Role/Responsibilities:
Game Designer, AI Systems Developer, Programmer, UI (Solo Project)

Tools Used:
Unreal Engine 5, C++, Behavior Trees, Perception System, Subsystems

Description:
A third-person survival shooter emphasizing emotional tension, choice-driven outcomes, and adaptive NPC behavior. The project integrates a dynamic AI ecosystem where both allies and enemies react intelligently to player actions, supporting immersive storytelling and balanced challenge.

Research Summary:
Whispers of the Dead’s adaptive AI design draws from Goal-Oriented Action Planning (GOAP) and dynamic Behavior Tree methodologies, similar to the combat AI in F.E.A.R. (Orkin, 2006). It also applies affective player-modeling principles from Yannakakis and Togelius (2018), supporting emotionally reactive companions that respond to player behavior and environmental tension.
(Orkin, 2006; Yannakakis & Togelius, 2018)

Backyard Bakery

Role/Responsibilities:
UI Designer, AI Systems Programmer (Team Project)

Tools Used:
Unreal Engine 5, Blueprints

Description:
A turn-based cooking puzzle where players collect ingredients on a grid before insects consume them. The design emphasizes readability, timing, and user flow through accessible UI and clear player feedback loops.

Research Summary:
Backyard Bakery draws on design research around player readability and cognitive load in strategy-based UI systems. It applies principles from Federoff’s heuristic evaluation of game design and Nielsen’s usability heuristics to ensure accessible interfaces and clear moment-to-moment feedback during turn-based play.
(Federoff, 2002; Nielsen, 1995)

Chaotic Battleships