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Hire AliAli Bati
Verified Expert in Engineering
Game Developer
Barcelona, Spain
Toptal member since December 13, 2021
Bio
Ali is an expert game developer with over 12 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
CAPTRS (Non Profit)
Unity, APIs, Game Development, 2D Games, WebGL, Unity Game Assets
Mobeus Industries, INC.
Unity, Visual Effects (VFX), Shaders, C++, JavaScript, WebGL, Unity Shaders...
Cortopia
C#, Unity, Shaders, Virtual Reality (VR), Oculus, Unity Shaders, Unity3D, Jira...
Experience
- Game Design - 15 years
- Software Development - 15 years
- Game Development - 15 years
- Unity - 10 years
- C# - 10 years
- Git - 8 years
- Mobile Game Design - 7 years
- Production - 5 years
Availability
Part-time
Preferred Environment
Unity, Windows, Slack, Visual Studio, Jira, Trello
The most amazing...
...game I've developed is an F2P mobile game called Almost a Hero. It won many awards and became a financial success.
Work Experience
Unity Game Developer
2024 - PRESENT
CAPTRS (Non Profit)
- Focused on delivering a major overhaul of an existing game using C# and Unity WebGL.
- Rewrote most of the codebase and improved the game’s UX and aesthetics, leading to positive feedback from its previous users.
- Enhanced the game’s configurability, allowing it to be adapted for use by multiple clients with varying needs and preferences.
Technologies: Unity, APIs, Game Development, 2D Games, WebGL, Unity Game Assets
Senior Unity Consultant
2022 - PRESENT
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.
Technologies: Unity, Visual Effects (VFX), Shaders, C++, JavaScript, WebGL, Unity Shaders, Unity3D, Jira, C#, Software Development, Windows, Figma, Unity3D Native Plugin Interface, 3D, Blender, Plugins, Extensions, User Interface (UI), APIs, Unity Game Assets
Unity Consultant
2022 - 2022
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.
Technologies: C#, Unity, Shaders, Virtual Reality (VR), Oculus, Unity Shaders, Unity3D, Jira, Software Development, Windows, 3D, Blender, Plugins, Extensions, User Interface (UI), APIs, Unity Game Assets
Lead Game Designer
2015 - 2021
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.
Technologies: C#, Unity, Mobile Game Design, Game Development, Game Design, Windows, Mobile Game Development, Mobile Game UX, Software Development, Git, Visual Studio, Jira, Unity3D, Unity Shaders, Shaders, Visual Effects (VFX), Adobe Experience Design (XD), Photoshop CS6, Unity2D, 2D Games, Unity3D Native Plugin Interface, Plugins, Extensions, User Interface (UI), Unity Game Assets
Independent Game Developer
2011 - 2015
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.
Technologies: Adobe Flash, AS3, Unity, C#, Game Development, Game Design, Windows, Mobile Game Development, Mobile Game UX, Software Development, Git, Visual Studio, Jira, Unity3D, Unity Shaders, Shaders, Visual Effects (VFX), Adobe Experience Design (XD), Photoshop CS6, Inkscape, Unity2D, 2D Games, Extensions, User Interface (UI)
Experience
Almost a Hero
https://almostahero.com/Almost a Hero is an award-winning mobile F2P idle game with 10+ million players worldwide. Featured by Apple and Google Play many times, it reached a 4.8 rating from players. I served as the product owner, lead designer, and programmer. Additionally, I designed and developed over 20+ significant updates during its lifetime.
Battleborn Tap
A tie-in mobile game for Battleborn, developed for Gearbox. Received 4.4+ rating from stores. Developed in less than five months from start to finish. I was the only designer and programmer on the project.
Min!
A simple puzzle game that I designed and developed using Unity and C#. It was a side project that I've worked on over the span of eight weekends. Although the game didn't become a huge success as it was never advertised, it was highly praised by players.
Education
2006 - 2010
Bachelor's Degree in Control and Automation Engineering
Istanbul Technical University - Istanbul, Turkey
Skills
Libraries/APIs
WebGL, Starling
Tools
Git, Photoshop CS6, Inkscape, Adobe Experience Design (XD), Adobe Flash, Adobe AIR, Visual Studio, Jira, Trello, Figma, Blender
Languages
C#, AS3, C++, JavaScript
Frameworks
Unity, Unity3D, Unity2D
Paradigms
Mobile Game Design
Platforms
Windows, Oculus
Other
Software Development, Game Design, Game Development, Mobile Game Development, 2D Games, User Interface (UI), Unity Game Assets, Mobile Game UX, Production, Visual Effects (VFX), Unity3D Native Plugin Interface, APIs, Unity Shaders, Shaders, Virtual Reality (VR), 3D, Plugins, Extensions
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