HATIM BENHSAIN

NYU Tisch,
New York, USA
(2023-2025)

MFA in Game Design

NYU Abu Dhabi,
Abu Dhabi, UAE
(2017-2021)

BA in Interactive Media, Minor in Sound and Music Computing & Game Design

NYU Incubator (2025)

IGF nominee (2025)

A MAZE (2025)

Brainmind Res. (2021)

NYU Game Center, New York, USA (2024-2025)

Adjunct Professor (formerly Teaching Assistant)

> Taught 3D Game Studio: Unreal to 17 undergrad students.
> Provided coding help and feedback to grad & undergrad students for 4 digital game development and game design classes.
> Gave guest lectures and demos about collage-like game-making.

Music and Sound Cultures, Abu Dhabi, UAE (2021-2023)

Solo Game Development Contractor

> Designed and coded educational musical games and web apps using JavaScript and GameMaker that showcase music from South India and the Arab Gulf.

Freelancer (2021-2025)

Game Designer & Creative Coder

> Various client work in game dev, XR, web dev & creative coding using Unity, Unreal Engine, Godot, JavaScript & Arduino for games and installations.

Creative Technologies, Dubai, UAE (2022)

Solo Game Development Contractor

> Programmed and acted as the lead developer for a multiplayer VR Unity online game that involved motion tracking for a leading telecommunications company in Saudi Arabia.

coalescent || tidal rapture (2024-2025)

Game Designer, Programmer, 2D Artist, Sound Designer & Writer

> A swimming/sex adventure game about desire and connection. Made with Hanwen Xu. Enrolled in the NYU Incubator.

Growth Spurt (2024)

Project Lead, Programmer, 2D Artist, Sound Designer & Writer

> A kafkaesque life-affirming adventure and mini-game collection. Made in a team of 5 people.

The Game of Theseus (2022-Present)

Solo Developer

> An ongoing transmedial project told through evolving game prototypes of different genres centered on the myth of the Minotaur and fictionalized devlogs.