Stefan Hufnagel
Game Programmer
Game Programmer
Games were always an essential part of my life and developing my own game became my dream. Since 2014 I have been working as a game programmer in Germany at HandyGames Studios GmbH, a subsidiary of THQ Nordic Mobile GmbH, currently working as Lead Software Engineer.
Bachelor of Engineering
I studied computer science at the University of Applied Sciences in Würzburg from 2010 to 2014 and graduated with the degree of Bachelor of Engineering.
Roles
Gameplay Programmer
Implementing core mechanics, game logic, audio, visuals and controls.
Porting Engineer
Bringing games to mobile, consoles and PC and making existing games run on multiple platforms.
Wearable Developer
Spearheaded development of games and apps for smartwatches and wearable devices.
Team Lead
Leading other developers and and supporting them in their daily work. Evaluating and estimating projects and tasks.
Prototyping & Tool Developer
Writing helper tools and scripts and setting up CI pipelines.
Safety officer
Supporting the company in occupational safety and health matters.
Tech Stack
C++
C#
Java
Python
Unity Engine
Unreal Engine
Android SDK
iOS SDK
Perforce
Mercurial
Git
Jenkins
More tools & software
- Microsoft Visual Studio
- Android Studio
- Game Maker
- Microsoft Teams
- Microsoft Outlook
- RenderDoc
- TortoiseHg
- Sourcetree
- Qt
- JavaScript
- HTML & CSS
- Claude Code
Portfolio
An overview of the projects I worked on.
Augmented Go
Interactive Game of Go as Augmented Reality Application using the fuego library for the backend and OpenCV for image processing.
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Virtual Keyboard
Bachelor thesis with the goal to design and test concepts for a virtual keyboard using the Leap Motion Controller.
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Aces of the Luftwaffe
Classical retro 2D - Shoot 'em up game, completed as internship project.
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Super Party Sports: Football
Puzzle Platformer with football setting released on Google Play and Apple AppStore.
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Remote Effects Pro
Remote mini-soundboard controlled with a smartwatch.
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Super Party Sports: Football Wearable Edition
Smartwatch game using the style of Super Party Sports: Football. Development of a reusable smartwatch game engine for follow up projects.
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Guns´n´Glory Heroes - Wear
Simple Radar-Towerdefense game running on a smartwatch.
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Vegas Fruit Slots - Wear
A simple slotmachine smartwatch game.
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My Fitness Racer
Oldschool racing game with little fitness challenges running on the smartwatch.
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Max - My Fitness Dog
Smartwatch Tamagotchi game with many fitness challenges.
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My Fitness Maze
A 3D Ball Maze smartwatch game.
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Photo Party Puzzle
An Photo Puzzle smartwatch game.
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Pick-by-Watch Prototype
Prototype of a logistic picking software using a smartwatch in cooperation with a logistics company.
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Bouncing Bandit
Simple towerjump game on a smartwatch.
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Shuttle Run Wear
Fitness application for shuttle runs on the smartwatch.
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Fitness Application and Motion Recognition
Prototype of a modular basic fitness application with motion recognition of various exercises using internal sensors of a smartwatch.
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SPS: Football Instant Game
A Facebook Instant Game in the Super Party Sports: Football style.
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Townsmen - A Kingdom Rebuilt
Build-up strategy game for the Nintendo Switch, PS4, XBox One and PC.
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Townsmen Expeditions
Prototype of a new build-up strategy game in the Townsmen series, which received state development funding from the European Union through the "Creative Europe" program.
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Little Big Workshop
Porting Little Big Workshop to Mobile, including Android, iOS and tvOS.
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Way of the Hunter Wild America
Mobile port of the Open-World hunting simulation game Way of the Hunter.
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Way of the Hunter Wild Europe
Mobile port of the Open-World hunting simulation game Way of the Hunter.
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Space Metal Mania
Music-based bullet-hell shoot 'em up game, exclusive to Amazon Luna. The game featuring music from legendary metal bands and Dave Mustaine as a voice actor.
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