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"Manas" (2023) is an Advanced Game Project (AGP) at USC. It is a 3D third-person combat game directed by Omar Uraimov, following the legendary hero of Kyrgyzstan, Manas.

• Provided art direction and feedback to 15+ 2D and 3D artists and worked alongside the Art Producer for weekly meetings
• Maintained a Style Guide for artists to reference following close research of around 9th century Kyrgyzstan customs, clothing, armor, etc., collaborating with teammates regularly for verisimilitude of the source material
• Did sample draw-overs to guide 3D artists in revisions and paintovers to iterate on the goal style of the game

"BLEED RUNNER" (2023) is a 2.5D cyberpunk beat-em-up in which a lone knight fights against an encroaching plague.

• Art directed and created 16+ sprite animations and 3+ promotional art
• Designed and prototyped the camera system, combat mechanics, base enemy AI, sniper sequence UI and AI, surface blood effects, and full-screen effects (screenshake, hit-stop, etc.)
• Engineered UI and menu screens, control schemes and visual prompts for 3 gamepad types, and special event sequences
• Held 2 formal playtests and 8+ informal playtests and implemented feedback in an iterative process
• Collaborated and gave feedback to 5 audio team members from the Berklee College of Music

More info: Bustlin' - REDDER'S STUFF (weebly.com)

USC Games, CTIN 289, Fall 2022. I contributed to the game design, art (tech art), engineering, and marketing of Bustlin'.

• Game Design Document experience goals
• Character animations and "Focus State" background art
• Universal Animation Controller system
• Core A.I. and GameManager systems

USC Games, CTIN 289, Fall 2022. I mainly worked on menus and Game A!

More info: Skylost - REDDER'S STUFF (weebly.com)

USC Games, AGP, Spring 2022. I worked as a concept artist.

• Environment set dressing concepts
• Item and collectible resource concepts
• 2D assets for environments and user interface
• Texture concepts for enemies
• Demos for particle effects in Roblox Studio for 3D artists and designers to reference