Ash Ketchum

Develop and maintain Unreal Engine gameplay systems for STARDELTAVR, owning gameplay architecture, interaction, UI, VFX integration, testing, and deployment. Optimize standalone Meta Quest gameplay across CPU, GPU, memory, and rendering to sustain 90 FPS.

Led a 4-6 developer team while engineering VR gameplay systems including locomotion, inventory, stamina, and runtime optimization.

Implemented UE5 gameplay and environmental interaction systems for Lure of The Abyss, including player behaviors, gameplay events, and AI integration. Developed and tested gameplay functionality within a collaborative production workflow.

Engineered scalable C++/Blueprint gameplay systems spanning multiplayer architecture, replication, RPCs, Gameplay Framework, AI, combat, inventory, and data-driven UI. Architected server-authoritative multiplayer supporting 80 concurrent players, reducing network latency by 15% and improving gameplay performance by 12%.

Built gameplay systems in C++ and Blueprint across combat, Gameplay Ability System (GAS), inventory, crafting, NPCs, AI/Behavior Trees, plugins, and gameplay architecture. Implemented and integrated gameplay features across the production pipeline, collaborating on level design, animation, cinematics, Niagara/VFX, and gameplay iteration.

Pursuing a Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science and Engineering at Geetanjali Institute of Technical Studies, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India.