Portfolio

Hi there, I'm Calverin!

I’m a Game & Tools Developer with a Distributed Systems background, passionate about building efficient systems that feel great to use. I work across gameplay programming, real-time simulation, developer tooling, and large-scale distributed systems.

Graduating Spring 2026 with a BS in Computer Science (Distributed Systems).

Featured Projects

Kitchen Burnout

Project Lead & Lead Programmer

I directed a 20-person team to create Kitchen Burnout, an Overcooked-inspired competitive cooking game built entirely within Minecraft. Additionally, I engineered core gameplay systems, custom scripting tools, and visual effects pipelines to support new cooking mechanics and dozens of unique kitchens.

It released on Minecraft Realms in 2023 to international acclaim, with fan translations in six languages and a dedicated player community.

Release Article

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Soft Body Physics

Engine Programmer

I built a real-time soft body physics engine in C for the Playdate handheld, using shape-matching and pressure-based algorithms to simulate elastic polygonal collisions on limited hardware. It also supports saving, loading, and editing user-created shapes.

I presented the project along with my experiences learning about soft body physics and low-level programming live at the New York State booth at GDC 2025. It was called The Hard Part of Soft Body Physics and I'm quite proud of that.

Stick To Scale

Programmer & Artist

For the 2024 GMTK Game Jam, I made Stick to Scale, a short, silly, and challenging foddian game. In it, you play as a man with a double-pendulum body trying to climb a building with suction-cups as fast as possible.

It ranked in the top 20% out of 7,600 entries and it was praised for its unique physics, difficulty curve, and fun aesthetics.

Itch.io Jam Page