Zoey Cochrane

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Zoey Cochrane

Programmer, game developer, and student.

Check out some of the projects I am most proud of. Click on a project to learn more, and use the button below to view all of my projects.

Shape Shooter
February 2025
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Shape Shooter

Unity | University Project

A 2D top-down shooter where players must shoot, survive, and upgrade their ship to defeat waves of enemies.

C#JetBrains Rider
CPPCrates
November 2024
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CPPCrates

C++ Application | University Project

A console based C++ game about opening crates and earning money, featuring interactable menus, moddable JSON backend, player data saves, and more.

C++JetBrains Rider
Ratventure
January 2024
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Ratventure

Godot | Game Jam Project

A 3D time-trial platformer created as part of a 10 day game jam, where players venture into sewer levels as a rat with one goal: collect the cheese as fast as possible.

GDScriptBlender

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About Me ​

I am a programmer with a passion for game development and creating game mechanics. I have a growing interest in UI creation and implementation, and I enjoy creating functional and visually appealing user interfaces.

Currently I am a student at University of Staffordshire, studying BSc (Hons) Games Development.

Alongside my studies, I work on personal projects through my indie studio on Roblox, pixl games, ran with my brother, where I focus on programming and UI design/implementations.

Experience ​

SEP 2024

Freelance Minecraft Plugin Developer

  • Developed a modular Minecraft server plugin in Java that introduced customizable commands for converting lower-tier items (e.g., ingots) into condensed forms (e.g., blocks).
  • Implemented a config-driven system that allowed my client to dynamically define commands with unique permissions, messages, and item conversions, all without modifying the codebase.
JavaIntelliJ IDEA
DEC 2021 - PRESENT

pixl games

Developed and worked on many games alongside my brother on the Roblox platform. I am responsible for programming and UI design & implementation.

LuaRoblox Studio

Education ​

SEP 2024 - PRESENT

University of Staffordshire

I am a second year (level 5) student studying BSc (Hons) Computer Games Development at University of Staffordshire, where I focus primarily on in-engine development work. I work with industry standard tools like Unity and Unreal Engine 5, and have the opportunity to collaborate with artists and designers to build my professional portfolio.

C++C#Unreal Engine 5
SEP 2022 - JUN 2024

Loughborough College

I completed a BTEC Level 3 in Creative Media Practise for Games Development at Loughborough College, where I got hands on experience with tools like Unreal Engine 5, Blender, and the Adobe creative suite. I developed game projects to build a portfolio and gained a strong foundation in creative and technical skills.

Unreal BlueprintsUnreal Engine 5Photoshop