VR and a job coach to support communication and interview preparation, including information about benefits. I am detail-oriented, persistent, and eager to contribute to the next generation of games and interactive media.…Hi, I’m William Tyler Shaw, an RIT graduate passionate about programming, game design, development, and interactive media. I enjoy turning ideas into playable experiences using C++, C#, Unity, and Unreal Engine, with experience across 2D and 3D games, VR, and animation in Blender and 3DS Max. I love collaborating with teams to ship polished features and push creative boundaries. I have a form of autism and work with Access-VR and a job coach to support communication and interview preparation, including information about benefits. I am detail-oriented, persistent, and eager to contribute to the next generation of games and interactive media.

Available to hire

Hi, I’m William Tyler Shaw, an RIT graduate passionate about programming, game design, development, and interactive media. I enjoy turning ideas into playable experiences using C++, C#, Unity, and Unreal Engine, with experience across 2D and 3D games, VR, and animation in Blender and 3DS Max. I love collaborating with teams to ship polished features and push creative boundaries.

I have a form of autism and work with Access-VR and a job coach to support communication and interview preparation, including information about benefits. I am detail-oriented, persistent, and eager to contribute to the next generation of games and interactive media.

Skills

Experience Level

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Intermediate

Intermediate

Language

English

Fluent

Work Experience

Part-Time Cashier at Wegman’s

April 1, 2023 - Present

Assists customers ring up and package groceries. Provides excellent customer service. High proficiency in a fast-paced work environment.

Game Developer at MoonRift Entertainment LLC

January 1, 2023 - October 22, 2025

Collaborated on a 2.5D platformer Foo’Dyssey; modeled and animated characters and obstacles in Blender; implemented player and obstacle movement, animation techniques, particle effects, level transitions, pause screens, UI elements and level layouts in Unity; led development on a 3D hack-and-slash game using Unreal Engine 4.

Unity Game Developer at Robot Startup/ Morphbots

February 1, 2022 - October 22, 2025

Helped develop a Unity simulation of a breadboard game; showed initiative in handling programming and bug-fixing; collaborated with a small team of four to help develop the game from the beta.

VR Game Developer at ChangeLabs/ Brimhall & Associates

February 1, 2022 - October 22, 2025

Assisted in bug testing for an alpha of a VR Unity Project; utilized React/CSS scripting to help bug-fix multiple projects; supported development and collaboration across team members.

Game Developer at Reworld/Easy Time LLC

March 1, 2021 - October 22, 2025

Collaborated between two groups to assist in the development of two minigames made with the Reworld Engine; learned Lua scripting and the mechanics of Reworld; used Blender to create landscapes and models; contributed to client-server interactions for multiplayer and SFX; helped code gameplay mechanics.

VR Game Developer at Light Mynd

November 1, 2020 - October 22, 2025

One of two game developers charged with creating a VR game prototype to assist younger children with mental disabilities; programmed in C++ within Unity; used Bluetooth to gather heart monitor data for in-game use; created and animated models in Blender.

Game Design Developer at RIT, Office of Career Services and Cooperative Education

August 1, 2018 - October 22, 2025

Collaborated with a partner to design and develop a RIT VR prototype to help students improve interview skills; programmed in C++ and developed in Unity; presented findings to 10 key staff members.