Game Development Portfolio
Recent Projects

Hand of Fate 2 | Defiant Development
Junior Game Designer
Junior Game Designer on Hand of Fate 2 - sequel to Hand of Fate. I started as a design intern in August 2017 and was contracted onto the Hand of Fate 2 project through till March 2018. I was responsible for the camera rig appraisal and adjustment across all 40+ combat scenes in the game; setting up all voice over animation sequencing for the 'Dealer' character in Unity for both the main release and for the Endless DLC; mini game scaling and balancing across majority of the core games content; scaling and content pass for existing game content features in Endless DLC; and I assisted in quality assurance and game testing in accordance with the QA leads direction and studio practices.

Hand of Fate 2: Game Master's Toolkit | Defiant Development | Click here to read my modding documentation ► | Click here to read my post mortem ►
Junior Game Designer
Junior Game Designer working on the modding platform for Hand of Fate 2. I was directly responsible for the conception, development and release of the documentation behind the Hand of Fate 2: Game Master’s Toolkit. This involved working alongside coding and design teams to document modding processes for public use, conduct extensive usability testing, design and create mods in Unity to be used by the community, and to provide post release support through multiple avenues inculding Steam.

Side Projects

The Art of Lighting for Games | CGMA Master's Academy (Elective) | Click here to visit my ArtStation ►
Lighting & Composition
Through this master class I was given an intermediate introduction to the science, technology, and art of lighting for games. In the first half of the course, I learnt the fundamentals of how light works, how we simulate and emulate the physical characteristics of light in a digital environment, and how we can break all the rules for the sake of art. The second half of the course I demonstrated some different approaches to lighting various scenes for visual appeal, mood, story, cut-scene and gameplay.

Level Design for Games| CGMA Master's Academy (Elective)
Level and Environment Design / 3D Modeling
Through this master class I approached 3D game level environments from a design perspective, exploring the theory of games, shape composition, architecture, and player psychology that goes into a games environments. I designed and iterated on level setups from the initial planning phases to playable prototypes, including crafting immersion and modeling shapes that intrigue, surprise, and inspire players. I explored how to design for game mechanics and narrative, as well as creating level progressions that support character development and player experience.

{<>} (IT'S WHATEVER YOU THINK IT IS) | Heartbeat 2018 Game Jam | Click here to download the print & play ►
Designer / Developer
A cooperative card game about relationship maintenance. {<>} is a cooperative 3-player card game that borrows mechanics from the tabletop RPG genre. Players can expect to take part in narrative authorship, character creation and development, and roleplaying. While it’s a game focused on the understanding and maintenance of relationships, we hope that it serves as a fulfilling, nurturing, and informative experience for you, your playing partner, and those who assume the role of Happenstance, a third player whose role is to author moments in your relationship. {<>} was a game created at Heartbeat 2018, for the Heartbeat Game Jam.

{<>} was winner of the "Non-Digital" game award and finalist for the "Excellence in Narrative" game award at the 2018 Freeplay Independent Games Festival Awards.

Uncharted 4: A Thief's End (Inspired Scene) | Personal Project
Designer / 3D Modeling & Texturing 
I've been working on a living room scene inspired by Uncharted 4: A Thief's End. I've been recreating the Drake holiday living room from the epilogue scene of the game. This is one of my favourite moments from the game and I thought that it would be a great side project for me to learn using industry software including Maya, Substance Suite, QUIXEL, Unreal Engine, and Photoshop CC which have all been used in bringing this project to life. I started by modeling and creating the blockout of the living room scene in Maya, prior to a UV and texture pass. It took me 1 week to produce the functional blockout. The renders above are my first pass of texturing some items from the room.

