Game: Half-Life 2: Episode 2

Description:

My focus with "Rodeo," was using script to create unique gameplay in a small space.  The premise is lighthearted, but it gave me license to really push myself and create something outside the scope of the original game.

Role: Level Designer

Tasks:

Created entirely new gameplay including:

• A "lasso" system utilizing the crossbow and rope actor

• A "bull" scripted to interact with physics objects in the ring

• A (rudimentary) scorekeeping system

Team Size: Individual Project

Development Time: 4 weeks

Game: Gears of War

Description: Sympathy for the Devil

Sympathy for the Devil was a personal project where I focused on enemy flow and combat tactics.  I wanted to make a single player map that led the player, while allowing them meaningful choices.

Role: Level Designer

Tasks:

My goals for the project required several things:

•  Encouraging exploration early

• Dropping hints through item placement and environmental cues

•  Designing a combat space with two viable strategies

Team Size: Individual Project

Development Time: 8 weeks

Game: Lua Quest (Modification)

Description:

 "Mage Montage!" was a three week individual project in my programming class.  This was our final assignment, and I wanted to try my hand at  an old-school arcade feel.  "Mage Montage" was the result.  The rules are simple, the game is hard, and it's not over until you die!

Role: Game Designer

Tasks:

Re-creating the feel of my childhood games required:

•  New Game Loop

• Custom collision code

• Skill-based scoring system

•  Item drops based on kill chains

• Randomized environments

Team Size: Individual Project

Development Time: 3 weeks