Vertical Shift™

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Overview

Vertical Shift is a multiplayer VR eSport where players fly through massive cityscapes using grappling hooks, jetpacks, and wings. As CTO & Co-Founder, I designed and built the foundational multiplayer infrastructure using Photon PUN, Fusion 1 & 2, Voice, and Chat. The game shipped on Meta Quest and Steam with region-based dedicated servers, PlayFab matchmaking, DevOps via Azure Pipelines, and live tournament broadcasting support.

Key Contributions

• ▶Designed and implemented foundational multiplayer service infrastructure using Photon PUN, Fusion 1 & 2, Voice, and Chat
• ▶Deployed region-based dedicated servers via PlayFab Cloud for matchmaking and player account management
• ▶Built DevOps pipelines using Azure Pipelines, custom build scripts, and webhooks for Steam and Meta Quest
• ▶Custom Unity Package distribution system and Blender-to-Unity auto-importer
• ▶Social systems: friend lists, stat tracking, leaderboards, IAP, cosmetics, and PlayFab → Azure Functions → CosmosDB telemetry
• ▶Whitebox levels, multiplayer dev tools, automatic spectating, and live tournament broadcasting
• ▶Integrated bHaptics vest SDK for haptic feedback on Meta Quest