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PROFESSIONAL VIDEO GAME DEVELOPER<\/h4><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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TEAM PROJECTS<\/h4><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Below is a collection of professional \/ collaborative video game projects that I have worked on. The technical and implementation details of these projects are strictly confidential.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Dumb Ways to Survive<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n
2024 – 2025 \u2022 Unity \u2022 PlaySide Studios \/ Netflix<\/h6><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Dumb Ways to Survive<\/strong> is a survival crafting game for mobile devices and the Netflix Games platform, and is a part of the Dumb Ways to Die<\/strong> franchise that made its debut in 2012 as a public awareness campaign for Metro Trains in Melbourne, Australia.

As of late 2024, I have been working on adding cloud support to the game, which involves memory optimisation, UI reworks, bug fixes, and system maintenance.

Dumb Ways to Survive<\/strong> was released on the Google Play Store<\/a> and Apple App Store<\/a> in early 2024.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Shattered<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n
2023 – 2024 \u2022 Unity \u2022 PlaySide Studios \/ Meta<\/h6><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Shattered <\/strong>is a groundbreaking mixed reality escape room experience developed exclusively for Meta Quest platforms.

I worked on Shattered<\/strong> as an engineer at PlaySide Studios, and was involved in the development of many of the game’s core mechanics such as; the player’s ability to reflect virtual objects and place them within their physical space, the flashlight and corruption mechanics, various puzzle systems and elements, alongside tools and workflow pipeline automation.

Shattered<\/strong> was released on the Meta Store<\/a> in late 2024.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Beyond Contact<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n
2019 – 2023 \u2022 Unity \u2022 Playcorp Studios<\/h6><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Beyond Contact<\/strong> is a cooperative sci-fi survival crafting game developed for PC and consoles. The game is largely built using Unity’s Entity Component System (ECS) and Data-oriented Technology Stack (DOTS).

I worked on Beyond Contact<\/strong> as an engineer for a little under four years, with creative oversight afforded on the game’s design and UI\/UX towards the later stages of development. Responsibilities included: front-end and back-end features, UI\/UX, gameplay mechanics, debugging, tooling, testing, quality assurance, localisation, design, and more.

Beyond Contact<\/strong> was released on the Steam Store<\/a> in early 2023.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Fiend Legion<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n
2017 – 2019 \u2022 Unity \u2022 Spree Entertainment<\/h6><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Fiend Legion<\/strong> is a high-stakes, turn-based strategy card game for mobile and PC.

I worked on Fiend Legion<\/strong> as the lead game designer and programmer at Spree Entertainment, and ended up designing and building most of the game when the original programmer left the team early in development.

The game was released on the Google Play Store<\/a> and Apple App Store<\/a> in late 2018 before it was unfortunately shut down due to ongoing server costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bedlam<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n
2015 \u2022 Unity \u2022 Red Hot Go<\/h6><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Bedlam<\/strong> is a spooky point-and-click adventure game where it is the player’s goal to rid the house of scary monsters by solving various puzzles. The game was presented at PAX Australia in 2015.

Bedlam<\/strong> was a team project, developed over roughly 12 weeks in 2015, as part of my university course. The game was restarted from scratch and I assumed the lead programmer role after the first (12-week) iteration of the game was unsuccessful.

Bedlam<\/strong> was the first game I was involved in where I did not create the visuals – although I was responsible for the visual effects and some UI work.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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System Rift<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n
2014 – 2015 \u2022 Unity \u2022 Talking Animals<\/h6><\/div>\n\n\n\n

System Rift<\/strong> is an asymmetrical, multiplayer space combat game that combines top-down real-time strategy gameplay with first-person shooter gameplay. The game included support for the Oculus Rift (DK1 and DK2) virtual reality headset.

System Rift<\/strong> was a 3-man project, created in 2014 as part of my university course, where I worked as a designer, artist, audio composer, modeller, texturer and programmer. It was one of the most ambitious projects to be ever produced in the unit, and we managed to achieve a completed game in 12 weeks. The game was inspired by the space battle I had added to the menu screen of another game of mine, SpaceWars Advanced<\/strong>, where the player could assume manual control of one of the battling spacecraft.

