Who am I?
A retired biology student, now a prospective game developer/designer.
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-Playable experience made from throwing myself into Unity to familiarize myself with its functions and systems.
Role: Sole-Developer
Title Screen music by @Magdacat.
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SYNOPSIS
A Unity combat micro-prototype where Jane Doe, a 50-year-old metalhead, climbs the Mountain of Death to save her kidnapped fiancé, the Grim Reaper. This prototype tests a three-click combat loop inspired from my larger narrative and GDD.
CONCEPT ART
UI and Battle Layout
Map Level UI
Jane Doe - First Design
Title Screen Variant
VISION BOARD
PLANNING
PROGRESS
Hit Response Iteration: Animations + Hitbox Trigger
Player Feedback Test: Health Bar System + Camera Shake
Gameplay Loop: UI + Death Sprite + End Screen
REFLECTION
Tutorials were invaluable throughout development but were time intensive. Because of my toolset and experience level at the time, I needed to be realistic with myself to avoid over scaling the project. Moving forward, I would prioritize building the core mechanics first using placeholders before committing to visuals.
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Visual Novel for horror game jam on itch.io. Made within two weeks and will be further advanced in the future. Placed #9 out of 114 entries.
Role: Game Director, Producer, Level Designer, and Programmer
Visuals + writing by Arianna Calderon.
PROGRESS
Figma Prototyping
Early Systems Pass: Dialogue + Scene Transitions + UI
Mechanics Prototype: Mini-game
Visual Pass: Backgrounds + Placeholder Animations
SYNOPSIS
Fish Market is a visual novel about a burnt-out fish butcher trapped in the monotony of a rundown seafood market. A splitting headache triggers unsettling hallucinations as you cycle through filleting fish, serving hostile customers, and trying to stay grounded. Four endings explore different emotional responses to burnout and dissociation as the line between routine and reality begins to break.
This game was created to capture the anxieties, burnout, and emotional strain of the working-class within today's job culture.
PLANNING
Game Analysis on Cult of the Lamb: How being a Cult Leader Teaches Management
Game Analysis on BillieBustUp: How Music & Mechanics Collaborate
Game Analysis on Splatoon: How Teamwork is Fostered Non-verbally
Common Place Book Dissecting the Staples of the 'Canon'
Church Concept for Mortimer & the Misfortune
Town Concept Art - Mortimer and the Misfortune
StoryBoard/ColorScript - Mortimer and the Misfortune (Click image to see animatic)
Character Design + Gradient Map
Perspective + Composition
