Marcin Biegun

As an independent contributor, I joined the team at No Ghost studio to bring a technical perspective and develop new features for an upcoming important milestone.

As the most experienced C++ developer on the team, I thoroughly reviewed the C++ codebase to improve performance, increase code stability, and align it with best practices and conventions for C++ and Unreal Engine.

The project was a fully-fledged VR adventure game for Oculus Quest 2, developed by a 20-person team of artists and developers in collaboration with other creative studios responsible for professional-grade audio and visual assets. I also had the opportunity to contribute to the project's development by delivering new features and building gameplay logic.

Through this project, I gained a deeper understanding of the intricacies and nuances of developing VR games, specifically for the Oculus Quest 2 platform. I am confident that this experience will benefit future projects in this field.

The project will be released in 2023.

I've joined Anshar Studios to be a part of a talented team of 30 developers, artists, and game designers working on reimagining a critically acclaimed horror game, Layers of Fear, using UE5.

As a gameplay programmer, I managed the development of gameplay features, VFX systems, and custom engine tools for game designers.

I was fortunate to have the opportunity to work alongside industry veteran Unreal C++ developers who were more than willing to share their knowledge and expertise. This experience was instrumental in my growth and allowed me to become a well-rounded Unreal C++ developer with a solid grasp of best practices and the engine structure.

Key contributions:

• Developed a system for orchestrating the horror intensity, which tracked the state of the game, ran calculations, and triggered physical, VFX, and audio effects. The system was highly configurable and optimized.
• Implemented an automated test suite that ran the daily build of the game, visited every room in the game, and generated a report containing performance measurements.
• Created an editor tool for copying actors between levels while keeping their dependencies to each other.

The project will be released in 2023.

As an accomplished artist under the brand Space Cat Labs, I created a series of five interactive installations for Egodrop, a leading curator of psychedelic art galleries and music events.

These installations were showcased at the prestigious Forum Wydarzeń space and designed to provide visitors with a one-of-a-kind experience.

Audiences could witness the exceptional video quality of non-compressed footage displayed on a large cinematic screen composed of multiple projectors. The visuals, built around particle systems and fluid simulations, were connected to motion sensors, enabling audience interaction and enhancing the overall experience. The unique, non-repetitive visuals were truly mesmerizing and elevated the overall ambiance of the event.

Used multiple technologies, including Notch Builder, Touch Designer, and Resolume.

I led the development process and product management of an Unreal Engine 5-based industrial visualization and pre-sales application for a corporate client based in Chicago. The project features a full editor experience with objects outliner, saving/loading and undo, and more. The UI is sleek and intuitive, enabling the company to use the application as a replacement for the previous legacy system.