I made several adjustments and improvements to the game after its original submission as the game was selected for display at showcases, open days and fairs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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SOLO PROJECTS<\/h4><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Below is a collection of some of the prominent independent projects that I have developed over the years. I am aware that screenshots do little to accurately reflect my programming abilities, so please don’t hesitate to contact me if you would like a demonstration or further explanation of any of the listed projects.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Orbliterator<\/h5><\/div>\n\n\n\n
2014 – 2017 \u2022 GM Studio 1.4<\/h6><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Shootout<\/h5><\/div>\n\n\n\n
2012 \u2022 Pascal<\/h6><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Vertex Zone<\/h5><\/div>\n\n\n\n
2011 \u2022 Game Maker 6.1<\/h6><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Doodle Balls<\/h5><\/div>\n\n\n\n
2007 – 2009 \u2022 Game Maker 6.1<\/h6><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Neon Runner<\/h5><\/div>\n\n\n\n
2009 – 2012 \u2022 Game Maker 6.1<\/h6><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Edufun<\/h5><\/div>\n\n\n\n
2011 \u2022 Game Maker 6.1<\/h6><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Castle Defence Reloaded<\/h5><\/div>\n\n\n\n
2010 – 2011 \u2022 Game Maker 6.1<\/h6><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Lazer Breakout<\/h5><\/div>\n\n\n\n
2008 – 2009 \u2022 Game Maker 6.1<\/h6><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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SpaceWars Advanced<\/h5><\/div>\n\n\n\n
2006 – 2009 \u2022 Game Maker 6.1<\/h6><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Shape Shenanigans<\/h5><\/div>\n\n\n\n
2008, 2011 \u2022 Game Maker 6.1<\/h6><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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BlockAge<\/h5><\/div>\n\n\n\n
2008 \u2022 Game Maker 6.1<\/h6><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Nuclear Wars<\/h5><\/div>\n\n\n\n
2006 \u2022 Game Maker 6.1<\/h6><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Pat’s Adventure<\/h5><\/div>\n\n\n\n
2007 \u2022 Game Maker 6.1<\/h6><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Space Jumper<\/h5><\/div>\n\n\n\n
2013 \u2022 Game Maker 8<\/h6><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Forbidden Magic<\/h5><\/div>\n\n\n\n
2011 \u2022 Game Maker 8<\/h6><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Rocket Joust<\/h5><\/div>\n\n\n\n
2009 – 2013 \u2022 Game Maker 6.1<\/h6><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Hyperspace Battle<\/h5><\/div>\n\n\n\n
2016 \u2022 Game Maker 8<\/h6><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Planetary Wars<\/h5><\/div>\n\n\n\n
2014 \u2022 Game Maker 8<\/h6><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Escape Zone<\/h5><\/div>\n\n\n\n
2009 \u2022 Game Maker 6.1<\/h6><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Clown Carnage<\/h5><\/div>\n\n\n\n
2009 \u2022 Game Maker 6.1<\/h6><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Binit<\/h5><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Mazeder<\/h5><\/div>\n\n\n\n
2007, 2013 \u2022 Game Maker 6.1<\/h6><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Towers of Hanoi<\/h5><\/div>\n\n\n\n
2015 \u2022 Game Maker 8<\/h6><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Phyzix<\/h5><\/div>\n\n\n\n
2013 \u2022 Game Maker 8<\/h6><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Mission X<\/h5><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Dungeon Scripter<\/h5><\/div>\n\n\n\n
2012 \u2022 Game Maker 8<\/h6><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Mario Clone<\/h5><\/div>\n\n\n\n
2009 \u2022 Game Maker 6.1<\/h6><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Morris<\/h5><\/div>\n\n\n\n
2015 \u2022 Game Maker 8<\/h6><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Sub Sinker<\/h5><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Dungeoneer<\/h5><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Asteroids<\/h5><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Raptor+<\/h5><\/div>\n\n\n\n
2017 \u2022 Game Maker 8<\/h6><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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