Joe Bain
Freelance Developer at Hairy Heart Games
Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolJoe Bain is a freelance developer and director of Hairy Heart Games with 15 years of experience designing immersive games and interactive experiences, primarily in Unity and occasionally JavaScript. Based in Glasgow, he leads the handcrafted narrative adventure Crackernuts, blending 100% handmade puppetry and model work with motion-capture performance to create a distinct storytelling aesthetic. His background spans VR, multiplayer browser games, and production tools—from senior roles at Sony on a climate-focused VR project to building an NFT trading card game and work for Oculus titles. Joe combines gameplay programming, AI and animation systems, shader work, and backend integration, often stepping into lead and pitching roles for small cross-disciplinary teams. He holds a BSc in Computer Science & AI from the University of Edinburgh and is notable for bringing artisanal physical craft together with modern interactive tech.
15 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
BSc, Computer Sciecne & Artificial Intelligence, BSc, Computer Sciecne & Artificial Intelligence at The University of Edinburgh
Github Skills (39)
named-parameters10
interaction8
underscore8
static-html7
css-animations6
unity3d6
css6
steamvr6
javascript6
animation6
dialogue-systems5
javascript-animation5
bots5
conversation4
markdown4
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
joebain/htmlettes
Nov 2011 - May 2014
Contributions:86 commits in 2 years 6 months
joebain/mzzzk
Jul 2014 - Dec 2014
Contributions:15 commits in 4 months
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