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I worked on various projects to help secure funding, including porting the studio's released titles (Eclipse and Covert) to new platforms. This includes work like building pitch decks, docs, and budgets for potential partners. Listed below are some of the major projects and my work on them.Kena: Bridge of Spirits: A third-person, action-adventure title for PS4/5 (Contract work)● Led design revisions for player mechanics, enemies, and bosses in the game● Pitched and implemented combat scenarios with unique combat mechanics● Revised player attacks, combos, dodge, and recovery timings as well as damage balancingProject 5: A third-person, melee-combat prototype built in UE4 for PC/consoles● Prototyped abilities and combos for the player character● Wrote most of the documentation for the combat tools and system, detailing things like damage calculation, character attack and ability designs, and sample game modesProject 4: A first-person shooter demo built in UE4 for PC● Helped outline the pacing and narrative beats of the demo● Grayboxed the fight and grapple sections in the demo, as well as 2 multiplayer PvP maps● Authored the grapple and gunplay design docs for others to build from

I worked on the combat system for this melee-combat, action-adventure VR game made for the Oculus Quest.● Owned the combat and was responsible for bringing visceral combo-heavy combat into VR● Built the initial combat prototype with attacks, combos, and enemy reactions● Wrote and maintained the GDD for the combat system● Scripted the combat for the two enemy AIs and the player: combos, attack, and defense● Managed audio, visual, and animation direction to deliver snappy and feels-good combat● Worked with programming to bring the combat system tool from concept to production

I worked on the design and implementation of gameplay systems, puzzles, and level layouts for this asymmetrical, co-op VR game that was released for the Oculus Go, Oculus Rift, and PSVR.● Helped design the core system mechanics for both the VR and the mobile app players● Took multiple minigame systems from pitch to ship, doing the design and programming● Designed ~75% of the moment-to-moment content: puzzles, platforming, and stealth● Pitched and implemented big moments like the mastermind escape and the final boss● Created the tutorials for both apps● Implemented UI for the mobile companion app● Scripted most of all the voiceover

As the sole developer, I worked on the design, programming, writing, and level creation. The art, music, and sounds come from open source. The prototype has been released on itch.io.Features● Branching dialogue with meaningful choices● Responsive dialogue system that is semi-realtime● Minimal UI that retains immersion within a conversation