Patrick H
Lead Gameplay Programmer & Co-Founder at RustBit
Columbus, Ohio, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolPatrick H is a Lead Gameplay Programmer and co-founder of RustBit with 11 years of professional software experience, focused on building cooperative-first games from Columbus, Ohio. He specializes in gameplay systems—particularly character mechanics and abilities—while also handling tooling, engine-level work, and day-to-day project management for a cross-disciplinary studio. Comfortable in both C++ and C#, he ships features using Unreal Engine and coordinates engineers, designers, and artists to turn narrative and multiplayer ideas into playable experiences. As a business owner he balances hands-on development with operational responsibilities, ensuring the studio runs smoothly while iterating on game design. Known for loving games as a medium for storytelling, he brings both player-first empathy and technical depth to every project.
11 years of coding experience
Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science, Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science at The University of Akron
English, Japanese, Chinese
Github Skills (54)
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physics-engine7
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game-development6
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Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
PatrickHoward/PatrickHoward
Aug 2020 - Nov 2023
Contributions:33 pushes in 3 years 3 months
PatrickHoward/emacs-config
Apr 2024 - Nov 2024
Contributions:70 pushes, 1 branch in 7 months
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