Start from player decisions
I define the choices players should care about, then build rules, feedback, and pacing around them.
ABOUT & FOCUS
How I Approach Systems Design
These principles and focus areas show how I turn design intent into readable, testable, and playable systems.
Prototype early and test fast
I rely on playable prototypes to reveal readability, pacing issues, and tuning problems early.
Bridge design and implementation
My technical background helps me prototype directly and iterate with production realities in mind.
Combat Interactions
Readable but expressive decisions built from risk, timing, and feedback.
Resource Loops
Currencies, pressure, and tradeoffs that keep choices interesting.
Mechanic Teaching
Systems learned through structure, level flow, and environmental communication.
Rapid Iteration
Unity and Godot workflows that move quickly from idea to validation.
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Game Design Projects
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Engines Used Deeply
2026
Internship Target
Projects Built Around Systems Thinking
Since the coursework focused primarily on design, most visual assets come from free online resources and AI-generated images, so these projects should be read as whitebox-style demos.
The Lost Exorcist
CRPG + Roguelike Systems With Tarot, Dice, and Layered Combat Decisions
I lead the design of a top-down CRPG/roguelike centered on discovering demons hidden across towns. I designed major systems including overworld and underworld switching, tarot-based skills, dice-driven randomness, combat interaction logic, and early progression structure.
Open Case Study
Anxiety of a Stutterer
A Pressure-Driven Resource System About Speech, Stress, and Choice Tradeoffs
I designed an interconnected resource loop around speech progression, stress, confidence, breathing, and customer patience. The goal was to create tension through pacing, card effects, and probability, forcing meaningful short-term and long-term choices under pressure.
Open Case Study
The Weight of the Soul
Using Death as a Strategic Resource Through Movement and Level Guidance
I built a platforming prototype where dying increases soul weight and directly changes movement and jump height. The design challenge was not only the mechanic itself, but teaching players how respawn points and environment structure could turn a negative action into a strategic system.
Open Case Study
Dice
A Dice Manipulation Prototype Built Around Timing, Readability, and Sensory Payoff
I designed a short-form prototype where the player shakes a cup, enters bullet time, and manipulates dice outcomes for higher scores. The project focused on how sound, music, visual effects, and timing feedback can turn a simple action loop into something satisfying and legible.
Open Case Study
Dashboard
A Two-Board Puzzle System Focused on Urgency, Positioning, and Rule Clarity
I designed a minimalist puzzle prototype where the player switches between two boards to guide an automatically moving piece through enemies and hazards. The design explored how limited input and tightly coupled systems can still create pressure, utility, and meaningful spatial decisions.
Open Case Study