I build games, apps and interactive experiences. I also teach people how to make their own.
I currently work at NXRT as a Senior Software Developer, developing HeroShow in Unity and C#.
Since 2015, I’ve worked on games and simulations across XR, education, climate, agriculture, logistics, digital twins, city planning, sport, health and moral courage. Depending on the project, I’ve worked on the idea, design, code, graphics and getting it published.
Studio Kostov is where I’m bringing together my own apps, games and experiments. I’ve also spent years working with teams, universities and students. Those projects have their own section, with the people involved and what I contributed.
Outside work, I enjoy travelling, cycling, hiking, swimming, games and film criticism. Some of that ends up in the blog.
Since 2023, I’ve taught games with a purpose, mixed reality and location-based technologies at the University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria in Hagenberg. We work through the theory, then students develop their own projects throughout the semester with my mentorship.
I also lead a making games with Unity workshop for the Interface Cultures master’s programme at the University of Art and Design Linz.
Unity, C#, software architecture, Git, code review, debugging, profiling and performance optimisation.
Mixed reality, Meta Quest, ARKit, ARCore, MRTK, SteamVR, Vuforia, Mapbox, tablets and mobile. Networking with UNET and Mirror.
Game and interaction design, UX/UI, prototyping, audiovisual assets, device QA, publishing, analytics, technical documentation and applied AI workflows.
University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria
Stuttgart Media University
Bulgarian is my native language. I work professionally in English and German.