MALACHY KENNEDY
PROJECTS
RESUME
Hi, I’m Malachy Kennedy
With every project, I seek to challenge myself. I love the thrill of problem solving and the creativity of making novel projects, which is why I’m in game dev.
Project Highlights
Breaking the speed action genre using Unreal Engine.
EXO (In Development)
Unreal Engine 5.6
C++
Blueprints
Perforce
Wwise
GAS
- Led team of 11 to 3rd place @ UCI ICS Project Expo
- Tick Splitting, GAS Data Layer, Runtime Optimization
- Autotargeting, Aim-Assist, Camera Systems
- Spherical Pathfinding, O(1) Pooling,
See More
Fluid action rpg combat demo in 1 week.
The Fallen
Unreal Engine 5.8
C++
Game Jam
Blueprints
Perforce
GAS
- 1 Week Game Jam Combat Demo for Action RPG.
- Fluid combat design and engineering.
- Anim warping & targeting, directional camera shake.
- Input buffering, combo’ing, hitstop, anim cancelling.
First Person narrative adventure turned survival horror, as an intro to UE5
Kawai’ian Isolation
Unreal Engine 5.3
Blueprints
Perforce
Wwise
Sheets
Steam
- Mechanics, levels, and sequencing for 22 scenes.
- CSV-to-Wwise UE5 tooling for dialogue and VAs.
- Led Tech Dept. of 18+, and made 10 custom Agile tools.
- Wrote 56 page screenplay for semi-linear storytelling.
See More
Internship project. 2.5D metroidvania platformer about confronting anxiety.
CORA (Internship)
Unity 6
C#
Github
Jira
Internship
- Finalized 5+ core mechanics over 100+ iterations.
- Scaled using Strategy Pattern, Generics, delegates.
- Async object manager for Unity Action handling.
- Dependency Injection into Unity’s New Input system.
- Visual-based collision system to sort multi-plane space.
See More
Co-op horror maze escape, lit and lived only by sharing fire.
Burning Out
Unity 6
C#
Mirror Networking
Steamworks
- “How do we make multiplayer horror actually scary?”
- Networking, core mechanics, interactable features.
- OOP & SOLID principles to reduce latency and sync issues.
- First Steam release, founding Burnt Out Games, LLC.
See More
President of the now-largest collegiate game dev club, with 600+ yearly members.
VGDC @ UCI, President
Leadership
Documentation
Sheets
Events
Management
Branding
- Directed 600+ yearly active members and 60+ officers.
- Organizational longevity and professional development.
- Primary liaison between students, college, and industry.
- Yearly: 60+ projects, 200+ workshops, 6 large events.
- Doubled funding, engagement, and attendance.
See More
Want more? Check out my itch!→
I made this site using Figma Sites - their newest feature. I’m constantly updating here with my work and life, so check back often!
Thanks for stopping by! :)
Contact me at mpkenned@uci.edu.
MALACHY KENNEDY
PROJECTS
RESUME
MALACHY KENNEDY
PROJECTS
RESUME
With every project, I seek to challenge myself. I love the thrill of problem solving and the creativity of making novel projects, which is why I’m in game dev.
Project Highlights
Breaking the speed action genre using Unreal Engine.
EXO (In Development)
Unreal Engine 5.6
C++
Blueprints
Perforce
Wwise
GAS
- Led team of 11 to 3rd place @ UCI ICS Project Expo
- Tick Splitting, GAS Data Layer, Runtime Optimization
- Autotargeting, Aim-Assist, Camera Systems
- Spherical Pathfinding, O(1) Pooling,
See More
Fluid action rpg combat demo in 1 week.
The Fallen
Unreal Engine 5.8
C++
Game Jam
Blueprints
Perforce
GAS
- 1 Week Game Jam Combat Demo for Action RPG.
- Fluid combat design and engineering.
- Anim warping & targeting, directional camera shake.
- Input buffering, combo’ing, hitstop, anim cancelling.
First Person narrative adventure turned survival horror, as an intro to UE5
Kawai’ian Isolation
Unreal Engine 5.3
Blueprints
Perforce
Wwise
Sheets
Steam
- Mechanics, levels, and sequencing for 22 scenes.
- CSV-to-Wwise UE5 tooling for dialogue and VAs.
- Led Tech Dept. of 18+, and made 10 custom Agile tools.
- Wrote 56 page screenplay for semi-linear storytelling.
