Educational Game Design Intern & Game Designer (Contract)

I work on Epic's Education and Learning team creating example content that teaches creators about how to use Fortnite Creative to make engaging gameplay experiences. My contributions include Template Islands (below) and over 70 small tutorials that teach creators to design and implement individual game mechanics called "Design Examples":

• Barrier Device Design Examples

• Elimination Manager Device Design Examples

• Switch Device Design Examples

• Skilled Interaction Device Design Examples

• Wildlife Spawner Device Design Examples

Template Islands are full game experiences, delivered with accompanying tutorial documentation detailing how to construct the game, aimed at teaching creators how to work in Fortnite Creative. In my primary solo project as an intern, I used new Patchwork music devices to create a game with a fully adaptive score to teach fundamental game music principles as well as good core game design practices. The tutorial documentation can be found here, and my presentation of the template can be viewed in the video to the right (my presentation begins at 1:14:23). 

Gameplay Design Intern

Saleblazers  is a co-op survival shopkeeping game in which players gather resources, construct their shop, and survive the night alone or with up to 8 friends. from Airstrafe Interactive. As an intern, I contributed to many aspects of the game, including the core vision and narrative direction, the open world level design (layout diagram from development to the left), resource/crafting systems, character design, and system balancing. I collaborated with the ~12 person indie team throughout my internship, participating in daily standups and frequent meetings with engineers, artists, other designers, and the game's director. 

Saleblazers is currently in Early Access on Steam with over 1,200 87% positive reviews.

Game Designer, Sole Engineer, Audio Lead

Curtain Call is a wholesome visual novel in which players build trust with three distinct characters and explore the social masks that they use to hide their true selves. I was very involved in the collaborative design of many of the game's core mechanics and systems,  including the "Trust" system, navigation and progression systems, dialogue system, and additional quality of life features. I worked closely with the ~5 person indie team to establish and meet production goals and design new mechanics in regular meetings throughout development.

Curtain Call released on Steam with 50+ 94% positive reviews.