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Software and gameplay programmer building high-performance systems across games and backend infrastructure. Based in United Kingdom.
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AAA experience at Tanglewood Games, architecting gameplay systems. Indie studio gameplay programmer at Imprnt, and Technical Director at Scyte Studios.
Backend expertise in microservices, payment gateways, and real-time transaction systems serving 100k+ users.
I bridge technical depth with creative execution — whether designing gameplay architecture, optimizing performance, or building scalable APIs. Clean code, reliability, and shipping what matters.
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Gameplay Programmer · Scyte Studios
Meowsic throws out the rulebook. Programmed the entire gameplay systems for the rhythm platformer Meowsic, including the Layered Gameplay Systems Model (LGSM) and the Audio Systems.
Gameplay Programmer · Imprnt
Working on Gameplay Systems, and AI Behavior for the game Hounded.
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Chukwuyenum Opone shared how he built a modular platform system for rhythm platformer Meowsic using World Subsystems and Data Assets in Unreal Engine 5, and how he applied the Layered Gameplay Systems Model (LGSM) to create a scalable gameplay architecture.
Chukwuyenum Opone's IG 50 Winner profile, highlighting his work and Achievements
How Chukwuyenum Opone applies distributed systems engineering, simulation research, and the Layered Gameplay Systems Model (LGSM) to scalable gameplay architecture.
Chukwuyenum Opone has long been drawn to the kind of engineering problems that only reveal themselves at scale, the ones centered on keeping interactive systems stable, responsive, and capable of growing alongside the users, services, and transactions they support.
The aim of this article is to show how you can use the tank game with ReactJS.
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Public speaking, awards, judging panels, and showcases.
Finalist for Rising Star at Game Dev Heroes.
Selected as a judge for the Into Games 50 programme.
Meowsic Nominated for Most Innovative Indie Gameplay at GDLX 26.
Speaker - 'From Blueprints to C++ Production: A Practical Workflow for Unreal Engine Indie Teams'
Showcase Exhibitor (Meowsic & Drone Defiance)
Speaker - 'Games Are Built by Conversation: How Collaboration Shapes Games'
Showcase Exhibitor (Meowsic)
Showcase Exhibitor (Meowsic)
Named one of the Into Games 50, recognising rising talent in the UK games industry.
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