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About Me
About Me
My name is Matheus Vilano and I'm a Game Developer based in Vancouver. My primary roles are Technical Design and Software Engineering, usually with a focus on audio behaviours, asset pipelines, gameplay systems, and development tools. I very much enjoy multidisciplinary work. Most recently, I shipped the smash hit Baldur's Gate 3 and the iconic title Moss: The Forgotten Relic.
I also teach game development at Vancouver Film School. I have created multiple courses on both Unreal and Unity, for designers and programmers. My many years of teaching made me excel at communicating complex ideas clearly and effectively to all levels of expertise. It also made me realize the importance of robust documentation very early in my career.
I often spend some of my free time learning or creating new tools, usually in the form of Wwise packages or Unreal Engine plugins - with my usual focus on gameplay systems and dev tools. I am well-versed in multiple programming and scripting languages, but I spend most of my time with C++, Blueprints, and Python. Virtually anything related to arts, design, and engineering will pique my interest.
If you are interested in checking code samples, you can find them in this page. My most popular FOSS repository is PyWwise - a Wwise Authoring API wrapper for Python - which I still actively maintain. For information on my latest games, talks, and other work, you may continue to explore my website!
Highlights
Highlights
Moss: The Forgotten Relic
Moss: The Forgotten Relic
A story-driven puzzle-platformer game.
Role: Technical Designer
Focus: Asset Pipelines, Gameplay Systems, Dev Tools
Achievements
Achievements
Authored a modular audio authoring tool for sound designers.
Designed an AI-driven pipeline for UI icons.
Automated the assignment of audio events for data objects.
Implemented custom camera-driven audio listener behaviours.
Modernized the studio's localization pipeline for both audio and text.
Created a custom Fade-In integration for screenwriters.
Deployed audio optimizations for multiple platforms.
Re-mixed the game audio using remote mixing technologies.
Baldur's Gate 3
Baldur's Gate 3
A Dungeons & Dragons tactical role-playing game.
Role: Technical Designer
Focus: Asset Pipelines, Gameplay Systems, Dev Tools
Achievements
Achievements
Architected and maintained core gameplay audio systems.
Collaborated with other departments to create audio-driven systems.
Enhanced the gameplay abilities system with multi-stage modular sound.
Documented dozens of tools and systems used by programmers and designers.
Conducted all audio Dolby Atmos mixing sessions as the appointed Tech Designer.
Redesigned the audio asset pipeline to simplify designers' workflows.
Planned enhancements for future projects, based on developer experience and feedback.
Testimonials
Testimonials
"Matheus' skills span the entire game audio tech spectrum, from system level C++ programming, thru object oriented scripting [...], along with an encyclopedic understanding of game audio authoring tools such as Wwise and FMOD. Add to this his grounding in audio engineering [...] and the result is a unicorn among unicorns."
""Matheus understands both the creative and the technical, and he moves through those worlds effortlessly. [...] On a personal level, he’s just someone I trust. He’s easy to talk to, quick to collaborate, and never brings ego into the room. He's phenomenal at knowledge sharing and growing those around him. He is one of the most impressive force multipliers that I've ever worked with."
"It was such a pleasure to have someone like Matheus on board that could make new-to-me concepts easy to understand and quickly help guide our systems, tools, and workflow improvement to make life easier on the audio team [...]. He's a master at what he does."
"Matheus embodies a hard and soft skillset that allows him to cover a wide range of roles proficiently. I've been pleasantly surprised when peeking into his creative skill set and his gameplay and backend programmers skills, which opens up a one-person band for any team needs. "
"My experience working with Matheus has been hugely enjoyable and educational. [...] Providing leadership and guidance, maintaining and encouraging best practices, taking ownership of technical implementations, debugging problems, helping others with technical issues, and doing it all with a smile. There's really not much more one could ask for in a colleague."
"Matheus has a relentless positive attitude that is infectious and makes hard work more pleasant. On top of that he is incredibly knowledgeable and passionate about everything Wwise, game audio, and scripting; I think he's the biggest Wwise power-user that I know."
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