Little Guy Games · For Major League Baseball
MLB Home Run Derby VR
Server & Gameplay Programmer
A Major League Baseball VR game, developed by Little Guy Games.
EXPLORE MY WORK ↓My contribution
I worked on the Java server and Unity gameplay. My focus was database access, tournaments, and effects for bats and balls. My work also included extensive bug fixing and ongoing maintenance.
- Client technology
- Unity · C#
- Server technology
- Java · SmartFoxServer · SQL
- Platform
- Meta Quest · PC VR
01 / Effects integration & VR performance
Gameplay Effects
Effects driven by gameplay, tuned for Quest VR headsets.
Gameplay integration
- Bat effects follow home-run streaks, or consecutive home runs.
- Ball effects respond to home runs and landings.
Quest optimization
The strongest bat-tip effect slowed rendering near the camera.
- Cached references and removed repeated calculations.
- Removed unnecessary animators from higher-level bat effects.
02 / Server programming & SQL
Server & Database
I refactored how the Java server reads and updates player data.
Before
Changes were harder to track.
After my refactor
Reusable query methods with shared error handling.
03 / Tournament flow & results
Multiplayer & Tournaments
Keeping tournament rounds moving through interrupted games.
My changes
I refactored tournament brackets, the matchups linking one round to the next.
- Fixed advancement bugs in tournaments with fewer than eight players, where empty bracket slots required players to advance across multiple rounds.
- Handled forfeits, disconnects, and late results.
- Matched ranking rules in Unity and Java.
- Start requestDedicated action, separate from settings
- Play the matchupPlayer leaves? Stop the countdown
- Resolve resultsHandle forfeits and late reports
- Advance the bracketMove players through empty bracket slots
Available on Quest & Steam