Descend Into Stone

​​Contributions
  • Designed two of the four areas from paper prototype to final whitebox/collision pass
  • Documented level flow and user experience of two areas
  • Assisted in the creation of the game's puzzle mechanic
  • Playtested and refined puzzles according to feedback
  • Worked with art team to balance world-building and pacing
  • Collision passed two areas
Project Overview

Role: Level, Puzzle Design

Engine: Unreal

Duration: Jun 2017 – Apr 2018 (10 months)

3D, third-person, action-adventure game where the player wields a cursed spear. To end the curse, they must find its source within the ruins of an ancient and advanced civilization.

Space That Thing

​Contributions
  • Whiteboxed and finalized two of three major rooms of the ship
  • Assisted in redesigning the functionality of all rooms and hallways
  • Collaborated with art team and studied scene composition to polish the ship
Project Overview

Role: Level Design

Engine: Unreal

Duration: Feb 2017 – Apr 2017 (3 months)
3D, 5-player, sci-fi, horror, hidden identity game about spaceship management and celestial monsters.

A Boy and His Block

Focus: UX, Level Design
  • Dynamic camera, dynamic particle systems, lighting
  • Visual effects and sounds to polish aesthetic
  • 3 simple, yet charming, levels
Project Overview

Engine: Unity

Duration: Jan – Feb 2017; Sep – Dec 2017 (4.5 months)

2.5D voxel-based platformer. After being trapped and lost in a cave, the boy and the block creature must work together to get home.

Dark Shot VR

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​Contributions
  • Built the foundation for tutorial and main menu level
  • Created detailed documentation for the tutorial and main menu level
  • Prototyped the diegetic UI
Project Overview

Role: Level, UI, UX Design

Engine: Unreal

Duration: Jan 2017 – Feb 2017 (2 months)
In Dark Shot VR, the player assumes the role of an archer in a simulated target range. Aggressive holograms march toward the player from projected buildings, and the player, using the two HTC Vive controllers, must nock arrows and fire them toward the waves of enemies.

SHFT *Non-student

​​Contributions
  • Co-created project mind map
  • Designed all 15 game screen types and all associated dialog boxes
  • Planned and documented all user interaction flow
  • Paper prototyped and mocked up low, medium, and high fidelity screens
​Project Overview

Role: UI, UX Design

Engine: Unity

Duration: Jun 2017– Sept 2017 (4 months; Hiatus)

2D, mobile, maze-like, zen, puzzle game.

Mind Map:
wingspan.xmind
File Size: 542 kb
File Type: xmind
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Paper Cut

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​Contributions
  • Drafted 10 levels; playtested potential game mechanics and puzzles
  • Refined 20 levels, balancing spatial fidelity and the game's aesthetic uniquity
  • Enchanced engagement by implementing player movement abilities
  • Scripted dynamic elements to animate game world
  • Conceptualized and finalized 50+ characters and props
Project Overview

​Role: Level, Mechanics Design; Gameplay Scripting; Artist

Engine: Unity

Duration: Sep 2015 – Dec 2016 (1 year, 3 months)
3D Adventure platformer set in a world made out of cardboard. One day, amidst impending catastrophe, the player gets news that their friend, the scientist, has perfected a new technology that will save the  world. On the way, the player wanders through the cardboard universe, meeting new friends and interacting with the world through cardboard mechanics.                          

Lunazoa


​Contributions
  • Designed 4 out of 5 levels and their puzzles
  • Handled 3D assets and constructed levels
  • Designed enemy behavior and appearance
Project Overview

Role: Level, Puzzle, Enemy Design; Concept Art

Engine: Zero Engine (Proprietary)

Duration: Feb 2014 – Apr 2014 (2 months)
2.5D action-puzzle platformer that combines underwater, tentacle-based physics with exciting, dynamic action-adventure gameplay.
(Second freshman project)

girl, i see right thru u

​Contributions
  • Finalized HUD elements
  • Created detailed cutscene avatars for all 10 major game characters
Project Overview

​Role: UI/UX Design; Avatar Artist

Engine: Unity

Duration: Sep 2014 – May 2015 (8 months)
A poetic platformer video game about accepting the loss of someone close to you. You assume the role of Bethany, the ghost of a 10 year old girl who travels into the subconscious minds of 3 close friends to help them overcome their internal struggles involving your disappearance.

One-Button Warrior

Focus: Mechanics, UX Design
  • 2-phase battle system using a single button
  • Visual and audio feedback for all actions
  • 3 levels of increasingly challenging, fast-paced gameplay
Project Overview

Engine: Zero Engine (Proprietary)

Duration: Jan 2016 – Feb 2016 (2 months)

2D one-button, twitch, action game.

The Last Rose


​Contributions
  • Designed game mechanics and built 10 of 14 levels and their puzzles
  • Playtested levels to balance difficulty and engagement based on feedback
  • Produced all art assets
Project Overview

Role: Level, Mechanics Design; Artist
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Engine: Zero Engine (Proprietary)

​Duration: Oct 2013 – Dec 2013 (3 months)
2D puzzle-platformer with retro-style graphics. The player is equipped with ability to absorb enemy powers and mix and match them with elements to traverse the land.
(First freshman project)

Greetings, Rejects...

Focus: UX, Level Design
  • Simple mechanics and a clear goal
  • Best 2 out of 3
Project Overview

Engine: Zero Engine (Proprietary)

Duration: Mar 2016 – Apr 2016 (1.5 months)

2D local 2-player versus platformer where two players must collect the most coins to win.
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