The engine I have worked in the most has been Unreal Engine 4, primarily versions 4.18 and 4.19. I have developed skills and experience using the C++ and Blueprints framework offered by Unreal. Along with personal projects, I have also contributed to group projects and have learnt to use the built-in source control features, utilizing both Git (with Sourcetree) and Perforce (with Helix Visual Client).
Project Eden is the game I helped developed for the major project during my second year at AIE over the course of four months. Project Eden is a third person action/shooter with Sci-Fi and horror elements. You are hired to investigate a facility gone cold, only to learn the base has been over-run by plant monsters.
Project Eden features a single player campaign that features:
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Three levels that construct a solid 30 minutes experience
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Narrative pieces that trigger throughout each level
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Two types of monsters with different variations of each type
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Multiple weapons and powers to utilize
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AI that responds to sight, sound, touch and damage
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Saving/Loading current campaigns each play session
Silent Android Punch-Out was a group project I helped develop in a one week proof of concept exercise. This game is a 1v1 multiplayer game in which you must beat your opponent in a first to four round based punch out using different types of attacks.
Silent Android Punch-Out comes with the mechanics:
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LAN and Online Multiplayer (via Steam)
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Lobby with chat communication
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Three different styles of punch that differ in stats and effects
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Block that drains overtime
Road Blaze was a quick solo project developed in three days as a part of a mini exercise where I was given a design document brief for a game to build. I used this project to further my C++ skills in Unreal and learn the basics of the built-in material editor.
Road Blaze is a small endless runner where you must survive against incoming traffic that progressively builds up the longer you survive. The game utilizes an object pool to manage the infinitely re-spawning cars.
Purity is a group project which I helped developed for my first year at AIE. The group consisted of a designer, three artists and me being the groups programmer. This game was developed using Unreal Engine 4 C++ with the purpose if being inherited into blueprint templates for the designer to use.
Purity offers multiple features which includes:
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Cut-scenes, both player controlled and not
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Optional subtitles to display
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Animated and detailed HUD-elements with sound
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Event-Driven gameplay
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Collectables for the player to find
Zombies That Punch You is a solo project that I developed in my spare time. This project was created in Unreal Engine 4 using both a mixture of C++ and Blueprints. My focus with this project was to develop my skills using the Unreal Editor, primarily the blueprint functionality.
Zombies that punch you includes the following features:
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Multiple game modes featuring different zombies
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Multiple maps to play with
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Pickups and Power-ups with different effects
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Interactions with the world
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Equipment the player can utilise