About
A game developer who bridges programming and art.
I'm Igor, a game developer from Belo Horizonte, Brazil, with a multidisciplinary background that spans both programming and art. I've built games across a wide range of genres — from educational titles to fast-paced action — and I do my best work at the point where technical implementation meets creative vision.
I currently work as a Unity programmer, building gameplay systems, enemy AI, tools and UI. I also model, animate and make pixel art, so I can take a feature from a rough idea all the way to something that looks and feels finished. My final-year project earned an honorable mention at SBGames.
What I do
Gameplay & AI
Enemy and boss AI with finite state machines, combat logic, and the game systems that make moment-to-moment play tick.
Systems & Tools
Save/load, event-driven quest systems, and clean, pattern-based architecture that other people can build on.
Art & Game Feel
UI/UX, shaders, particles and lighting — plus 3D modeling, animation and pixel art. I bridge the code and the visuals.
Toolbox
Languages
Engines & tools
Focus areas
Journey
2024 – Present
Unity Programmer — Blue Gravity Studios
Main programmer on a 2D action-platformer: enemy and boss AI with finite state machines, a JSON save/load system, an event-driven quest system, and shaders, VFX and lighting. Also built the chat and moderation tools for a multiplayer WebGL world.
2022 – 2024
Technical Coordinator — SuperGeeks
Led instructor training and revised the curriculum across the franchise, and mentored student projects — three won Best Project in a nationwide competition.
2019 – 2022
Programming Instructor — SuperGeeks
Taught kids and teens programming logic (C++, C#) while building robotics prototypes, apps and games in Unity and Game Maker.
2021 – 2022
Conecta Chronos — Freelance
Designed and developed an educational Unity game with a UFMG master's researcher — game design, 3D models and animation, and all the UI. Later exhibited to the public at a museum.
2015 – 2023
Education — PUC Minas
B.Sc. in Digital Game Technology and a postgraduate specialization in Artificial Intelligence. My final-year project earned an honorable mention at SBGames.
Beyond the code
My path into games ran through teaching — years of explaining how things work to students sharpened how I approach design and problem-solving. Away from the engine, I'm usually drawing, modeling, or picking apart why a game feels the way it does.
Let's build something
I'm open to collaborations, gameplay and tools programming, and interesting problems. The fastest way to reach me is email.