RollerCoaster Tycoon Classic (Nintendo Switch) | May - Nov 2024Like many of you, I played the hell out of RollerCoaster Tycoon around the time of its original release. After playing the hell out of the game (again), I designed and implemented the gamepad controls within the proprietary C++ engine that Classic is built on. I also implemented all the new custom menus that are exclusive to the Switch version, changing things from the mockups provided to me as the need arose.Part of the menu work was writing a separate utility for generating bitmap fonts, mapping each rendered character's PNG to the correct file name expected by the engine. Our new font is used throughout the game.

For this final round at Pixel Press, I worked on new gameplay features and polish, designed and implemented UI, and modernized + optimized much of Bloxels' ageing Unity codebase.• Upgraded project to Unity's Universal Render Pipeline (URP)• Rewrote shaders (including full-screen) in Shader Graph, and ensured SRP Batcher compatibility• "Addressable Assets" DevOps setup with AWS S3 integration for music content delivery• Built all "Legendary" summon attacks, including VFX + SFX for turning enemies to stone• New "Home" scene design and implementation• Client-side "User Profile" feature implementation (and design modifications)• Rebuilt & optimized the Bloxels Arcade, with a clean redesign of the gameplay interstitial menu• Unreleased game editor feature, involving a custom Aseprite asset importer for a smooth artist workflow• Tons of readability improvements & optimizations to the codebase for easier maintenance and feature development going forward

At Graphite Lab, I shipped "Bratz: Total Fashion Makeover" for mobile devices, and was the lead developer through the first prototype of Atari's "qomp2". On qomp2, I set up a foundation for the project, including a "Scriptable Object" architecture for designers to easily modify gameplay parameters. For the first deliverable prototype, implemented the one-button player controls for dashing and changing direction, and a raycast-based kinematic 2D movement control system. On Bratz, I built a custom Unity editor tool for our designers to author story content, and worked on general features, debugging, optimization, and updates post-release.

This stint led to my full-time role at Graphite Lab. I was brought in to help finish and release the Phaser JS game "Puzzle Society".

I primarily worked on gameplay systems, procedural mesh rendering, UI/UX, computer vision, user data serialization, and loads of optimization therein. Shipped games:• "Bloxels EDU" - 2D Platformer for iOS, Android, Kindle, Chromebook, WebGL (2018-2019)• "Bloxels Star Wars" - 2.5D platformer for iOS, Android, Kindle (2017)• "Bloxels Builder" - 2.5D platformer for iOS, Android, Kindle (2015-2017)• "Adventure Time: Game Wizard" - 2D platformer for iOS, Android (2014)