Solo project - Point and click adventure puzzle game. Inspired by classics like Myst and Riven. This project allowed me to prove my creativity through a variety of puzzles, models, storylines and a large explorable environment, rich in immersion and adventure.

Responsible for:

All systems
Modelling huts, puzzles, environment (trees and foliage were from Quixel)
All SFX and original music, in FL Studio (except wind/nature ambience, found royalty free)
All animations (Blender or Blueprint driven)
All UI, VFX, and technical art
Story, cinematics, lighting, post process, audio systems, puzzle design, and all documentation

Download here: musicalkiwi.itch.io/vaulta

Details

Engine: Unreal Engine 4

Platform: Windows PC

Role: Technical Designer

Detailed responsibilities

Design

Creating TDD, designing and documenting intuitive puzzle mechanics
Sculpting island using in editor landscaping tools, applying foliage and environment props to bring the world to life
Applying culling, LODs and optimal density of foliage/procedural mesh across environment
Creating artwork in Photoshop

Tech

Implementing all mechanics, profiling each one to prevent missing memory leaks/heavy processes
Creating point-and-click based camera movement system for a 3D environment that uses world space hotspots
Cheap, efficient referencing to all necessary objects in the world so they can communicate with each other with little overhead
Use of audio tools in Unreal to create spatial dynamic ambience across the island
Designing and implementing all UI including main menu

Extras

Producing soundtrack and SFX (listen here)
Conducting testing sessions to gain statistical insight into the game
Modelling buildings and puzzle meshes

Vaulta Trailer

Vaulta Gameplay

Point-and-click movement in 3D environment

There are camera points around the map that each hold world space hotspots the player can click on to move or interact with objects

Main Menu

I designed the logo, buttons and functionality behind the menu’s interaction

Interactive Hotspots

Players can click on hotspots to move to other camera points or even interact with world objects such as buttons/levers

Focus on user experience

Making sure input to action times are quick and responsive for the players

Weaving narrative into the world and mechanics

I made sure that all the puzzles made sense and followed a storyline for the player to uncover throughout the game

Modelling

I modelled buildings and various puzzle meshes before texturing and implementing them

Point-and-click movement in 3D environment

There are camera points around the map that each hold world space hotspots the player can click on to move or interact with objects

Main Menu

I designed the logo, buttons and functionality behind the menu’s interaction

Interactive Hotspots

Players can click on hotspots to move to other camera points or even interact with world objects such as buttons/levers

Focus on user experience

Making sure input to action times are quick and responsive for the players

Technical Design Documentation

Solo project - Point and click adventure puzzle game. Inspired by classics like Myst and Riven. This project allowed me to prove my creativity through a variety of puzzles, models, storylines and a large explorable environment, rich in immersion and adventure.

Responsible for:

All systems

Modelling huts, puzzles, environment (trees and foliage were from Quixel)

All SFX and original music, in FL Studio (except wind/nature ambience, found royalty free)

All animations (Blender or Blueprint driven)

All UI, VFX, and technical art

Story, cinematics, lighting, post process, audio systems, puzzle design, and all documentation

Download here: musicalkiwi.itch.io/vaulta

Details

Engine: Unreal Engine 4

Platform: Windows PC

Role: Technical Designer

Detailed responsibilities

Design

Creating TDD, designing and documenting intuitive puzzle mechanics

Sculpting island using in editor landscaping tools, applying foliage and environment props to bring the world to life

Applying culling, LODs and optimal density of foliage/procedural mesh across environment

Creating artwork in Photoshop

​

Tech

Implementing all mechanics, profiling each one to prevent missing memory leaks/heavy processes

Creating point-and-click based camera movement system for a 3D environment that uses world space hotspots

Cheap, efficient referencing to all necessary objects in the world so they can communicate with each other with little overhead

Use of audio tools in Unreal to create spatial dynamic ambience across the island

Designing and implementing all UI including main menu

​

Extras

Producing soundtrack and SFX (listen here)

Conducting testing sessions to gain statistical insight into the game

Modelling buildings and puzzle meshes

Vaulta Trailer

Vaulta Gameplay

Technical Design Documentation