See More
Internship project. 2.5D metroidvania platformer about confronting anxiety.
CORA (Internship)
Unity 6
C#
Github
Jira
Internship
- Finalized 5+ core mechanics over 100+ iterations.
- Scaled using Strategy Pattern, Generics, delegates.
- Async object manager for Unity Action handling.
- Dependency Injection into Unity’s New Input system.
- Visual-based collision system to sort multi-plane space.
See More
Co-op horror maze escape, lit and lived only by sharing fire.
Burning Out
Unity 6
C#
Mirror Networking
Steamworks
- “How do we make multiplayer horror actually scary?”
- Networking, core mechanics, interactable features.
- OOP & SOLID principles to reduce latency and sync issues.
- First Steam release, founding Burnt Out Games, LLC.
See More
President of the now-largest collegiate game dev club, with 600+ yearly members.
VGDC @ UCI, President
Leadership
Documentation
Sheets
Events
Management
Branding
- Directed 600+ yearly active members and 60+ officers.
- Organizational longevity and professional development.
- Primary liaison between students, college, and industry.
- Yearly: 60+ projects, 200+ workshops, 6 large events.
- Doubled funding, engagement, and attendance.
See More
Want more? Check out my itch!→
I made this site using Figma Sites - their newest feature. I’m constantly updating here with my work and life, so check back often!
Thanks for stopping by! :)
Contact me at mpkenned@uci.edu.
MALACHY KENNEDY
PROJECTS
RESUME
MALACHY KENNEDY
PROJECTS
RESUME
With every project, I seek to challenge myself. I love the thrill of problem solving and the creativity of making novel projects, which is why I’m in game dev.
Project Highlights
Breaking the speed action genre using Unreal Engine.
EXO (In Development)
Unreal Engine 5.6
C++
Blueprints
Perforce
Wwise
GAS
- Led team of 11 to 3rd place @ UCI ICS Project Expo
- Tick Splitting, GAS Data Layer, Runtime Optimization
- Autotargeting, Aim-Assist, Camera Systems
- Spherical Pathfinding, O(1) Pooling,
See More
Fluid action rpg combat demo in 1 week.
The Fallen
Unreal Engine 5.8
C++
Game Jam
Blueprints
Perforce
GAS
- 1 Week Game Jam Combat Demo for Action RPG.
- Fluid combat design and engineering.
- Anim warping & targeting, directional camera shake.
- Input buffering, combo’ing, hitstop, anim cancelling.
First Person narrative adventure turned survival horror, as an intro to UE5
Kawai’ian Isolation
Unreal Engine 5.3
Blueprints
Perforce
Wwise
Sheets
Steam
- Mechanics, levels, and sequencing for 22 scenes.
- CSV-to-Wwise UE5 tooling for dialogue and VAs.
- Led Tech Dept. of 18+, and made 10 custom Agile tools.
- Wrote 56 page screenplay for semi-linear storytelling.
See More
Internship project. 2.5D metroidvania platformer about confronting anxiety.
CORA (Internship)
Unity 6
C#
Github
Jira
Internship
- Finalized 5+ core mechanics over 100+ iterations.
- Scaled using Strategy Pattern, Generics, delegates.
- Async object manager for Unity Action handling.
- Dependency Injection into Unity’s New Input system.
- Visual-based collision system to sort multi-plane space.
See More
Co-op horror maze escape, lit and lived only by sharing fire.
Burning Out
Unity 6
C#
Mirror Networking
Steamworks
- “How do we make multiplayer horror actually scary?”
- Networking, core mechanics, intractable features.
- OOP & SOLID to reduce latency and sync issues.
- First Steam release, founding Burnt Out Games, LLC.
See More
President of the now-largest collegiate game dev club, with 600+ yearly members.
VGDC @ UCI, President
Leadership
Documentation
Sheets
Events
Management
Branding
- Directed 600+ yearly active members and 60+ officers.
- Organizational longevity and professional development.
- Primary liaison between students, college, and industry.
- Yearly: 60+ projects, 200+ workshops, 6 large events.
- Doubled funding, engagement, and attendance.
See More
Want more? Check out my itch!→
I made this site using Figma Sites - their newest feature. I’m constantly updating here with my work and life, so check back often!
Thanks for stopping by! :)
Contact me at mpkenned@uci.edu.
MALACHY KENNEDY
PROJECTS
RESUME