Adriano Paonessa.

Engineering systems from the ground up. Curious by nature, unfiltered by default.

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Featured Projects

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Milan Games Week 2023

Gillette Bomber Cup: Milan Games Week Experience

Large-scale branded Fortnite tournament for Milan Games Week 2023

FortniteUnreal EngineUEFNVerse +2

Fortnite Contest

Vigorsol Air Action: Ice-Themed Racing Experience

Branded ice-themed race map for Fortnite Creative "Play it Fresh" contest featuring dynamic racing mechanics and winter environments

FortniteUnreal EngineUEFNVerse +3

Milan Games Week 2025

Mr. Day: The Oven Break - Milan Games Week 2025

Interactive brand gaming experience developed for Milan Games Week 2025 featuring custom gameplay mechanics and brand storytelling

FortniteUnreal EngineUEFNVerse +3

Unreal Engine 5

Carlivery: A Letter for No One

Handcrafted papercraft puzzle game developed in Unreal Engine 5 featuring 4-directional momentum mechanics and custom in-editor modular road tooling

Unreal EngineBlueprintsGame Development3D Development

Godot 4 · Beta

A Bard Game: Arcade Free-Fall Roguelike

High-octane comedic arcade game developed in Godot 4 featuring real-time projectile dodging, procedural spawning, and persistent progression

Godot EngineGDScriptGame Development2D Development

Engineering

WhatsApp Web Wrapper: Native Linux Desktop Client

Ultra-lightweight native desktop client for WhatsApp Web on Linux built with Rust and Tauri v2, featuring D-Bus notifications and Wayland optimizations.

RustTauri v2Linux SystemsWayland +2

Key Milestones

Full Timeline

2010

The Origin

First Code at Age 5

Discovered the magic of creating with software. The inception of 15+ years of continuous programming.

Foundation

2021 - 2024

Technical Foundations

IT Specialization & Systems

Completed 5-year IT specialist diploma, began Bachelor in Computer Science, and built custom C++ Winsock servers and C# tools.

Diploma & CS

2023 - 2025

Milan Games Week

Esports Lead Programmer

Lead gameplay developer for major international brand tournament activations (Gillette, Mr. Day) with UEFN & Verse.

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2025 - NOW

Engine Mastery

Unreal Engine Dev & Tech Lead

Certified at Prometeo Lab (first Unreal Authorized Training Center in Italy / Epic Games partner), and tech lead for A Bard Game.

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Source code, architecture repositories, and open tools.