Georgi Kostov
Senior Unity Developer | Educator | XR Enthusiast | Cinema Geek
Since 2015, I have worked on games and simulations across XR, education, climate change, agriculture, logistics, digital twins, city planning, sport, health and civil courage. I am a senior Unity developer with experience across every stage of development—concept, design, programming, UX, graphics, publishing and analytics. I also lecture and mentor several student projects each year.
In my free time I love traveling, cycling, hiking, swimming, spending time with friends and family. I am an avid gamer, sometimes write film critique and always aim to learn something new about the world, which I can reflect in my projects.
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Publications
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Professional Timeline
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since 2025
Senior Unity Developer
NXRT
- Design and implement new HeroShow features in Unity and C#, working closely with the development team.
- Review pull requests and support clean, maintainable code through code reviews, documentation, and shared engineering practices.
- Improve stability and performance through profiling, bug fixing, platform-specific optimization, and QA across tablets, XR headsets, and other target devices.
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2023-2024
Senior Unity Developer
Ocean Maps
- Develop new features, plan architecture, and maintain the codebase.
- Responsible for UX and interface design, conceptualizing tools, and managing junior developers.
- Oversee project organization and software documentation in ClickUp.
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2022 - 2023
Unity Developer
Trackbar
- Built a Unity widget within a Flutter app to visualize workout curves.
- Designed innovative game concepts to expand app features.
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2015 - 2022
Unity Game Developer
Playful Interactive Environments
- Led the development of strategy and simulation games from concept to publication using Unity3D and C#.
- Integrated advanced AR/VR technologies like Mapbox, Vuforia, ARKit, ARCore, Oculus, SteamVR, and MRTK.
- Conducted game development research and mentored students on various projects.
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2012 - 2015
Freelance Videographer
redaktion24.de
- Established a small video production studio, including choosing equipment and setting up a YouTube channel.
- Produced videos, managing camera work, lighting, and post-production.
- Created content for a YouTube channel: redaktion24TV.
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2011 - 2012
Intern Video Production
V4 GmbH
- Edited videos, scouted locations, and worked on motion graphics and visual effects.
- Assisted as a set runner and worked with tools like Final Cut Pro and After Effects.
Teaching
I teach courses on games with a purpose, mixed reality and location-based technologies at the University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria, Campus Hagenberg. The courses include a theoretical component, where core concepts from XR and game design are explored, and a practical component, where students develop projects throughout the semester under my mentorship. I also lead a making games with Unity workshop for the Master’s program in Interface Cultures at the University of Art and Design Linz.