Tom Knowles
Expert game dev with 7 years experience making games in Unreal, Unity, and Proprietary engines.
Featured Projects
A showcase of games and interactive experiences I've developed
Game of Thrones: War for Westeros
Featured
March 2025 - Current
A strategic war game set in the Game of Thrones universe where players battle for control of the Seven Kingdoms.
Technologies:
Unreal
C++
Kotlin
PC
Steam
Shattered
Featured
2022 - 2024
A psychological horror VR experience that blurs the line between reality and nightmare in a fractured mind.
Sid Meier's Civilization VII VR
November 2024 - March 2025
The 4X strategy game Civilization adapted for virtual reality, offering a truly unique way to experience the popular franchise.
Technologies:
Proprietary
C++
CivTech
VR
Meta Quest
Shiba Eternity
2022
A collectible card game featuring adorable Shiba Inu characters with deep strategic gameplay.
Technologies:
Unity
C#
Mobile
Playfab
More Projects
Additional projects I've worked on throughout my career
SIA Health Effects of Doping
2020
Educational app illustrating the health consequences of performance-enhancing drugs in sports.
Unity
C#
AR
+1
Lazer Elephant
2017
Lazer Elephant is a sythnwave fuelled DeLorean hellride through the neon landscape of the omniscient laser shooting elephant head tower. To this day, this is still one of my favourite games that I ever made.
Unity
C#
PC
Skills & Technologies
Tools & tech I use to bring games to life. Click a skill to see relevant projects.
C++
C#
TypeScript
Kotlin
Unreal
Unity
Proprietary Engine
PC
Mobile
AR
VR
MR
Gameplay
Tools
Game AI
Server Backend
Online Services
Graphics Programming
Perforce
Plastic SCM
Git
Software Architecture
Performance Analysis
Optimisation
Automated Testing
TDD and BDD
DOD and ECS
Gameplay Mathematics
Behaviour Trees
Blueprint
Playfab and Pragma
OpenGL and Vulkan
Scriptable Render Pipelines
Agile and Scrum
Automated Build Pipelines
Unreal Build Tool
Unity Build Scripting
Docker and Linux
Shell Scripting
Fleet Orchestration
Store Management and Publishing
Awards & Recognition
Industry recognition for excellence in game development and interactive media
Nomination
2025
Best AR / VR Game
New York Game Awards
Nominated for excellence in virtual reality game design and innovation.
Related Project
Winner
2021
Good Design Awards
Good Design Australia
Recognized for outstanding design in educational technology and user experience.
Related Project
Second Place
2018
Global VR Hackathon
Shanghai VR Conference
Achieved second place in international VR development competition.
Winner
2021
LEARNX Platinum Winner - Best Extended Reality (XR) Training Project
LEARNX Awards
Integrated Training
Platinum award for excellence in XR-based training and educational solutions.
Community & Leadership
Sharing knowledge and mentoring the next generation of developers
Talk
2025-06-13
Why Good Tooling is Always Worth It
Technically Games Talk, Queensland Games Festival
A presentation on the importance of investing in development tools and how they impact productivity and code quality in game development.
Development Tools
Productivity
Best Practices
Mentorship
2025
QUT Work Integrated Learning Program
Queensland University of Technology
Mentored a team of Queensland University of Technology students through a program to help final year students make their capstone game. Provided technical and organisational assistance to the team through weekly meetings outside work hours.
Mentorship
Education
Student Support
Mentorship
2023-2025
PlaySide Mentorship Program
PlaySide Studios
Participated as both a mentor and mentee in PlaySide's mentorship program. Encouraged mentees to solve structural problems in their team, take more ownership over their codebase, and grow into roles with more responsibility.
Mentorship
Leadership
Professional Development