Ollie Cullen | Game Producer

About me

Development, delivery & education.

I work across game production, software development and technical education, combining hands-on technical knowledge with practical project delivery and teaching experience. I enjoy helping multidisciplinary teams and learners understand complex challenges, build confidence and turn ideas into finished work.

Production Planning Jira & Confluence Cross-discipline Leadership Platform Certification Risk Management External Development Xbox PlayStation VR Steam & PC Nintendo Unreal Engine Godot Unity Blueprints GDScript Design Technical Education Curriculum Development Student Mentoring

Selected work

Games I've worked on.

Production

Stage Tour

Supporting production on a new rhythm-action game featuring a huge licensed soundtrack, full-band play and a new generation of instrument controllers.

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Production

Metal: Hellsinger VR

Led production on the VR adaptation of the critically acclaimed rhythm FPS, working across Meta Quest 2 and 3, PlayStation VR2 and PC VR.

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Production

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS

Collaborated with the PUBG development team on two live-service event minigames, including POBG, released in 2025.

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Production

Crusader Kings III

Worked with the console development team to help deliver DLC content for Crusader Kings III on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.

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Confidential project

Production

Unannounced

Working on an unannounced narrative-driven adventure game in collaboration with a major Hollywood brand.

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Career

Experience.

JULY 2026 — PRESENT

Third Kind Games

Associate Producer

Coordinate multidisciplinary development teams on Stage Tour, communicating technical requirements and priorities, tracking deliverables, maintaining documentation and supporting testing and release activities.

MARCH 2026 — PRESENT

Studio ForestBoy

Founder · Indie Developer & Education Outreach

Founded an independent studio developing original games using hands-on game engine workflows, alongside educational outreach, presentations and practical learning resources.

JUNE 2022 — MARCH 2026

Lab42 Games

Producer

Coordinated multidisciplinary game development across PC, console and VR, working closely with programmers, designers, artists and QA. Led production on Metal: Hellsinger VR, nominated for Best VR/AR Game at The Game Awards 2024, and supported PUBG and Crusader Kings III.

Teaching & outreach

Technical education.

Connecting industry and education.

Alongside game and software production, I have experience in technical education, teaching digital and game development and helping students build practical skills for creative and technical careers.

My work spans classroom teaching, industry-informed project briefs, student mentoring and feedback, bringing real development practices into educational settings.

Digital Development Game Development Project-Based Learning Industry Briefs Technical Mentoring

2026

School of Coding & AI

Games Development Lecturer

Contributed to the development of an undergraduate video game development curriculum, aligning course content with commercial tools, technical workflows and current industry practices.

2023 — 2026

University of Worcester

Regular Guest Lecturer

Delivered guest lectures and practical sessions, creating industry-led project briefs, presentations and learning activities that connect students with real-world game development processes.

2021 — 2022

Kidderminster College

Digital & Games Development Lecturer

Planned and delivered practical teaching in game design, software development and industry-standard tools. Developed learning materials, demonstrated workflows, provided individual technical support and feedback, and assessed student progress.

Academic background