Alex Carey
Director at PsyGames
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolAlex Carey is a Director at PsyGames with a decade of experience applying psychology-informed insights to game design, client development, and strategic marketing. Based in Vancouver, he blends behavioral science (BS Psychology) with hands-on technical work to shape how and why people enjoy online games. He leads cross-disciplinary teams to translate player motivation into product and advertising strategies that drive engagement and retention. Alex also contributes to open-source tooling—improving a popular Unity WebSocket plugin to enhance cross-platform multiplayer and WebGL support—demonstrating practical full-stack development chops. His background means he not only designs compelling game experiences but also understands the data and protocols that make them perform reliably in production.
10 years of coding experience
BS Psychology, PSYCHOLOGY, BS Psychology, PSYCHOLOGY at University of Pittsburgh
Github Skills (10)
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websocket10
websockets-client10
websocket-client10
client-websocket10
unity3d10
socket8
dotnet-core7
csharp7
javascript7
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
psygames/UnityWebSocket
Mar 2019 - May 2022
:whale: The Best Unity WebSocket Plugin for All Platforms.
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:53 releases, 109 commits, 3 PRs in 3 years 2 months
Contributions summary:Alex primarily worked on the UnityWebSocket plugin, making adjustments to both the client-side (Unity) and server-side interaction. They addressed protocol-related issues and added checks for the WebGL platform, including changes to the linker target settings. The user also added JavaScript library modifications, indicating a focus on improving the plugin's functionality across various platforms. The contributions also included bug fixes and enhancements to the example usage within the plugin, showing a dedication to improving the developer experience.
websocketunitywebgljslibsocket
psygames/UnityWebGLKits
Sep 2020 - Dec 2021
The Unity WebGL Platform Extension Kits.
Contributions:4 commits, 18 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 3 months
unity-webgl
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