Hi ! I'm Victor
Gameplay Programmer at Dontnod Entertainement
Unreal Engine Authorized Instructor
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I'm happy to share my work with you !
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Victor Giroux
Gameplay Programmer
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Email:
Github:
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Birth date:
19 april 1997
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EXPERIENCE
Since November 2021
Gameplay Programmer at Dontnod Entertainement:
I'm currently working on Aphelion as a Gameplay Programmer in remote from Montpellier.
I work on various things such as gameplay elements like
player traversal, puzzle interactions, and core global systems such as menus, collectibles, quests.
I also work on various other things including UI and AI, sound and VFX implementation and also animations to ensure the quality of the game.
5 Weeks across 2024, 2025 and 2026 School Calendar
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Professional Speaker Unreal Engine 5
I taught each year a two week lesson at ARTFX.
The first week is about setting up a project setup and a clean code architecture to creating essential gameplay features.
The second week is about UI and AI.
I Use Common UI foundational to create menus.
And I use AI to create with Behavior Trees, Tasks, and show how to use the EQS system for developing dynamic NPCs.
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You can find the Github repository for the first week here.
And for the second week here.
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September 2021 to November 2021
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Homemade Physics Engine using Vulkan
A homemade 3D physics engine made with Gregory Hodges Physics books and Vulkan.
September 2020 to April 2021
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Graduation Project : FPS Unreal engine
A FPS game named Vendi Vici Violence in the spirit of Doom 2016 during the Roman Empire.
I worked on gameplay programming, tools for data collection (heatmaps, replays) and general optimization of the game.
February 2021
Global game jam: Search game FPS - Unity
A FPS game named Hurry Office made alone during the global game jam of 2021.
In this game, you have to find your smarthphone in an office by making it upside down.
I did the programming part and purchased the 3D elements on the Unity asset store.
CERTIFICATION
2025
Unreal Engine Authorized Instructor
I obtained the Auhorized Instructor certification with a Silver rank in October 2025.
See the certification here.
EDUCATION
2021
Master
ARTFX
Programming master.
2019
Licence
University of sciences of Montpellier
Programming licence.
SKILLS
Unreal Engine 5
Design Patterns
Gameplay Programming
AI Programming
3D Mathematics
UI Programming
Debugging and Profiling
C/C++ programming
ADDITIONALS INFORMATIONS
Other skills
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Team work and communication
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Organisation
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Curiosity
Centers of interest:
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Concerts
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Hip Hop and Punk Hardcore
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Video games history
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Astronomy
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Pastry and cooking
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Living place
Montpellier​
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