Portfolio · 2022 to 2026
Software · game systems
worlds · live experiences
Selected workProject register2022 to 2026
Featured project · Independent · Active
Thirteen modular server products spanning competition, progression, delivery, commerce, player movement, and live systems.
View project ↗One connected suite
Each module installs independently; shared configuration and service conventions connect the suite where required.
Professional work
Design
Narrative
Art
Engineering
Professional · Anonymised · Project lead
Project leadership across design, narrative, art, and engineering for an established live service with more than 10,000 monthly users.
View project ↗Professional · Public credit / private implementation
Experience design, development, and live operation for a multi-day custom creator event with more than 40 participants and a combined peak audience above 10,000.
View project ↗40+ creators
10k+ peak audience
Multi-day live experienceCurrent role · Professional
Senior Software Engineer on a standalone Java/Kotlin Compose desktop launcher and client, working as one of two launcher developers.
View project ↗Independent systems & experiences
Three case studies drawn from their interfaces, source architecture, implementation stacks, and operating constraints.
Realtime desktop system · Source private
A desktop control system for a realtime voice character. Streaming audio, interruption handling, conversation state, semantic memory, Twitch events, OBS vision, and VTube Studio output converge in one monitored runtime.
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Interactive web experience · 2025
An audiovisual tarot interface built around spatial navigation, animated poster panels, three-card readings, custom WebGL shaders, Web Audio, and responsive fallback modes.
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Experimental systems architecture · Source private
A single-user desktop system exploring cost-governed model routing, semantic memory, knowledge retrieval, proactive scheduling, voice, and inspectable operational state.
View project ↗Professional game design · Anonymised
Selected systems recreated without client names, production materials, or proprietary implementation.
Ticketed, time-limited procedural runs with controlled reward selection.
Worldbuilding · EncountersDensBiome-specific ecologies, entrances, interiors, resources, and rare variants.
Progression · CraftPrimalCombat transformation connected to craft, exploration, place, and mastery.
Emergent multiplayerTemporalA persistent regional crisis with distributed objectives and paired endgame roles.
Independent and collaborative work
A solo-created persistent action-RPG world for roughly 25 creators, integrating more than 450 packages and two custom systems.
Cross-loader rendering infrastructure: models, render targets, depth, shaders, and post-processing.
A data-driven framework for damage types, elemental reactions, and status effects.
Two finished subclass designs exploring rules, progression, theme, and balance.
About
I'm based in Edinburgh and work as a Senior Software Engineer on Dawn Launcher / Client, in Java, Kotlin, and Compose. The rest of this site covers game systems, worlds, live operations, art direction, and independent tools.
Current · Senior Software Engineer
Dawn Launcher / Client