My Portfolio

My name is João Godinho and I've been driven by entertainment ever since I was a child. Be it games or movies I have always tried to entertain others. Through my master's degree in computer science I learned the technical skills to be able to bring a project to life, along with some personal projects along the way. I have always been creatively inclined, be it from YouTube videos since I was 12, to a short movie when I was 18. I am doing what I can to bring fun and joy to others by being as much a part of games from their concept, design and development as I can, learning and feeling fulfilled from the whole process. I am always looking for new opportunities to learn and grow.

What excites me most is creating intriguing mechanics and interesting level layouts and puzzles with a player-centric design philosophy; however, I am open to any role in game design and programming.

My favorite games tend to be open-world games that allow for exploration and discovery, such as The Witcher 3 and Assassin's Creed, as well as more linear, story-driven action-adventure games with semi-linear worlds, such as The Last of Us Part 2 and God Of War Ragnarök.

Main Work

For gaming related projects check the following:

• [Game Programming, Physics, UI, Animations, Particle Effects, Skybox - Virtual City Game Demo] (Personal Project)

  

  Virtual City Game Demo

• [Game Programming - AR Mobile Game Prototype] (Personal Project)

  Paint Me UP! AR Game Prototype

• [Game Design & Programming - 2D Managment Physics-Game Prototype] (Team Project)

  

  Load of Trouble: Gamedev.js Jam 2025

• [Full Development - Building-Survival Game Design, Programming] (Personal Project)

  

  Garbage Chute Carpenter: Mini Jame Gam #41

• [Full Development - Exploration-Survival Game Design, Programming] (Personal Project)

  

  Fern The Bunny: Mini Jam 181 Game

• [Full Development - Game Design (*3), UI(*3), Systems & Features Programming(*3), Playtests, Research Study] (University Project)

  Master Dissertation and Games

• [Puzzle Level Design, Programming] (University Project)

  Mixed-Ability Mobile/Controller Game

• [Game Design including systems and level design, UI, Programming] (University Project)

  

  Man in Red: PC Game

• [Game Design] (University Project)

  Sick World Board Game

For Virtual Experiences/Blender Projects check the following:

• [3D Modelling, Animation, Level Design, Narrative Design, Game Development] (University Project)

  

  Tróia 3D - Virtual Tour

• [3D Modelling, Keyframe Animation] (University Project)

  Praça do Comércio in Blender

For scientific research papers check the following:

• [Games Research Paper] (University Affiliated)

  

  A Living Framework for Understanding Cooperative Games

For film related projects check the following:

• [Video Production, Video Editing] (College Project)

  Slaves to Book Reading Short Film

Other programming projects can also be found in the feed below and in the projects section.

Skills

Programming Languages
• Java Proficient
• C# Proficient
• HTML5 Intermediate
• C++ Elementary
• Python Elementary
Game Development Software
• Unity Proficient
• Unreal Engine Elementary
• Blender Intermediate
Frameworks
• Angular
• Node
Software
• Visual Studio Code
• Figma
• GitHub/Gitlab
• Microsoft 365
• Trello
Android Application Development (Android Studio)
User Experience & User Interfaces
Video Editing

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Ongoing Projects

Project & Blog Feed

23/05/2025

Virtual City Game Demo

15/05/2025

Paint Me UP! AR Mobile Game Prototype

26/04/2025

Load of Trouble: Team Game for GameDev.js 2025

06/04/2025

Garbage Chute Carpenter: 2D Building-Survival Game

30/03/2025

Fern The Bunny: Top Down 2D Exploration-Survival Game

15/03/2025

What I've been up to

10/12/2024

Shared Gameplay Loops: My Master Dissertation

11/05/2024

A Living Framework for Understanding Cooperative Games

12/07/2022

IMPDb: Internet Movie Phone Database Multimedia App

01/07/2022

Mixed Ability Asymmetric Multiplayer Game

26/06/2022

Tróia 3D: Playable Historical Location Recreation

29/05/2022

Cloud9: The Nightclub of Tomorrow

15/05/2022

Cup C&D: The Plastic Cup Collector and Dispenser

26/01/2022

Man in Red: My First Digital Game

20/01/2022

Taskill App Prototype

11/12/2021

SONAAR Interface: Figma UX Accessibility Design

19/11/2021

Sick World: My First Board Game

17/11/2021

Paint App: First Mobile App

08/12/2020

WebGL basics: the project

04/11/2020

Praça do Comércio, Lisboa, Portugal in Blender

22/10/2018

Slaves to Book Reading: 2018 Short Film