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

IGF nominee (2025)

Briefs 23 (2023)

Brainmind Res. (2021)

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

Teaching Assistant

> 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 (2021-2023)

Game Designer & Creative Coder

> Programmed an Arduino and a web app and provided electrical diagrams for a live art installation.
> Created a Unity serious game for a mental health startup.

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.

Hallpass Studios (2021)

Pixel Artist and 2D Animator

> Created & animated environmental and character 2D pixel art.
> Programmed the animations in Godot.

Growth Spurt (2024)

Project lead, programmer, 2D artist, sound designer and 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.