UI/UX
UI engineering
In my time at Traega Entertainment, I was the Lead UI Engineer on their upcoming OWSC title Dawn of Defiance, responsible for all UI implementation and backend, as well as input subsystems.
Some of my responsibilities on this project include: inventory management interactions, in-world indicators & prompts, menus & navigation, custom analog cursor-based focus rules, Slate class implementation, UI animations & sound direction, and more.
As more information about the game is released, I will update this page with additional examples of my work on the project. In the meantime, feel free to contact me directly for screenshots of my contributions.
Animation & VFX
On my indie game Hamster Blitz, I was responsible for all the physics-based animations of the hamsterball and projectiles, as well as authoring all the particle effects found throughout the game.
Some of these effects you can see in-game include cartoony squashing & stretching of the hamsterball based on velocity, dust particles when braking or taking tight turns, a flipbook-based dash animation, rotation of the hamster character inside the hamsterball, powerup and attack effects, and impact collision feedback.
To keep the game lightweight and performant, Hamster Blitz! is fully unlit and uses post-processed ambient occlusion to mimic the appearance of shaddows. The shader used throughout the game is a custom cel-shaded graph with normal-based animated outlines.
Graphic design
I have been using various image editing suites for over 10 years. My application of choice is Paint.NET due to its flexibility and highly extensible plugin support, however I also have experience with Photoshop as well as Adobe Illustrator for vector graphics.
I've engaged my graphic design skills for UI art as both placeholder and final, sprite work, video assets, logos, album art, and other purposes that suit my various hobbies and experiments. I even designed a custom vinyl wrap for my electric guitar.
My tastes in graphic design and presentation tend to lean towards minimalism, favoring easy readability and thoughtful color theory over more complicated styles that may be demanding on file size.
Digital art
My digital art software of choice is Procreate. I may not draw on the most consistent schedule, but when inspiration strikes me, I enjoy experimenting with different brushes and shading techniques. Artwork is one of the many ways I express my passion for franchises in entertainment, usually focusing on video game characters.
As you can see, I appreciate minimalism in art and seek to embrace the beauty of broad, smooth strokes and color theory. One of my inspirations in this field would be Sanrio, who have effectively mastered the art of simplistic character design and marketing. This makes digital art the primary bridge for my skills as an artist and as a designer.
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