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Welcome to my portfolio
Hi, I'm
Salah Shehada
Unity Game& XR Developer
Unity Game & XR Developer building immersive 2D, 3D, and VR experiences. Currently crafting VR training simulations for Meta Quest and shipping award-winning game jam projects on the side.
Get to know me
About Me
I'm a Unity Developer based in Nablus, Palestine, with a Computer Engineering degree from An-Najah National University. My work spans the full range of Unity development — from VR training simulations for Meta Quest 2 & 3 at Intertech, to leading 2D game development at TWW Studio, to rapid game jam prototypes that have placed in international competitions. I specialize in gameplay programming, XR interaction systems, performance optimization, and turning creative concepts into polished, playable experiences. I'm driven by the intersection of creativity and code — solving tough design challenges and building games that leave a lasting impression.
Role
Unity Game & XR Developer
Location
Nablus, Palestine
Experience
2+ Years of Experience
Education
B.E. Computer Engineering, An-Najah National University
Portfolio
salah-shehada.itch.io/What I do
Expertise
Unity Game Development
End-to-end 2D and 3D game development in Unity — gameplay programming, AI behavior, animation systems, UI/UX, and the polish that turns a prototype into something worth playing.
XR & VR Development
Immersive VR experiences for Meta Quest 2 & 3 using XR Interaction Toolkit and Hurricane VR. Hand presence, physics-based interactions, haptics, and full educational training simulations.
Rapid Prototyping & Game Jams
Building complete, playable games in 36–168 hours under jam constraints. Award-winning entries at Gaza Sky Geeks, Game Zanga, and Brackeys — owning every system from mechanics to UI to ship.
Performance Optimization
Profiling and optimizing for mid-range hardware and standalone VR — draw calls, lighting, object pooling, LOD, and the careful engineering that keeps frame rates locked at 60+.
What I work with
Tools & Skills
Unity & Game Development
Unity 2D/3D 
C# 
Visual Studio 
Plastic SCM 
Blender XR & VR Development
Meta Quest 2 & 3 
Oculus / Quest SDK XR Interaction Toolkit 
Hurricane VR 
Performance Optimization Programming Languages
C# 
Java 
C++ 
Python 
JavaScript 
Dart Tools & Workflow
Git 
GitHub Unity Profiler 
Miro 
Bash Web & Backend (Side Skills)
Spring Boot 
Node.js 
Flutter 
MongoDB My work
Projects
Games, VR experiences, and prototypes — built from scratch.
VR / XR 
Game Jam 
Game Jam 
Game Jam 
3D Adventure 
Collaboration Credentials
Certifications
Certification
Professional Development
In Progress
2nd Place Overall + Best UI/UX Award
EarnedGaza Sky Geeks Game Jam 2025
Won 2nd Place Overall and Best UI/UX & Player Experience for Cards and Sacrifices, a 2D adventure deck-builder built solo in 36 hours. Recognized for gameplay design, narrative integration, and polished player experience.
June 2025 View Credential
Top 10 Overall + 4th in Theme + 9th in Creativity
EarnedGame Zanga 13
Ranked Top 10 out of 170+ games at the largest Arabic game jam (650+ participants) for Zengo & Rengo, a co-op 2D puzzle platformer built in 72 hours. Most-rated game in the jam.
July 2025 View Credential
Brackeys Game Jam 2025.2
CompletedBrackeys Community
Lead Programmer on Arena Guardians — built every system from scratch (cards, AI, combat, waves, economy) in one week with no external assets. Shipped a polished WebGL build with mobile touch controls.
August 2025 View Credential
Bachelor of Engineering — Computer Engineering
EarnedAn-Najah National University
B.E. in Computer Engineering, GPA 3.33/4. Coursework spanning software engineering, algorithms, data structures, computer architecture, and embedded systems.
Sep 2020 – Nov 2024 View Credential
Unity Game Development (C# & Unity Engine)
CompletedGaza Sky Geeks Course
Comprehensive Unity training program covering 2D and 3D game development, C# scripting, game physics, animation, UI/UX, and performance optimization techniques including object pooling and LOD rendering.
May 2025 View Certificate
Backend Developer Internship
CompletedAl-Ahd Company Course
320-hour intensive backend internship building a full task-management system in Java and Spring Boot — RESTful APIs, Spring Data JPA, Spring Security with JWT, and microservices architecture.
Oct 2024 – Jan 2025
Unity Game Developer (Part Time)
In ProgressTWW Studio · Bahrain (Remote)
Leading development of a 2D Unity game — owning core mechanics, game flow, interactions, and technical architecture. Implementing C# gameplay systems including player controls, enemy AI, and game states; building Animator Controllers and animation state machines for responsive character behavior; creating tilemap-based levels with Unity 2D palettes for efficient level design; reviewing programmer tasks; and collaborating with artists, animators, and sound designers using Plastic SCM, Miro, and Unity Profiler.
Sep 2025 – Present
Actively Studying
Soliya Virtual Exchange Program
EarnedSoliya
Cross-cultural dialogue and virtual collaboration program connecting university students globally. Focused on intercultural communication, perspective-taking, and team facilitation in distributed environments.
2023 View Credential
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Projects & Ventures
Two sites to visit more of my work.
Play My Games
itch.io / salah-shehada
My itch.io page hosts playable WebGL builds of my game jam projects and prototypes — Arena Guardians, Cards and Sacrifices, Zengo & Rengo, and more. Most are playable instantly in your browser, no download required.
- Playable WebGL game jam builds
- Award-winning prototypes
- Free to play in your browser
Open Source
github.com / SalahShehade
Source code for my Unity projects, Spring Boot backends, Flutter apps, and tooling experiments. Where the work behind the games actually lives.
- Unity, C#, Java, Flutter projects
- Open-source experiments
- Backend & full-stack work
Contact me