Dylan Archer

Software Developer - Games, Web, Mobile

About Me

Hi, I'm Dylan Archer, a full-stack web developer with a year of professional experience, backed by a Bachelor of Science in Games Development with Distinction from UTS.

My background in games gave me a strong foundation in problem-solving, performance, and user experience, which I now bring to web, mobile, and software development, allowing me to build polished, reliable products across a range of platforms.

Awards

2025 Dean's List (UTS Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology)
Nominated for UTS Tech Festival 2024 Student Games Showcase (Game Design Studio 1)
Nominated for UTS Tech Festival 2023 Student Games Showcase (Game Design Methodologies)

Projects

Game Development

Dual Wield project screenshot

Dual Wield

A Unity FPS built around dual-weapon combat and 10 weapon combinations.

Unity C# Group 3 months

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Caved In project screenshot

Caved In

A cooperative Unreal extraction game about sampling, survival, and escape.

Unreal C++ Group 3 months

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PacStudent project screenshot

PacStudent

A Unity recreation of Pac-Man created while learning core game systems.

Unity C# Solo Game systems

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Wormy project screenshot

Wormy

A 2D Unity puzzle game about navigating tunnels to grow a seed.

Unity C# Group 2D puzzle

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Snaked Together project screenshot

Snaked Together

A cooperative climbing game where two players share one snake body.

Unity C# Group Co-op

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Web Development

Online Grocery Store project screenshot

Online Grocery Store

A full-stack grocery storefront with browsing, cart, and checkout flows.

HTML/CSS PHP SQL Solo

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Online Car Rental project screenshot

Online Car Rental

A car rental platform with filtering, availability checks, and bookings.

HTML/CSS PHP AJAX Solo

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Mobile Development

Quiz App project screenshot

Quiz App

A SwiftUI quiz app that fetches topic-based quizzes from an API.

SwiftUI iOS Group API

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Task Tracker App project screenshot

Task Tracker App

An iOS productivity app designed around a real user problem.

SwiftUI iOS Solo UX design

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3D Modelling & Animation

3D Modelling Project project screenshot

3D Modelling Project

A Blender environment study focused on modelling, UVs, materials, and lighting.

Blender Solo 3D art Rendering

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Unity 3D Animation project screenshot

Unity 3D Animation

A Unity HDRP animation project inspired by FPS machinima comedy.

Unity HDRP Group Animation

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Other Projects

Clash of Commands project screenshot

Clash of Commands

A serious game that teaches UNIX commands through repeatable challenges.

Unity Education UX testing Serious game

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