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Hi, I'm Karan Prasad, a Gameplay Engineer with hands-on experience delivering core FPS gameplay features, multiplayer systems, and robust toolchains in Unreal Engine. I thrive in collaborative, cross-disciplinary teams and enjoy translating creative ideas into polished, player-centered experiences. My background spans AAA-like engine workflows to indie prototypes, including optimizing blueprints, refactoring legacy code, and building modular gameplay systems. I'm passionate about scalable architecture, AI behavior trees, and crafting engaging player movement with responsive traversal and combat.…Hi, I'm Karan Prasad, a Gameplay Engineer with hands-on experience delivering core FPS gameplay features, multiplayer systems, and robust toolchains in Unreal Engine. I thrive in collaborative, cross-disciplinary teams and enjoy translating creative ideas into polished, player-centered experiences. My background spans AAA-like engine workflows to indie prototypes, including optimizing blueprints, refactoring legacy code, and building modular gameplay systems. I'm passionate about scalable architecture, AI behavior trees, and crafting engaging player movement with responsive traversal and combat.

Karan Prasad

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Hi, I'm Karan Prasad, a Gameplay Engineer with hands-on experience delivering core FPS gameplay features, multiplayer systems, and robust toolchains in Unreal Engine. I thrive in collaborative, cross-disciplinary teams and enjoy translating creative ideas into polished, player-centered experiences. My background spans AAA-like engine workflows to indie prototypes, including optimizing blueprints, refactoring legacy code, and building modular gameplay systems. I'm passionate about scalable architecture, AI behavior trees, and crafting engaging player movement with responsive traversal and combat.…Hi, I'm Karan Prasad, a Gameplay Engineer with hands-on experience delivering core FPS gameplay features, multiplayer systems, and robust toolchains in Unreal Engine. I thrive in collaborative, cross-disciplinary teams and enjoy translating creative ideas into polished, player-centered experiences. My background spans AAA-like engine workflows to indie prototypes, including optimizing blueprints, refactoring legacy code, and building modular gameplay systems. I'm passionate about scalable architecture, AI behavior trees, and crafting engaging player movement with responsive traversal and combat.

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Hi, I’m Karan Prasad, a Gameplay Engineer with hands-on experience delivering core FPS gameplay features, multiplayer systems, and robust toolchains in Unreal Engine. I thrive in collaborative, cross-disciplinary teams and enjoy translating creative ideas into polished, player-centered experiences.

My background spans AAA-like engine workflows to indie prototypes, including optimizing blueprints, refactoring legacy code, and building modular gameplay systems. I’m passionate about scalable architecture, AI behavior trees, and crafting engaging player movement with responsive traversal and combat.

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Work Experience

Gameplay Programmer at Needlepoint Productions

November 1, 2024 - February 1, 2025

Implemented core FPS gameplay abilities (Sprint, Slide, Jump, Vault, Reload, Fire) using Unreal Engine GAS; extended modular gameplay features and feel; built traversal and combat systems; created AI behavior trees; refactored legacy code to improve runtime stability by 25%.

Student Gameplay Programmer at EA Tiburon

January 1, 2024 - April 1, 2024

Hands-on experience with Frostbite engine; implemented essential engine concepts like animation programming, UI, AI, behavior trees, and machine learning.

Gameplay Programmer at Zonout Studios

September 1, 2023 - December 1, 2023

Extended Unreal Engine GAS to build a system to provide characters with gameplay abilities like sprint, roll, melee; constructed modular AI behavior trees; optimized asset delivery through tooling.

Gameplay Programmer at Dark Ride VR (FIEA Game Lab)

January 1, 2024 - April 1, 2024

Implemented a conversational AI MetaHuman in Unreal Engine using NVIDIA ConvAI, enabling real-time player interactions within a horror VR simulation. Programmed movement for ride traversal, ensuring smooth traversal and path control; debugged legacy code and optimized blueprints.

Data Driven Game Engineer at SpunkyPoint (UCF FIEA)

January 1, 2024 - April 1, 2024

Created a JSON-driven game engine in C++ using dynamic, recursive, hierarchical data structures for runtime polymorphism; implemented concepts and an event system; wrote unit tests to validate APIs.

Programmer at Game in Assembly and C (UCF FIEA)

September 1, 2023 - December 1, 2023

Implemented primary mechanics and controls for a Windows 98 Balloon Shooter game in assembly; developed collision detection, input handling, and basic AI; ported design concepts to modern environments for QA.