University Projects

G.I.A.N.T.S | Tiny Sail Games | Click here to download the game ►
Project Lead / Lead Designer
Project Lead and Lead Designer on our capstone final project. As project lead I was responsible for directing a development team of 10 people, over a 6 month period; running weekly stand up's over the 26 week period of pre-production and production; keeping the project in scope to meet various creative milestones. As lead designer I was responsible for owning the core game concept; level and environment design that complimented cooperative puzzle solving; mapping out gameplay flow (continuous levels without visible loading) and the gameplay interactions, including our puzzle mechanics and character abilities; helmed designing for accessibility, including development of the colour blind friendly mode for the game; some UI design and menu flow; cinematic cutscene direction, narrative and storyboard development alongside our core artists; asset placement and set dressing, terrain painting and cluttering; Post Effects/ Lighting for the game; design documentation (creation, iteration, and management) this included the game design document, puzzle design document, and the teams project management schedule.

New Intelligence: Practice App | Studio 3
Designer / Developer
This was a commercial project that Studio 3 completed for the Canberra based organisation New Intelligence. We were approached in February 2017 by New Intelligence and were contracted onto the project where we were asked to develop a serious game for their companies clientele. This project was a serious game that would be used after their 'Art of Interview Techniques' training course. The app was designed to help their clientele practice the techniques learned throughout the training course. An alpha build of the project was completed, and was handed over to the client in April 2017. My main responsibilities were to design the progression system architecture; design and implement game exercises and activities in Unity; app interaction design; designing gameplay mechanics and rules; UI/UX design and implementation in Unity; script writing and voice recording; design documentation (creation and iteration); I was also external collaboration liaison for the team, so I worked closely with audio and art teams.  

Freedom Through A Lens | Resist Jam 2017 | Click here to download the game ►
Designer / Developer
Freedom Through A Lens is a photography exploration game in a painterly visual style. Created for #ResistJam, and abiding to the 'Freedom of Press' diversifier, in that the game showcases press and journalism through game play. In this game you assume the role of a photojournalist, who's attended a freedom protest taking place in the centre of town. As lead designer I was responsible for developing and owning the core game concept; level and environment design that complimented the gameplay and narrative; mapping out gameplay flow and gameplay interactions (photography hotspots and crowd members location); all writing and narrative development, this included writing the scripts for all of the interactable characters and also the final story that's used in the end game sequence; UI design and menu flow, assisted in implementation in Unity; storyboard development for the end game sequence (assess your photos taken from the day and then write your newsletter with the shots you selected); asset placement and set dressing, cluttering; Post Effects/ Lighting for the game; external collaboration liaison working closely with our artist.

Remnants of Celestial Giants | Make-a-thing 2017 | Click here to download the game ►
Designer / Developer
Remnants of Celestial Giants is a photography exploration game abiding to the game jam keywords: Remedy, Vermilion, and Parallel. In this game you will explore the remains of the past, navigating a landscape that was once a thriving home, that has since been abandoned and overrun by time and age; document your findings with your disposable camera; and share them with whom ever, or where ever you please (social media). This was a solo project completed over 2 days for the game jam, my responsibilities included owning the design and core concept for the game; designing and implementing the visual concept into Unity; implementing the visual fx, post fx and game graphics in Unity; established C# code appraisal and iteration, to best suit my needs for the game; debugging and fixing gameplay issues; level and environment design (asset placement and set dressing); presentation and public release.

Home Grown | Studio 2 | Click here to download the game ►
Designer / Developer / Audio
Home Grown explores the feeling of home in the form of the player growing and caring for their own garden. As Lead Designer my responsibilities included owning and developing the design and core concept for the game; designing and implementing the visual style into Unity; implementing the lighting, visual fx, post fx and game graphics into Unity; scripting the plant growth cycle for all 4 plant types, the day/night wait cycle, the audio acceleration, pitch and volume system for plant growth, the companion planting system and the watering and feeding mechanics for the game; debugging and fixing gameplay issues and bugs; conducting public game testing sessions; pitching ideas and iterating designs and systems; level and environment design (asset placement and set dressing); public presentation and  showcase in Brisbane city followed by public release.