GAMES
Game Design Demo Reel
Music by Youtube Audio Library
Video made with Adobe Premiere Pro
"Rites of the Lights"
2D Unity RPG Platformer Game
At the yearly coming-of-age ceremony on the planet Celestus, each youth receives one magical Auralite stone, some of which have the power control the elements. However, when a young girl named Vivienne receives two Auralites, something unheard of in the land, a mysterious series of events begins to unfold, causing her to make the ultimate choice: traitor to her kingdom or traitor to herself.
I built this game in the Unity game engine using the Visual Studio editor, and I designed all of the assets in Photoshop. The game consists of three levels and several short cutscenes to tell a portion of a fantasy story I wrote and aim to publish in the future.
I created this game for my senior project to earn my Bachelor of Arts in Digital Arts & Sciences at the University of Florida's Digital Worlds Institute. The project was presented as part of UF's online Convergence 2020 Event on April 23rd, 2020, and to achieve my Summa Cum Laude designation, I recorded my process of designing this game in my senior thesis, published in the UF Digital Library.
Production Time: 12 Weeks
Software: Unity, Visual Studio, Photoshop, After Effects, Premiere Pro, Audition
Sound FX/music: full credits HERE
Trailer music: "Gems of the sea loop" by ShadyDave (Link | License | *Changes: excerpt of the original used and sound levels altered*)
Download: Windows | Mac | Thesis
View the full game code on Github
"The Cat Burglar"
2D Unity Platformer Game
The player controls Curiosity, the infamous cat burglar of Barkington City. Jump from roof to roof and window to window to find gems, jewels and other loot, while avoiding the police "Watch Dogs" to avoid being detected. Help Curiosity pull off his next heist!
I created this for the final project for a game design course. I designed and programmed the game in the Unity game engine and Visual Studio and created all of the game art in Photoshop (apart from a few particle effects that were provided by the course). I had so much fun designing this game, utilizing my love of classic movies (hence the film-strip look on the edges of the screen), my love of mysteries, and my love of cute characters. I later altered the player character design for some of my 2D animation projects, changing the cat from a sly thief into a "good guy" detective.
Production Time: 10 Weeks
Software: Unity, Visual Studio, Photoshop, Premiere Pro
Background Particles: Provided by the course
Sound FX/music: full credits HERE
"Hugs 'n' Haunts"
2D Unity Platformer Game
Spookster the ghost has been all alone in the Mystifying Mansion, and all he wants is to have a real friend. His wish is granted when Braden the tourist stumbles upon the mansion...except that he is terrified of ghosts. Navigate through the mansion and avoid the unfriendly Werewolves to help Spookster make a friend!
My roles in the team included being the project leader, level designer, and lead programmer. To create the level designs, I illustrated the concept sketches for the levels in Photoshop, using art created by the team. Once this was finished, I utilized the assets created by the team and programmed the levels and cutscenes in Unity using Visual Studio.
Production Time: 12 Weeks
Software: Unity, Visual Studio, Photoshop
My Roles: Project Leader, Lead Programmer, Level Designer
Team Size: 4 Developers
Sound FX/music: full credits HERE
Trailer music: "Skeleton Waltz Theme" by Wolfgang (Link | License | *Changes: excerpt of the original*)
"Cherry on Top"
3D Unity Platformer Game
Little Cherry has always wanted to ascend to the summit of the giant ice cream sundae mountain. Guide her through yummy perils on her journey to the top!
I programmed the game in the Unity game engine and Visual Studio and created the assets and their animations (excluding some of the decorations from the Unity Store) in Maya 2018. I also created a lot of the textures using Photoshop, utilizing some images from morguefile.com, a great resource for free images. I created the video using Premier Pro.
This project was presented as part of UF's Convergence Event on April 25th, 2019.
Production Time: 13 Weeks
Software: Unity, Visual Studio, Maya 2018, Photoshop, Premier Pro
Background Assets: Unity Asset Store
Textures Creation: Using some photos from morguefile.com
Sound FX/music: full credits HERE
"Fastlane"
2.5D Unity Shooter Game
Guide the hovercar through the futuristic city in a similar style to twin-stick shooter games (using the keyboard instead) to avoid the obstacles and shoot the enemies in your path. Watch out for different enemy types! Some need multiple shots to destroy! If things get too tough, use the "god mode" button to gain invincibility!
