Hey, I'm Lucas!
Gameplay Programmer

I'm a gameplay programmer at Hovgaard Games. I work on Big Ambitions in Unity. Before that, I built multiplayer gameplay for Strikers Club at Oddshot Games in Unreal Engine 5. I also worked on Age of Wonders 4 and its DLCs at Triumph Studios.

I write C++ and C# gameplay systems in Unity, Unreal Engine, and proprietary engines. That includes networking and replication, AI behavior, and animation integration.

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Character Bio

Hi, I'm Lucas, a gameplay programmer based in Belgium!

I studied Game Development at Howest. For my graduation, I did an internship at Triumph Studios. There I worked on Age of Wonders 4 and its DLCs, Primal Fury and Eldritch Realms. The engine is proprietary C++ and older than I am.

After that, I worked at Oddshot Games on Strikers Club, a multiplayer football game in Unreal Engine 5. I built gameplay systems and worked on networking and replication. I also moved a large part of the game to the Gameplay Ability System. The game released free-to-play on Steam in July 2026.

Now I work at Hovgaard Games on Big Ambitions, a business sim in Unity. I joined in March 2026 as a junior. I built the Pricing Manager and the Food Delivery jobs for the 1.0 release in August, and the team promoted me to mid-level in September. Everything I build goes straight to players.

Before game dev, I did Audiovisual Arts in high school. That is photography and film. So I write code, but I also look at composition, framing, and how a feature feels to the player. That is why I like gameplay systems that need good code and a good eye.

Like what you see here? I'm just an email away!

Project Showcase

Small Ambitions

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A small Unity office sim with autonomous NPCs driven by motives, built around behavior graphs, smart objects, and animation-driven IK.

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Small Ambitions

YouTube: Small Ambitions: Decoupled Interaction System & Utility AI (Unity 6.3)

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Small Ambitions is my Unity 6 tech demo for autonomous NPC behavior. Employees constantly re-evaluate what matters most (work vs coffee), reserve slots on shared smart objects, and will interrupt what they are doing when a motive becomes critical. The goal was simple: make agents feel alive without writing a giant pile of if-statements. The result is surprisingly watchable, especially in the 60-NPC stress test.

  • Role: Solo Gameplay / Systems Programmer
  • Duration: 2 months (tech demo)
  • Team Size: 1
  • Engine: Unity 6.3
  • Platform: PC
  • Tools: Unity Behavior Graphs, Animation Rigging, Unity Profiler

Key Systems

  • Continuous motive system (float-based urgency, not "if energy below 20 then coffee"). Agents replan constantly, so behavior emerges instead of being scripted.
  • Weighted interaction scoring that picks the best next action at runtime. Priorities shift naturally, and agents can bail out mid-task when something becomes critical.
  • Data-driven interaction system using ScriptableObjects with start/loop/exit steps.
  • Unity Behavior Graphs as orchestration only. The graph stays readable, and the actual logic lives in three custom C# nodes.
  • Animation Rigging with multiple IK chains (hands + seated posture), blended per step.
  • Stress tested with 60 NPCs. Reduced frame spikes by staggering AI decision evaluation across frames, using the Unity Profiler.
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Interaction System

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A Fallout-inspired interaction and quest system in Unreal Engine 5 using C++. With precise object detection, a dynamic quest log, and more.

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Slapshot: Rebound

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A live, physics-based multiplayer hockey game where I built UI features, including a cosmetic randomizer that pulls unlocked items from the backend.

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Slapshot: Rebound

YouTube: Slapshot: Rebound - Release Trailer

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Slapshot: Rebound is a physics-based multiplayer game where you play an arcade-style match of hockey. No shoot button, no puck glue, no RNG. It's up to you and your team to take control of the puck, pass, shoot, and outplay your opponents. Play with your friends or team up with other Slapshot players!

  • Role: Gameplay Programmer
  • Duration: 1 year (full-time)
  • Team Size: 4
  • Engine: Unity
  • Platform: PC (Multiplayer)
  • Tools: Visual Studio, Git, Jira
Play for Free on Steam Oddshot Games

Godly Gambit

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A 3D, couch co-op, arena fighter game made in Unity by a fantastic team of three artists and two developers, including me.

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Godly Gambit

YouTube: Godly Gambit Trailer

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Engage in divine duels in Godly Gambit! Each match pits a God against fighters, aiming to eliminate a fighter to swap roles before time runs out. Gods can summon meteorites and deploy subjects, while fighters wield crossbows and dash abilities. The game supports 2-4 players, with the God gaining power as more players join.

  • Role: Generalist Programmer
  • Duration: 4 months
  • Team Size: 3 Artists, 2 Programmers
  • Engine: Unity
  • Platform: PC
  • Tools: Visual Studio, Perforce, HacknPlan

Responsibilities

  • Developed a scalable ability system
  • Implemented AI behavior and logic
  • Designed and implemented the character controller
  • Built a custom in-game cursor with a custom collision system
  • Integrated local multiplayer functionality
  • Implemented player color-coding logic
  • Built a player lobby system
  • Designed and integrated a sound system
  • Developed the player-switching mechanic
  • Implemented the user interface (UI) elements
  • Implemented the visual effects
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Bomberman 3D

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A Bomberman clone made in a 3D engine template, where I implemented features like shadow mapping, skinned meshes, post-processing, and more.

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Dual-Rasterizer

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A rasterizer written in C++ using SDL and DirectX11. That switches seamlessly between software and hardware rasterization.

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Cube Escape

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A 3D top-down, hide-and-seek game developed in Unity. Evade the evil red cube, collect keys, and unlock the escape gate.

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Flappy Bird AI

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A Flappy Bird clone that learns to play itself using a genetic algorithm made from scratch in C++ using the Raylib library.

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Game Grabber

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A tool for finding currently free games using the GamePower API, written in C# and wrapped in a polished WPF user interface.

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Sonic Demo

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My debut game. It's a clone of Sonic the Hedgehog's first level. Complete with bugs and non-functioning loops.

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Skill Tree

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C++

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C#

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Unity

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Unreal Engine

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Visual Studio

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Git

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Autodesk Maya

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Python

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CMake

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Contact

Contact Info

Feel free to contact me through my email, connect on LinkedIn, or check out my projects on GitHub and Vimeo.

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