XR Developer @ Costain Since 01/03/2022

Computer Games Technology
University Of Portsmouth
First Class BSc (Hons) & Merit MSc

Games Programmer of four years specializing in creating systems and Gameplay Programming for VR and standalone experiences. I'm a team player with a proven track record of collaborative work, creating bespoke and clean solutions for game development.

I'm currently looking for employment and would love to work collaboratively on innovative and exciting games.

I'm especially keen on simulations and implementing the player as a Rigidbody inside of a simulation.

Technical Experience

Unity 3D C#

C++

VR

Optimisation

Mobile

UI/UX

Design

My Portfolio

Welcome to my portfolio. You'll find a collection of my professional work and personal work. Click on the view project button to view a more detailed write up. Videos can be watched from here for some projects.

Heathrow Driving Simulator (Lead Programmer & Designer)

Created as an initiative to simulate and assist driver training at Heathrow. Drive a number of vehicles around Heathrow, completing several tasks to familiarize with the airport.

This project was designed with multi monitor support and an emphasis on a Logitech Driving Rig. All vehicles were implemented in a bespoke Rigidbody Car Controller created by me.

Pogo Me Home (Unity, Platformer) Developed entirely by me Play Now on Itch.io

Pogo Me Home is a Rigidbody based platformer made around manipulating a Pogo Stick around a facility in an attempt to escape.

The player can rotate, jump and grab physics objects in order to escape.

I'm really proud of the Pogo Controller and developing the whole game from scratch has been so rewarding, I see it as a step on a longer journey to make more.

Code can be found on my Github

Watch here on Youtube

Crane & Construction Timeline Simulation Systems (Lead Programmer)

At Costain projects have been designed to simulate construction in front of stakeholders in order to identify hidden issues, costs or flaws with CAD planning, or simply just to gain public consent for work.

My job has been to create a suite of tools that can simulate construction steps with a timeline.

Additionally I have worked on creating fully controllable and realistic Cranes that can be controlled from a VR and standalone PC setting.

RDP People Plant Interface Simulation

Costain's Road Projects were looking to try a new Safety Feature, where every vehicle has a boundary zone (seen above in Green). Entering near or inside the zone will trigger a beeping noise to play, getting faster and faster as you enter close. This was deployed for Quest 2 Standalone at RDP North.

My job was to animate the many vehicles and the bespoke sequences and program the many actions. I developed the VR Interactions but also a custom IK Rig in Unity for the Crane to ease animation and all logic.

BAE Working At Heights

During my Third Year of University I was selected to work on a project for BAE. This was a collaborative project where I worked as the Lead Programmer and the Project Manager, interfacing with the client and the team.

You start from the bottom floor, and climb and traverse the scaffold, ducking and weaving through the environment to reach the top of the ship.

I am personally responsible for the entire VR experience ranging from; locomotion, the tool belt, implementing tools, the ladder climbing and the late addition of sound. Additionally, I was responsible for the design of the project, the implementation of all assets into the scene and the creation of the programming, design and production documentation.

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About Me

Tiernan McCarthy

I'm a Games Programmer with 3+ years of experience developing VR and Simulation Experiences for PC, Android and Quest Platforms. Currently based in the south of England (Portsmouth Area).

I'm a Portsmouth University Graduate where I studied Computer Games Technology BSc (First Class) and also Computer Games Technlogy MSc (Merit).

I'm currently teaching myself Unreal Engine in my spare time. I'm really passionate about games and really keen to broaden my horizon and work on some new projects that experiment with play and technical solutions.

Key Details

Skilled and confident at designing and taking the lead at implementing systems independently or in a team
Professional experience simulating and developing at scale Physics based systems/ Car Driving Rigs
UI/UX Development for Projects
Programmatic Mesh Generation & Conveyors
VR and Quest 2 Standalone Developer
Optimization Skills

tiernanmccarthy@outlook.com

Southampton, Hampshire

Tiernan McCarthy

Games Programmer tiernanmccarthy@outlook.com

XR Developer @ Costain Since 01/03/2022 Computer Games Technology University Of Portsmouth First Class BSc (Hons) & Merit MSc

Technical Experience

My Portfolio

About Me

Games Programmer
tiernanmccarthy@outlook.com

XR Developer @ Costain Since 01/03/2022

Computer Games Technology
University Of Portsmouth
First Class BSc (Hons) & Merit MSc