Ali Bati
Verified Expert in Engineering
Game Developer
Barcelona, Spain
Toptal member since December 13, 2021
Ali is an expert game developer with over 15 years of experience in programming and game design. He co-founded a large game development community and managed the complete release cycle and operations for several award-winning mobile F2P games, such as Almost a Hero. This game has 10+ million players worldwide, was featured by Apple and Google Play numerous times, and reached a 4.8 rating. He is an expert with Unity and loves to balance complex systems and systems design.
Portfolio
Experience
- Game Design - 15 years
- Software Development - 15 years
- Game Development - 15 years
- Unity - 12 years
- C# - 10 years
- Git - 8 years
- Mobile Game Design - 7 years
- Production - 5 years
Preferred Environment
Unity, JetBrains Rider, WebGL, C#, JavaScript, Computer Vision, Artificial Intelligence (AI)
The most amazing...
...project I've worked on is a F2P mobile game called Almost a Hero. It won many awards and became a financial success.
Work Experience
Senior Creative Engineer
Center for Advanced Preparedness and Threat Response Simulation
- Developed a highly optimized WebGL game using Unity and C#, ensuring a smooth and engaging user experience.
- Engineered a flexible, modular architecture that allows extensive customization to meet diverse client needs.
- Integrated multiplayer functionality, enabling the game to be adapted into a dynamic multiplayer-driven experience.
Senior Unity Consultant
Mobeus Industries, INC.
- Spearheaded a team of Unity engineers as a senior creative engineer, leveraging Unity and C# expertise to develop a cutting-edge communication app for Windows and Mac.
- Engineered several apps enriched with AI and XR capabilities, including advanced face and hand tracking for seamless interaction within a 3D virtual environment.
- Cooperated closely with executive leadership and project sponsors to gather insights and requirements, ensuring the project's success was aligned with organizational objectives.
- Collaborated with major clients, including Accenture, KPMG, Disney, and Verizon, to understand their unique requirements and tailor solutions that met or exceeded expectations.
- Extended the project's reach by implementing Unity with JavaScript and WebAssembly, enabling the creation of WebGL apps that brought the immersive experience to a broader audience on the web.
Unity Consultant
Cortopia
- Developed multiple proofs of concepts on VR to help define the company's next project.
- Completed several prototypes that are bug-free, fun, engaging, and somewhat polished.
- Collaborated with other game designers to develop their concepts and even pitched some ideas of my own.
Lead Game Designer
Bee Square Games
- Assisted in the full cycle development of several successful mobile F2P game projects.
- Led both the design and programming teams.
- Designed and programmed over 20 mobile game prototypes.
Independent Game Developer
Independent Game Developer
- Developed several Flash games as an independent game developer and sponsored them to various game portals. One of them, All That Matters, was sponsored by Kongregate and was played more than 40 million times over the web.
- Consulted many game studios for game design and programming.
- Co-founded the biggest game development community in Turkey.
Experience
Almost a Hero
https://almostahero.com/Battleborn Tap
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Education
Bachelor's Degree in Control and Automation Engineering
Istanbul Technical University - Istanbul, Turkey
Skills
Libraries/APIs
WebGL, Starling
Tools
Git, Codex, Photoshop CS6, Inkscape, Adobe Experience Design (XD), Adobe Flash, Adobe AIR, Visual Studio, Jira, Trello, Figma, Blender, JetBrains Rider
Languages
C#, AS3, C++, JavaScript
Frameworks
Unity, Unity3D, Unity2D, Unity Test Framework (UTF)
Paradigms
Mobile Game Design
Platforms
Windows, iOS, Oculus
Other
Software Development, Game Design, Game Development, Mobile Game Development, 2D Games, User Interface (UI), Unity Game Assets, Mobile App Development, Mobile Games, Architecture, Mobile Game UX, Production, Visual Effects (VFX), Unity3D Native Plugin Interface, APIs, Unity Shaders, Shaders, Virtual Reality (VR), 3D, Plugins, Extensions, Computer Vision, Artificial Intelligence (AI)
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