Manu Shaji

WHAT I LOVE

Programming

Currently working as a Gameplay Programmer at Ubisoft AbuDhabi.
Game development, mobile app development, Python-based web-apps. I love to attempt and recreate unqiue and interesting game mechanics.

Quality Assurance

Worked as a QA Tester at Ubisoft AbuDhabi.
Yes, I used to get paid to play games. Or more specifically, to break them.

Play Games

Platformers and First Person Shooters are my favourite genres to play. Currently playing "Ori and the Will of the Wisps" and "Fortnite".

3D/2D Art

I find the process of creating various 2D/3D assets for games very calming and peaceful. Favourite tools: Adobe Photoshop and Blender.

Gameplay Programmer

Ubisoft AbuDhabi, UAE

Present 2024
Junior Gameplay Programmer

Ubisoft AbuDhabi, UAE

2024 2022
QA Tester

Ubisoft AbuDhabi, UAE

2022 2020
Junior QA Tester

Ubisoft AbuDhabi, UAE

2020 2018
QA Intern

Ubisoft AbuDhabi, UAE

2018 2017

Master's Degree

Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Marketing

Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Dubai, UAE

2017 2015
Bachelor's Degree

Bachelor's Degree in Mechatronics, Robotics and Automation Engineering

Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Dubai, UAE

2015 2011
High School

DPS-MIS, Doha, Qatar

2011 2009

Languages I speak

C#
C++
Python
CTRL + C

HTML
CSS
MySQL
CTRL + V

Tools I use

Unity
Visual Studio
Illustrator
Photoshop

Github
JIRA
Perforce
MS Office

LMNtal - Android game

LMNtal is a crafting mobile game where the objective of the player is to find new items by combining various the ones that have already been discovered.
Go to the PlayStore.

Putt Away - Android game

Putt Away is a mobile golf game where the objective of the game is to get the highest score possible.
How?
By trying to land the ball in the hole with the least number of shots.

Player control transference

This is a game mechanic where the player can switch/transfer control between two or more player avatars using Line of Sight raycasting.

Flip-Flap - Android & WebGL game

Flip-Flap is a game that was inspired by the famous Flappy Bird but with its own unique twist.
Go to the PlayStore.
Go to itch.io

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	Implement a crafting system.
	Implement an achievement system.
	Implement save-data functionality.
	Icon design for the 50+ elements.

	Integrate Google AdMob.
	Integrate Google Play services.
	Implement save-data functionality.
	Implement "Angry Birds"-style trajectory calculation and visualization.

	Using custom shaders to achieve the ray animation.
	Understood what 2D Raycasting is and how it can be used to achieve Line of Sight targeting.
	Using Unity's tilemap editor for basic level design.
	Using Unity's 2D renderer to create 2D light and shadow effects.

	QR code generation using Python.
	Using Flask with Python to create web applications.
	Creating a website layout using HTML.
	Creating dynamic HTML components using Javascript.
	Using CSS to style websites.
	Launching an Amazon EC2 instance and hosting a website.
	Basic Linux navigation and file operations.
	Rate-limiting using NGINX.

	Creating a randomized string using random and string operations in Python.
	Using Flask with Python to create web applications.
	Database creation and related operations using SQLite3 in Python.
	Creating a website layout using HTML.
	Creating dynamic HTML components using Javascript.
	Using CSS to style websites.
	Launching an Amazon EC2 instance and hosting a website.
	Basic Linux navigation and file operations.
	Rate-limiting using NGINX.

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WHAT I LOVE

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