I served as the 2D/UI artist and as a programmer for a team of students to create this game. I utilized Photoshop to create the 2D background, UI assets, and some level concept ideas. I also programmed the UI and functionality for the player score, health, particle effects, and the "god mode" feature in Unity and Visual Studio. The other students in my team were responsible for creating the player movement, enemy behaviors, parallax background effects, and level flow, along with creating the awesome trailer video.
Production Time: 4 Weeks
Software: Unity, Visual Studio, Photoshop, GitHub
My Roles: 2D/UI Artist, Programmer
Team Size: 3 Developers
Music: "Werq" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Sound FX: "Flak_Exp.wav" by kantouth (Link | License)
Download: Windows | Mac | Presentation
"Forest of Fright"
3D Unity FPS
You are trapped in the spooky Forest of Fright that is infested with green Zombies! Shoot the Zombies with Pumpkins to defeat them. Don't get too close to them, though, or they will begin to chase you! Defeat all the Zombies to win.
This was created as the midterm project for a Unity coding course to demonstrate my programming skills and skills I had learned from outside tutorials. I programmed the game in the Unity game engine and Visual Studio and also designed the UI in Photoshop.
Production Time: 3 Weeks
Software: Unity, Visual Studio, Photoshop
Zombie Rig: "Zombie Anim FreeEdition 01" provided by the course
Background Assets: "Cemetery Halloween Set", "UrbanNightSky", "Skybox" (Unity Asset Store)
Sound FX/music:
zombie sounds provided by the UF course
"8 Bit Loop Halloween Creepy Waltz" by dAmbient (Link | License)
"game's loop" by maxgreat (Link | License)
"Spazbots"
3D Unity Maze Puzzle Game
Help fix all the robots and navigate through the maze! Unlock the doors with the special codes from the robots to win!
This game was created as part of a team to demonstrate collaborative programming skills and skills learned from outside tutorials. I programmed my assigned scripts for the game in the Unity game engine and Visual Studio. I also modeled the robots that need to be repaired in the game and animated them in Maya 2018. Additionally, I created the sparking particle effect in Unity.
Project voted 3rd in the class!
Production Time: 6 Weeks
Software: Unity, Visual Studio, Maya 2018, Google G Suite
My Roles: Lead Programmer, 3D Modeler & Animator
Team Size: 7 Developers
Download: Windows
"The Valley Voyager"
Unity Nonlinear Text Story Game
You are a young traveler finally achieving your dreams of moving away to the city across the desert valley. Click through the story to decide your fate! Will you achieve your dreams, or will you choose a different path?
I collaborated with 6 other students while creating this project. After the team chose my game concept, I became the project leader and wrote the majority of the story, with some additions and edits from the team. I created a flow diagram to help visualize the story and programmed the dialogue sequences and button functionality in Unity. My other team members created the logo, UI, backgrounds, and buttons, along with finding free music to use in the game. We utilized GitHub, GroupMe, and Google Docs to collaborate.
Production Time: 4 Weeks
Software: Unity, GitHub, Google G Suite
My Roles: Project Leader, Lead Story Writer, Lead Programmer
Team Size: 8 Developers
Sound FX/music: full credits HERE
Download: Windows | Mac | PlanningDoc
"G8R Sweep"
Android GPS / Accelerometer Game
Can you become a G8R Sweep Master? Visit all 8 Gainesville, FL, locations to win. At each location, tilt your device to help Arte the Alig8r collect Florida wildflowers. The required score increases with each new location. After winning, learn about each location that you visit.
I participated in a 2-person team to create this game. I programmed the GPS and accelerometer (tilting) functionality, while the student I collaborated with designed the artwork and programmed the music to play. I also made the trailer for the game in After Effects.
Production Time: 4 Weeks
Software: Android Studio, After Effects, GitHub, Google G Suite
My Roles: GPS & Accelerometer Programming, Trailer Production
Team Size: 2 Developers
Music: "Sand Castle" by YouTube free music