Publication
Unity Best Practices and Tips by Toptal Developers
https://www.toptal.com/developers/unity/tips-and-practices
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Eduardo Dias da Costa
Verified Expert in Engineering
Senior Game Developer
Porto Alegre - State of Rio Grande do Su, Brazil
Toptal member since May 20, 2015
Bio
Eduardo is a developer with over a decade of experience focused on client and front-end applications. He is always open to learn and take up new challenges that can make him handle new languages and/or technologies. He specializes in computer graphics, image processing, game development, tools development (CLI, desktop, etc.), and UI/UX/front-end development.
Portfolio
TheLaboratory
Unity3D, C++, C, GLSL, OpenGL, WebGL, HTML5, HaXe, JavaScript, Unity, C#...
The Drone Racing League
Management, Code Architecture, 3D Games, Unity, Unity3D, C#...
Aquiris Game Studio
Unity3D, GLSL, HLSL, C#, Unity, Android, Unity Editor Scripting, Inventory, iOS...
Experience
- Unity3D - 14 years
- JavaScript - 10 years
- HTML5 - 6 years
- WebGL - 5 years
- HaXe - 3 years
- Sass - 3 years
- Gulp - 2 years
- AngularJS - 2 years
Preferred Environment
Mercurial, Git, Visual Studio Code (VS Code), Windows
The most amazing...
...thing I've created is the Haxor Engine, which allows multi-platform 2D/3D games to be developed.
Work Experience
Senior Developer
2007 - PRESENT
TheLaboratory
- Performed remote freelance development on several projects.
- Specialized in game development using mostly Unity3D but not bound by tooling also in 3D graphics.
- Provided projects since the Adobe Flash era, panning through different technologies and tools.
Technologies: Unity3D, C++, C, GLSL, OpenGL, WebGL, HTML5, HaXe, JavaScript, Unity, C#, Android, Unity Editor Scripting, Inventory, iOS, Unity IAP, Unity3D Native Plugin Interface, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Shaders, Visual Effects (VFX), C#.NET, Unity2D, Game Design, Game Development, Augmented Reality (AR), Oculus, Virtual Reality (VR), Gaming, Gaming Platforms, Unity Game Assets, .NET, Unity SDK, Mobile App Development, Python, MongoDB, 2D Games, Node.js, User Experience (UX), User Interface (UI), Gamification, TypeScript, Creative Concept Development, HTML, CSS, React, Microsoft SQL Server, Games, Mobile
Senior Developer
2016 - 2024
The Drone Racing League
- Led the project from an early prototype to a full-steam release project, creating all architecture and development standards.
- Created a never-before-seen drone physics simulation system that progressed into a joint work with a US university to aggregate fluid dynamics simulation to further the realism even more.
- Developed several tooling and support features for the back-end and art team to speed up all release cycles.
- Ported the game to other platforms like MacOS, Xbox One, and PS4 after the original Steam release.
- Handled the adaptation of the developed game for virtual drone races at TV broadcasts, where a high level of tooling was necessary to match the desired level of quality.
- Accumulated experience as a software manager, guiding a multidisciplinary team across the last months of the project.
Technologies: Management, Code Architecture, 3D Games, Unity, Unity3D, C#, Unity Editor Scripting, Encryption, Inventory, Unity IAP, Unity3D Native Plugin Interface, Multiplayer, Shaders, Visual Effects (VFX), C#.NET, Unity2D, Game Design, Game Development, Gaming, Gaming Platforms, Unity Game Assets, .NET, Unity SDK, Python, User Experience (UX), User Interface (UI), Gamification, Creative Concept Development, Games, Mobile
Senior Unity3D Developer
2010 - 2013
Aquiris Game Studio
- Developed over 10 game projects and led a team of game developers.
- Laid out the development standards and techniques used in Unity development.
- Helped to push forward new techniques and solutions early on when Unity was on its 3.0 version.
Technologies: Unity3D, GLSL, HLSL, C#, Unity, Android, Unity Editor Scripting, Inventory, iOS, Unity IAP, Unity3D Native Plugin Interface, Multiplayer, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Shaders, Visual Effects (VFX), C#.NET, Unity2D, Game Design, Game Development, Augmented Reality (AR), Oculus, Virtual Reality (VR), Gaming, Gaming Platforms, Unity Game Assets, .NET, Unity SDK, Mobile App Development, WebGL, Gamification, Creative Concept Development, Games, Mobile
Game Developer
2009 - 2010
Ubisoft
- Developed and launched a game IP and collaborated in parallel projects.
- Worked with a complete and professional game development team and learned a lot about larger-scale product development and release.
- Collaborated with other developers, making core decisions regarding technology and solutions.
Technologies: Shaders, OpenGL, ActionScript 3, C++, C, Game Development, Gaming, Gaming Platforms, 2D Games, Gamification, Games
Unity3D Developer
2008 - 2009
Aquiris Game Experience
- Created or collaborated on at least five game projects and built tools for workflow automation.
