Nice to meet you, I’m
MATTHEW BOUSFIELD
I’m a Senior Developer with 8+ years experience creating innovative experiences using C#, Unity, Unreal Engine and immersive technologies.
I have created
immersive, performance-optimised games — from serious VR in healthcare, to interactive training tools, to rich multiplayer experiences.
I specialise in
building robust gameplay systems, developing custom shaders, and delivering polished, user-focused content for standalone platforms including Meta Quest, Android, iOS, and PC.
I Enjoy
working at the intersection of technical depth and creative design, where engineering precision meets memorable experiences.
Programming & Tools
C# (Fluent), ECS, DOTS, TDD
Unity (expert), Shader Graph, Visual Scripting (Bolt), Editor Tooling, Unit Testing
Multiplayer (Photon PUN, Fusion, Unity Netcode)
Unreal Engine, Blueprints, C++
Version Control: Git, Git Submodules, PlasticSCM, XLinks, Unity DevOps, Perforce
Build Automation & Tooling
XR & VR Development
Meta Quest, Pico, Vive Focus, Tethered VR/SteamVR
XR Interaction Toolkit, OpenXR
Optimisation for standalone VR
Graphics & Audio
Shader development (HLSL, Shader Graph, Compute Shaders)
Lighting, Scriptable Rendering pipelines, VFX/Particles
Wwise integration and spatial audio systems
Design & UX
Gameplay systems
Serious VR games
UX/UI best practices in VR
Others
Cross-disciplinary collaboration
AGILE/SCRUM workflow (JIRA, Trello)
Design Software (Figma, Miro)
Areas of Expertise
Projects
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![Life of King 2 App Logo]()
Life of King 2
Casual idle simulation game where players rebuild and expand a whimsical Stone Age kingdom. Rescue workers, gather resources, make strategic choices, and guide your tribe from humble hunting and gathering to conquering dungeons and dinosaurs.
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![Animal Express App Logo]()
Animal Express
Casual mobile simulation game where players manage a stylised train network for animal passengers. Upgrade train cars, meet passenger needs, and unlock new regions through light, idle-style progression.
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![Virtual scene with a table, ashtray, cigarettes, lighters, and human figures on a dark background.]()
Smoking Cessation
Study relating to inducing smoking cravings in VR, using singular and multiple cues, to help chronic smokers who repetedly fail to quit smoking.
Developed with Oxford University.
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![Virtual reality simulation of medical procedure in clinic setting, arm with needle, healthcare training]()
Needle Fears
Theraputic VR program trialed in Adolescents with severe phobia of needles, aiming to reduce fear and adverse reactions to needles.
Developed with Oxford University
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![Virtual scene featuring rabbits on grass, signs for feeding with carrots, cabbage, hay, apple. Hands holding a carrot near feeding bowls.]()
Phoenix Self Confidence
VR Application that provides Mental Health and Self-Confidence support for Adolescents with a history of Psychosis.
Developed with Oxford University
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![Video game rendering of five people standing inside an elevator]()
Facing the Lift
Addressing and identifying triggers of incorrect behaviour in people with anger issues and paranoia.
Developed with Oxford University
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![Virtual meeting space with digital avatars seated in a semicircle, Gemba on screen]()
Gemba
Live service, multi-user platform for delivering masterclasses and collaborative workshops in Virtual Reality
Used by Large-Scale manufacturing companies such as Coca-Cola, Toyata and Phillips
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![Animated scene of a man sitting at a bus stop wearing a face mask, with a digital sign displaying delayed bus routes. A red car is parked on the street and a building is in the background.]()
Avoidance and Safety Behaviours
Rehearsal Application for people overcoming their own avoidance behaviours and fear or being in situations they see as stressful
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![Roblox game scene at a pool with pool floats and tiles]()
Worry and Rumination
App to educate users about worry and ruminating thoughts with rehearsal to practice breaking the cycle
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![Virtual reality hand reaching for apples on tree branch in indoor environment with columns and modern building background.]()
Fear of Heights
Extreme fear of heights can prevent people from going outside and living a normal life out of fear from finding themselves near even a meter drop.
This VR application was designed to help those people
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![Person in high-visibility gear near open manhole and barricade, "Thames Water" logo visible, residential area background, text "Open Manhole" displayed.]()
Thames Water Igloo
Interactive 360 projection inside an Igloo cylinder built for training staff at the Lanes Group site in Slough for Thames Water
This type of interactive material had never been done before.
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![US military personnel operating portable weather station with solar panel]()
US Air Force
Digital twin, 1:1 Virtual reality training for assembling equipment used by the Weather Wing of the US Air Force.
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![Silhouette of deer near tree with 'wee door' logo]()
Elk
Made for DARE to be digital.
Help a lost elk return to its family.
All Characters made in Stop Motion
