Hello, I am

Zachary Bevan

Game Dev Student | Creative Technologist

Who am I ?

Aspiring Game/XR Developer

Hello! I’m Zack Bevan, a student studying at Boise State University in the Games, Interactive Media, and Mobile program (GIMM). I’m currently in my second year, and amongst all the many career paths that GIMM supports and trains for, I have excelled the most at front end development. I specialize in working in unity, and have a passion for XR design and game development. I love working creatively in tech, whether the project be for storytelling, or just for innovation itself.

Picture of me.

Personal Info

  • Email: zack@zbvn.dev
  • Phone : +1 (208) 880-5055

My Expertise

Game Development

Primarily Unity and Unreal Engine


XR Tools and Development

Unity OpenXR and Meta SDK


Web Development

Novice HTML, CSS, and JS user.


My Resume

Experience

Jan 2024 - Present

GIMM Peer Mentor

I work in the GIMM Lab at Boise State. Currently, I'm part of an outreach and marketing team for the department, making videos and materials to promote GIMM. I also assist students in accessing GIMM resources and help them work on their projects, from Unity and C#, to HTML and JS.


Jan 2023 - Jan 2024

Tech Center Assistant

I worked at the Meridian Libary District's maker space, unBound, where I helped maintain 3D printers, laser engravers, and other cutting-edge technologies, as well as assist library patrons in accessing and using these resources.

Education

2023 - Present

Bachelor's Candidate in Games, Interactive Media, and Mobile.

Currently in my second year at Boise State.


2019 - 2023

High School Degree

Graduated from Rocky Mountain High School in Meridian, ID.

Skills

HTML5 & CSS3
JS
Unity
Unreal Engine
Blender
Adobe CC

Languages

English
Japanese

My Skillset

Unity

The majority of my experience has been working in the Unity game engine, writing custom code in C#. I've primarily worked on 2D game projects, but have starting moving into 3D, and have even worked in some of Unity's XR plugins in my free time.

Unreal

This year, I've finally begun to delve into Unreal Engine, primarily working in blueprints, but I aim to start learning C++ this summer. While I have less experience overall with Unreal, I am drawn to the powerful and incredible things this engine is capable of, compared to the competition.

Adobe

While not centric to my professional development, I am very proficient in suite of Adobe CC apps, primarily Premiere Pro and Illustrator, with lesser expertise in Photoshop, InDesign, and Animate. I am also well-experienced in other video-editing softwares as well, having made videos for both MLD during my time there, and the GIMM department at BSU.

HTML/CSS/JS

Similar to by experience with Adobe, web development is not my expertise, but I am proficient with it. I have just begun learning about nodeJS and mySQL this year, and will continue to refine my programming skills. As it stands, my skills are so-so.

Disclaimer: This website was made using a CSS tempalte that I have made heavy edits to, I am not the point of making this from scratch yet. Credits to the creator of the template at the bottom.

3D Design

I am very much a novice when it comes to 3D, but I am passionate about it all the same. This year, I've begun to take on Blender as a bit of a hobby, and hope to someday be proficient enough to show some works here on my portfolio. I've been in 3D printing for a long time as a hobby, but I hadn't really 3D modeled before. I'm now working on changing that.

My Portfolio

Moai Mayhem

My first project in Unity.

Fungle AR

A 2D mobile platformer using AR image tracking mechanics for powerups.

Schrodunnit?

An interactive comic, where we used a psuedo murder-mystery to explain the concept of Schrodinger's Cat.

Third-person Unreal Engine Game
Unreal: Third Person

My first project in Unreal.

Mobile Narrative Project: My introduction to HTML, CSS, and JS.
Mobile Narrative Project

My introudction to HTML, CSS, and JS, using D3 for data visualization.

PeacefulPotions: Our 'serene' potion shop game.
Peaceful Potions

A "serene" potion shop game some friends and I made for a game jam.

First Person Unreal Engine Game
Unreal: First Person

My first FPS in Unreal Engine.

Contact Me!

Phone :
+1 (208) 880-5055
Email :
zack@zbvn.dev