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Hi, I'm Matthew, a Senior Developer with over 8 years of experience specializing in delivering high-performance Unity applications. I have a strong passion for creating immersive games and serious VR experiences, particularly in clinical research and mental health therapy. I enjoy working collaboratively across disciplines to bring impactful projects to life. My expertise includes shader programming, optimisation for various devices, and full project lifecycle management. I thrive in cross-functional teams and love mentoring junior developers while promoting clean coding practices. I'm always excited to apply my technical skills to push the boundaries of games and immersive technology.…Hi, I'm Matthew, a Senior Developer with over 8 years of experience specializing in delivering high-performance Unity applications. I have a strong passion for creating immersive games and serious VR experiences, particularly in clinical research and mental health therapy. I enjoy working collaboratively across disciplines to bring impactful projects to life. My expertise includes shader programming, optimisation for various devices, and full project lifecycle management. I thrive in cross-functional teams and love mentoring junior developers while promoting clean coding practices. I'm always excited to apply my technical skills to push the boundaries of games and immersive technology.

Matthew Bousfield

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Hi, I'm Matthew, a Senior Developer with over 8 years of experience specializing in delivering high-performance Unity applications. I have a strong passion for creating immersive games and serious VR experiences, particularly in clinical research and mental health therapy. I enjoy working collaboratively across disciplines to bring impactful projects to life. My expertise includes shader programming, optimisation for various devices, and full project lifecycle management. I thrive in cross-functional teams and love mentoring junior developers while promoting clean coding practices. I'm always excited to apply my technical skills to push the boundaries of games and immersive technology.…Hi, I'm Matthew, a Senior Developer with over 8 years of experience specializing in delivering high-performance Unity applications. I have a strong passion for creating immersive games and serious VR experiences, particularly in clinical research and mental health therapy. I enjoy working collaboratively across disciplines to bring impactful projects to life. My expertise includes shader programming, optimisation for various devices, and full project lifecycle management. I thrive in cross-functional teams and love mentoring junior developers while promoting clean coding practices. I'm always excited to apply my technical skills to push the boundaries of games and immersive technology.

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Hi, I’m Matthew, a Senior Developer with over 8 years of experience specializing in delivering high-performance Unity applications. I have a strong passion for creating immersive games and serious VR experiences, particularly in clinical research and mental health therapy. I enjoy working collaboratively across disciplines to bring impactful projects to life.

My expertise includes shader programming, optimisation for various devices, and full project lifecycle management. I thrive in cross-functional teams and love mentoring junior developers while promoting clean coding practices. I’m always excited to apply my technical skills to push the boundaries of games and immersive technology.

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Work Experience

Senior Unity Developer at University of Oxford, Dept. of Experimental Psychology

July 31, 2025 - July 18, 2025

Led development across design, implementation, optimisation, and deployment for Meta Quest headsets with a cross-functional team. Implemented and scaled systems across multiple projects using Unity and C#, focusing on stability and performance on chosen hardware. Developed performance-focused visual and compute shaders tailored for mobile devices. Built editor tooling for internal workflows including lighting systems, audio triggers, texture handling, automated build pipelines, localisation, and cloud databases. Collaborated with psychologists, artists, developers, and non-technical stakeholders to deliver stable VR applications supporting mental health therapy. Delivered 6 UKCA compliant VR applications with positive participant feedback. Created user-friendly testing and bug reporting pipelines. Mentored junior developers and promoted clean coding practices in a cross-disciplinary environment.

Developer at The Leadership Network

April 30, 2022 - July 18, 2025

Maintained codebase for multiuser VR live service in C# Unity. Deployed new features as required by design and senior leadership. Developed robust, modular, networked interaction tools over Photon Unity Networking (PUN) for Social, Business-Focused VR. Automated build and deployment process using CI/CD and cloud content delivery. Supported live application with regular updates and maintenance.

VR Developer (Unity) at OxfordVR

August 31, 2021 - July 18, 2025

Developed and shipped serious VR games for Quest 2, Pico Neo 2, and Vive Focus. Ported a large project from tethered PC VR on Vive Pro to Quest 2. Extended and customized Unity’s XR Interaction Toolkit to improve player interaction. Integrated audio systems and spatial cues using Wwise to deepen immersion and empower audio engineer. Delivered modular, maintainable gameplay systems.

Game Development Consultant at FINIFUGU Games

August 31, 2025 - July 18, 2025

Short contract improving game studios’ development, processes, and working on optimising performance for mobile games using Unity C# on iOS and Android.

Unity Developer at Myriad Global Media

August 31, 2020 - July 18, 2025

Created new immersive department, developing VR, digital twin and immersive training for large clients such as Thames Water, US Air Force and ExxonMobil. Used Unity C# for mobile, PC, Mac & VR platforms.

iMPACT! Developer (Unity) (Intern) at Inmarsat

December 31, 2017 - July 18, 2025

Developed and deployed VR Digital Twin and training applications using Unity C# for Vive and Oculus Rift.