About Me
Hello World! I am a Game Developer and Game Designer working in Adelaide, South Australia. I have a Dual Diploma in IT and Screen and Media and an Advanced Diploma in Professional Game Development through AIE (the Academy of Interactive Entertainment) I am also the Community Manager for a video game focused co-working space called Game Plus.
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Portfolio
Here is a list of some of my favourite works over the last few years I’ve ordered this from Newest to Oldest and will try to maintain it as more projects get uploaded!
Commercial releases
Lucie’s Potager – Stellar Advent
UX Designer & Marketing Lead
Lucie’s Potager is a Shop-Keeping Sim created by the Indie Studio Stellar Advent. This is the 2nd Major game by this studio and as freelance Designer and Marketing lead I contributed to some of the game design elements such as the Quest systems and UX.
Belt it Out! – Ortum Games
UX Designer
Belt it out is a fast paced tetronimoes inspired puzzle game. Place conveyor belts down to move packages from 1 side of the warehouse to the other. As a Gameplay Designer I was responsible for balancing the high scores, Stars, Progression and UX .
2021 – 2022
Mumble: A Tumble in Time (Coming Soon)
UX Designer & Level Designer
For our Major production project and final hurrah of the year a team of 9 (myself included) created a fun stylized cartoon 3D platformer, reminiscent of our favourite childhood games. eg. Rachet and Clank, Spyro the dragon and Banjo Kazooie!
Wasteland Tactics
Lead Producer
Something I would consider to be a great learning experience for me was a unit of study called “Production for Clients” Our job was to build a vertical slice based off a brief and regular “client meetings.” This process I taught me about scope and how important deadlines are.
Final Fishing VR
UX Designer
Most of the Second Year at school was more focused on documentation and processes, however, we did get the opportunity to work on an awesome little VR game. The brief my team chose was a fishing game! I had a lot of fun creating an immersive environment.
Sponge Highway – Game Jam
Lead Producer
Sometimes you need to let your hair down and do something fun! The Adelaide Game Developers community hosted a small Game Jam and Together with Jamie Appleby my awesome 3D Artist friend, we decided to make a fun, High Impact super soaker of a game!
2021-2022
Deep Dive
Lead Producer
The Final production for 2021 was a larger team project. We decided to work with diegetic prompts and high immersion. Deep Dive is centred around repairing a broken submarine at the bottom of the ocean. we wanted to show off use of the HDPR in Unity, large scale creatures and interesting movement.
Santa’s Sweatshop – Game jam
UX Designer
Coming to the end of my first official year learning game dev, The Academy of Interactive Entertainment put on a Students-only Game Jam! We spent the weekend having too much sugar and learning to work in a fast paced and time sensitive environment.
Dungeon Dude
Solo project
Probably one of my favourite prototypes and again another great learning experience, This vertical slice involves procedural generated dungeons, character customisation, random loot drops and NPC’s to talk to! This work has inspired some of my later ideas
SamSam the Magic Man!
Solo project
Our first Level Design Fundamentals taught me a lot about pacing, beat maps and timelines for creating player flow states during your levels. Along with this prototype I created extensive documentation to justify the decisions made and iterative changes from block out to final submission
Publications
As part of my role as a Community Manager and my excitement and passion for the Game Development industry and creative industries here in Adelaide I’ve been very fortunate to be part of multiple initiatives and programs to help support the Industry!
Here are a few links to some I am most proud of:
Game Plus Support Program – https://www.aedasa.com.au/blog/game-plus-support-program-2022/
Feature on AEDA (Gaming in Adelaide) – https://www.aedasa.com.au/opportunities-grants/gaming-in-adelaide/
