Projects

A challenging fast-paced tactical shooter that rewards precise gunplay and clean movement.

Created with Unreal Engine 5 in 7 days for the 7dfps 2022 Game Jam.

☑ Gameplay design (mechanics, dynamics)
☑ Combat design (gunplay, movement, enemies)
☑ Level design (whitebox/greybox/level details)

The project aimed to create a game focused on tactical, fast-paced gunplay. To facilitate tactical gameplay, it needed strategic elements. Players had to test, learn, and adapt in each level. In the initial scope, we planned dynamic enemy AI, but due to time constraints of the game jam, we pivoted to static enemies instead which actually helped facilitate our gameplay loop better as this allowed players to master levels and enhance their skills while racing against the timer.

We aimed to reward precise gunplay and movement. Chaining headshots eliminates reload time and sliding activates bullet time. Knowing enemy positions is vital. Enemies need time to charge their shots, giving players an advantage. Once charged (indicated by sound and eye glow), enemies never miss. Two hits mean restarting the level, but levels take less than a minute, minimizing progress loss and keeping players engaged.

ECS-based custom game engine created using OpenGL, C++, imgui, and entt that runs a small 3D FPS game.

Term project for my Bachelor's degree spanning 4 months made by an 11-member team.

☑ Developed a configuration and game state file management system.
☑ Implemented an audio management system for the engine using SDL to handle in-game audio.
☑ Implemented raycasting for the engine to handle in-game shooting mechanics.
☑ Utilized GitHub and Trello for streamlined task management and effective communication within an 11-member team.

An atmospheric narrative puzzle game that immerses players in a short and relaxing experience.

Created with Unity in 48 hours for GMTK Game Jam 2022.

☑ Game design (3Cs)
☑ Gameplay design (mechanics, dynamics)
☑ Level design (puzzles, narrative, level details)

The theme was "Roll of the Die" for this GMTK Game Jam, and we aimed to create an atmospheric game that was short and sweet.

My job was to create and bring all the elements together to make a cohesive aesthetic. I also created custom sound effects and textures for the die. We also added a brief narrative reflecting our mood coming into the game jam, all set to a carefully chosen soundtrack that brought everything together to create the mellow atmosphere of the game.

While the game may not have been the most innovative, it received a strong presentation score from the audience, ranking at #101 out of over 6000 entries.

A cute puzzle platformer that challenges players to exercise their memorization and problem-solving skills.

Created with Unity in 48 hours for Global Game Jam Vancouver 2022.

☑ Game design (3Cs)
☑ Gameplay design (mechanics, dynamics)
☑ Scripting (3Cs, systems, animations, sound)

The concept for this game revolved around a platformer where each jump triggered a switch between two distinct worlds, aligning with the game jam's theme, "Duality." The dynamic that this simple game mechanic introduced allowed for intricate puzzles where the player needed to remember where certain platforms and objects were in the previous world.

Using C#, I did all of the coding for the systems including the 3Cs, world swapping mechanic, physics, animations, and sounds.

A high-octane movement shooter designed to unleash your inner robot ninja, delivering fast-paced action with a vast arsenal of weapons.

Created with Unity in 7 days for the 7dfps 2021 Game Jam.

☑ Gameplay design (mechanics, dynamics)
☑ Combat design (weapons, movement, enemies)
☑ Level design (whitebox/greybox/art direction)
☑ Crafted the game design and level design documents.
☑ Collaborating closely with artists, animators, programmers, etc.

I was in charge of the designing the movement mechanics (wall running, wall hopping, grapple hooking, sliding, and rocket jumping), weapons, combat scenarios, and levels for this project which aimed at capturing the coolest and most thrilling mechanics from various movement shooter games.

During the level design, I strived to accentuate these mechanics while preserving game's aesthetics. For instance, the introduction of the sword to the player's arsenal led to a level where a horde of enemies appeared in a hallway, allowing them to unleash their inner ninja.

This project was a valuable learning experience for me as a game designer but also as a leader. Realizing the game's evident shortcomings today reminds me of how far I've come as a game designer. In my initial game design document, the levels entailed a gradual unfolding of the game mechanics which had to be cut, resulting in a steep difficulty curve that discouraged some players from reaching the finish line. Despite the hurdles, I am extremely proud that it peaked top 5 in popularity for my first game jam game.

A sci-fi tower defense game featuring an array of towers and enemies offering limitless gameplay options.

Developed using Unity as part of my school project while working towards my Bachelor's degree in Games Development.

☑ Gameplay design (mechanics, dynamics)
☑ Scripting (enemies, turrets, AI, SFX, animations)
☑ Level design (pathing, level details)
☑ Systems design (upgrades, resources, waves)
☑ VFX (snow falling, fire particles, barriers, range indicators, explosions)

This was the first team project I completed in my game design course. In that course, we went through the full development cycle of a game, from paper prototypes, target audience profiling, testing, iterating, developing game design documents, pitching, and etc. Over the course of 3 months, our team of 4 developed our first full game.

My contributions to the project includes:

• Designing a scalable code framework to facilitate seamless implementations of iterative changes.
• Designing and scripting all 20 tower types and all 5 enemy types.
• Designing and scripting the AI (pathing, wave spawns, attacks), upgrade, and resource systems.
• Analyzing playtest data for game balancing.
• Overhauling the UI design to address discernibility issues.
• Creating small VFX within the levels.