Projects where I served as a game designer. Within these projects I got my hands dirty with the minutia of design whether that was designing and iterating on systems and mechanics or balancing and tuning values.
In partnership with UCF’s Biology and Game Design departments, Zombie Ants VR was a solo project with contracted help in Unity developed over the course of 2 years. I was the principle developer handling duties related to production, project management, design, and programming.
Zombie Ants VR is a cross-platform VR project designed to expose teens to the life cycle of Ophiocordyceps in ants.
Kore is a stealth-based narrative game putting a new twist on the tale of Persephone as she journeys into the Underworld.
I served as a game designer, technical designer, and UI designer on a 15 person team for the project’s 8 month development. The game was made in Unreal Engine 4.
Rushmore is a third-person hack-n-slash / shooter hybrid that places the player into the shoes of the four legendary Presidents of Mount Rushmore as they slice and blast their way through aliens in the far future.
I served as the creative lead, the design lead, and a programmer on a 15 person team for the project’s 10 week primary development and then spent several weeks leading up to its full release polishing solo. The game was made in Unreal Engine 4.
In partnership with NAWCTSD, Rules of the Road was created on a 9 person team in UE4 over the course of 16 weeks. I was the training director, technical designer, and menu designer.
Rules of the Road is a training game design to teach & reinforce the IALA Maritime rules to improve Navy sailor safety.
An experimental project made in Unity 3D with a team of 5 over 2 weeks. I served as the creative lead, technical designer, level designer, and UI designer on the project.
Alight is a first-person puzzle game that places you in the shoes of a light-mage trying to conquer a shifting, pitch black labyrinth by solving light-based puzzles, “locking in” pieces of the labyrinth and stopping it from shifting.
Cruel Fuel is a first-person shooter with action-combat elements in which the player controls both a Pilot (soldier) and a Mecha (giant human-piloted robot).
I served as the creative lead, the design lead, and the programming lead of a 9 person team for the project’s 16 week primary development and then spent a few extra weeks leading up to its full release polishing solo. The game was made in Unity 2018.
A tiny game-jam project I worked on in Unity 2D as a team of 7 over 2 days. I served as a creative lead, designer, and programmer.
War on I4 is a top down two-player competitive mini-game that elevates the classic snake game to a more dynamic level.
An early project I worked on in Unity 3D as a team of 5 over the course of 9 weeks. I served as the creative lead for the project and handled most of the design and technical development.
Whiskers' Warzone is a first-person, fast-paced, score attack game that places you in the role of a cat defending its territory against vermin and opposing cats.
A client-driven project I worked on in Unity 3D as a team of 8 over the course of 16 weeks. I served as a producer, programmer, and designer on the project.
Power Defender is a first-person endless hallway defense game made with the intention of being used by Limbitless Solutions, a UCF non-profit dedicated to creating affordable prosthetic arms for children and training them to use them.
Ticky Tacky Toe is solo project remix of the Tic Tac Toe formula that aims to disrupt some of the stagnation of the classic game.
A ruleset aimed at remixing the classic chess formula to create an asymmetric game that both challenges experienced players and helps to teach newer players.
