Zephyr @lolbatz

Worked closely with the game lead and my co-artist to iterate on character concepts for multiple characters, creating final character designs that are cohesive, identifiable, and extremely adorable!

Rendered talksprites with expressive poses and memorable movements, keeping in mind the correct aspect ratio and export requirements for sprite implementation within Unity!

Expanded on creative direction and concepts for the game, such as theming each of the characters around different flavors and displaying the sprites with sticker-like backgrounds!

Playtested and provided feature recommendations, gameplay feedback, and glitch-hunting!

Vouched for various accessibility options that were incorporated into the game, such as making sure that each flavor of bubble was distinguishable regardless of factors like color blindness!

Illustrated an album cover for the Official BBDD Soundtrack!

Worked together with my co-lead to create production workshops, in which we taught concepts such as scope, SCRUM, agile development, sprints, and how to use different product management sites, such as Jira, Trello, and Spreadsheets!

Co-led online production SCRUM meetings with each department's producers, leading them through their department's accomplishments, goals, and roadblocks!

Kept peace between the different department producers and the game leads, incorporating conflict-resolution strategies to ensure that all voices felt heard as they discussed difficult, co-dependent roadblocks and issues with the game's scope and progress.

Tackled general club-related officer responsibilities alongside these workshops and meetings, including attending regular officer meetings, addressing safety concerns, and participating in community events!

Moderated an online Discord community and helped facilitate online events, as well as hybrid and in-person events!

Maintained COVID-19 safety compliance within club meetings.

Established the core pillars of my game's design, being: a cute, simple physics-based platformer; a game which educates the player on some of the human-created hazards to fruit bats; and an opportunity to get hands-on experience with Unity development by myself!

Studied the basics of Unity's 2D game development capabilities, including camera movement based on room changes, physics objects with variable mass, hitboxes and collision, and level restarting!

Implemented puzzle-like platformer level design with an intended audience of new gamers or younger children, with simple and fun obstacles showcasing different types of fruits and demoing their behaviors!

Prepared assets for the game, including various fruits, tileable and repeatable background components, and player character sprites!

Tried out Unity's in-engine player character animation capabilities to change the sprites of the character depending on the player's input!

Managed scope throughout the development of this game, in order to adhere to project deadlines, setting aside stretch goals and focusing on aspects of the game that upheld its core objectives.

Designed systems and rules for a multiplayer board game experience that pays respects to the gameplay of Kirby Star Allies, finding interesting ways to translate a platformer's mechanics into the play style of a board game!

Utilized Tabletop Simulator's innate tools to draft board game systems and dynamics!

Worked with my team to design cards, encounters, and abilities which modified the stats of the players who acquired them, negotiating ways to implement things like Kirby abilities into a board game format!

Implemented all of the assets into Tabletop Simulator, prepared the workshop item, and recorded gameplay footage!

Illustrated a board for the game which gives players options for movement that encourages decision-making!

Coordinated development online and asynchronously with fellow classmates during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Designed characters who are appealing, eye-catching, and have scalable complexity, for efficient panel creation!

Gained experience with maintaining a long-term narrative project; SOPI has been running for over two years!

Experimented with ARG-like elements which encourage audience participation, such as: translating secret codes, affecting the story directly through polls, and interacting with the characters themselves through asks!

Grown a creative and welcoming Discord community!

Designed and sold merchandise for the comic!

Worked with existing concept art to iterate on character designs!

Designed a new outfit for the mouse Andy, iterating upon various concepts and taking in feedback from the team!

Re-touched the existing line-art for Andy!

Helped out as a sprite artist, creating animated pixel art sprites for the dragon boss, using the concept art and animation sketches provided for me!

Worked together with my co-lead to create online workshops relevant to game production!

Co-led online production meetings with our department producers, facilitating SCRUM meetings that led the developers through agile sprint cycles!

Tackled general club-related officer responsibilities, including attending regular officer meetings!

Planned, organized, and led various online community nights to keep up morale during the COVID-19 pandemic!