- Started over early in the company and laid out the development standards and techniques used in Unity development.
- Helped to push forward new techniques and solutions early on when Unity was on its 3.0 version years ago.
Technologies: Unity3D, JavaScript, HTML, GLSL, HLSL, C#, Unity, Android, Unity Editor Scripting, iOS, Unity IAP, Unity3D Native Plugin Interface, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Shaders, Visual Effects (VFX), C#.NET, Unity2D, Game Design, Game Development, Augmented Reality (AR), Oculus, Virtual Reality (VR), Multiplayer, Gaming, .NET, Unity SDK, Mobile App Development, 2D Games, Gamification, CSS, Games, Mobile
Flash Developer
2006 - 2008
W3Haus
- Developed interactive UI/UX, games, sites, frameworks, and tools.
- Created cutting-edge (at the time) solutions using Flash.
- Specialized in creating advergames in Flash, where few developers were available at the time.
- Led a team of developers, providing techniques and solutions to all projects created using Flash and other technologies.
Technologies: HTML, JavaScript, Flash, ActionScript 3, Game Development, Augmented Reality (AR), Gaming, Mobile App Development, MongoDB, User Experience (UX), User Interface (UI), Gamification, CSS, Games
Computer Graphics Research Assistant
2004 - 2006
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
- Developed tools and visualizations for research tasks at the university.
- Had the first contact with OpenGL and computer graphics in general.
- Learned how to work with shaders when the tech was in its infancy.
- Had close contact with master's degree students and learned a lot about CG and coding in general.
Technologies: Computer Graphics, Shaders, OpenGL, C++, C, Game Development, .NET, HTML
Experience
DRL Simulator | Senior Unity Developer
https://store.steampowered.com/app/641780/The_Drone_Racing_League_Simulator/The DRL Simulator is a premier FPV racing game and simulator featuring a robust, evolving feature set focused on high-intensity drone racing. I developed the simulation architecture from the ground up and guided a multidisciplinary team from prototype to final release across multiple platforms.
Forge
A Unity3D C# Framework.
UVA Challenges
Programming challenges.
Inspector Gear
A Unity3D editor UI generator.
LinkedIn Project Portfolio
A few more projects I contributed to, with screenshots.
ShortcutCSS
https://github.com/eduardo-costa/shortcutcssMinimalist CSS classes for rule-writing speedup.
Unity MVC Framework
Unity3d framework to apply the MVC pattern into game projects.
Unity Core Framework
Unity3d Core Classes for Game development. A tools offering common scripts and functionalities to speedup coding tasks.
NodeWS
https://github.com/haxorplatform/nodewsEntity-Component framework for webservice development using NodeJS and Haxe.
SuitJS
https://github.com/suitjsA thin MVC layer on top of vanilla Javascript.
It allows the development of applications with a non intrusive workflow and comfortable features.
It allows the development of applications with a non intrusive workflow and comfortable features.
Publication
Unity Best Practices and Tips by Toptal Developers
https://www.toptal.com/developers/unity/tips-and-practices
Publication
Unity Best Practices and Tips by Toptal Developers
https://www.toptal.com/developers/unity/tips-and-practices
Publication
Unity Best Practices and Tips by Toptal Developers
https://www.toptal.com/developers/unity/tips-and-practices
Publication
Unity With MVC: How to Level Up Your Game Development
https://www.toptal.com/developers/unity/unity-with-mvc-how-to-level-up-your-game-development
Education
2003 - 2008
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul - Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
Skills
Libraries/APIs
Suit.js, jQuery, WebGL, D3.js, DirectX, Node.js, OpenGL ES, OpenGL, React
Tools
Git, Visual Studio 2015, FlashDevelop, Unity SDK, Mercurial, Gulp, Adobe Photoshop, Grunt, Flash, Sublime Text 3, Eclipse IDE
Languages
Markdown, HTML5, CSS3, Sass, HaXe, C#, GLSL, ActionScript 3, JavaScript, C#.NET, HTML, C++, C, HLSL, Python, TypeScript, CSS, Java, SQL
Frameworks
Unity, Materialize, Unity3D, Unity2D, .NET, Ionic, PhoneGap, Ember.js, AngularJS
Paradigms
REST, Model View Controller (MVC), Gamification, Management
Platforms
Windows, Mobile, Visual Studio Code (VS Code), Unix, Android, iOS, Oculus, Xamarin
Storage
MongoDB, Microsoft SQL Server
Other
Games, 3D Games, 2D Games, Game Physics, Shaders, Computer Graphics, Embedded Software, Unity Editor Scripting, Game Development, Gaming, Gaming Platforms, Cordova, Image Processing, Mathematics, Multithreading, Encryption, Unity IAP, Unity3D Native Plugin Interface, Multiplayer, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Visual Effects (VFX), Game Design, Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR), Inventory, Unity Game Assets, Mobile App Development, User Experience (UX), User Interface (UI), Code Architecture, Physics Simulations, Software, Creative Concept Development
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