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Vigor

Howl of Iron

Into the Cave

Ratchet & Clank UE Prototype

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This is the game I am currently working on. Vigor is a Third-Person Extraction Shooter made by Bohemia Interactive.

I am collaborating with the Technical Design team in order to improve the game content.

  • Role: Mid Technical Designer
  • Available on: PS4/5, Xbox One Series S/X, Nintendo Switch

This project stands out for being a Prove of Concept as a TFM of the Master’s Degree in Game Design.

Howl of Iron is a Third-Person combat game starring a Mechanical Werewolf.

  • Role: Junior Technical & Gameplay Designer
  • Available on: Steam

Into the Cave is an Isometric Multiplayer Rogue-Lite for browsers.

During the development of this game, I designed and implemented the main mechanics and the UI.

This is a Ratchet & Clank prototype made with Unreal Engine in one week. This personal project source code is fully available on GitHub.

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Copyright © 2020-2023 Gerlogu

Vigor

Howl of Iron

Into the Cave

Ratchet & Clank UE Prototype

More Projects

This is the game I am currently working on. Vigor is a Third-Person Extraction Shooter made by Bohemia Interactive. I am collaborating with the Technical Design team in order to improve the game content.

Role: Mid Technical Designer

Available on: PS4/5, Xbox One Series S/X, Nintendo Switch

This project stands out for being a Prove of Concept as a TFM of the Master’s Degree in Game Design.

Role: Junior Technical & Gameplay Designer

Available on: Steam

Into the Cave is an Isometric Multiplayer Rogue-Lite for browsers. During the development of this game, I designed the main mechanics and implemented them plus the User Interface.

Role: Junior Game Designer & Programmer

Available on: itch.io (PC & Mobile)

This is Ratchet & Clank prototype made with Unreal Engine in one week.

Available on: GitHub

Check out the rest of my projects!

VIEW TRAILER
MY CONTRIBUTIONS
MY CONTRIBUTIONS
PROJECT OVERVIEW
MORE PROJECTS
Vigor
VigorBohemia Interactive
Howl of Iron
Howl of Iron16 Gears
Into the Cave
Into the CaveGold Pillow Games
Ratchet & Clank UE Prototype
Ratchet & Clank UE PrototypeFan Game
More Projects
More ProjectsCheck out my portfolio!
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Description

I worked as Game Designer and Technical Designer on this game as my Master’s Degree Final Project.

Howl of Iron is a Third Person Adventure game that mixes Action and Stealth genres. Made with Unreal Engine.

My Contributions

  • Designed and prototyped most of the core mechanics and systems, including, among others:
    1. Data-Driven Character System: The first version for the character creation system.
      1. This system consisted of generating the different characters of the game around data instead of around inheritance.
      2. This method was prototyped, but excluded from the final version of the game due to the low quantity of characters needed for this project.
      3. The entire documentation about this system can be read here.
    2. Combat System: This system was implemented by using Gameplay Ability System (GAS).
      1. Light and Heavy Attacks: Montages and transition between attacks.
      2. Impacts (UX related): Camera Shake, Particles, blur.
      3. Attack Effects (flyback, pushback, etc.).
      4. Magnetism between attacks to get closer to the enemy.
    3. Cutscene System: Made custom triggers to play cutscenes during the game (after executing an enemy, after reaching a place, ect.).
    4. Save Game System: Used Game Instance and Save Game object to save the player data during the game.
    5. Subtitle System: Used sequences to call static functions that show subtitles on viewport.
  • Designed and Implemented the User Interface (UI):
    1. Worked pair to pair with programming members.
    2. Implemented main menu: Title Menu, Buttons (New Game, Continue, Settings, Credits, Quit), responsiveness.
    3. Implemented the tutorial and a Tooltip System to show videos and tips during the playthrough.
  • Made multiple Tools for Level Designers & Artists: During the project, as a Technical Designer, I developed multiple tools to enhance productivity of team members.
    1. Mesh Distribution Tool: This tool allowed level designers and artists to place objects in a faster way. Its applications can be seen here.
    2. Mesh Replacing Tool: This tool allowed the artists to replace the scenario proxies by the final mesh selecting the old one and the new one.
    3. Custom Trigger Tool: This is the tool used for all the triggers in the game. Every trigger has a list of listeners and events that are called when a actor overlap it and executes custom functions.
  • Successfully pitched the game to different stakeholders.
Gameplay Design Contributions
Technical Design Contributions

Project Details

  • Studio: 16 Gears
  • Genre: Third Person Adventure
  • Platform: PC
  • Duration:
    1. Core design and prototype: February 2022 – May 2022
    2. Pre-Alpha: May 2022 – July 2022
    3. Alpha: July 2022 – September 2022
    4. Beta: September 2022 – October 2022
    5. Gold: Early October 2022 – Late October 2022
  • Team Size:
    1. 6 Game Designers
    2. 5 Programmers
    3. 5 Artists
    4. 1 Producer
  • Engine & Tools used: Unreal Engine 4.27, Maya, Substance Painter, ZBrush
  • Other: During this project I was mentored by industry professionals.
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Description

I worked as Game Designer and Technical Designer during the full development of this game.

Into the Cave is a Isometrical Rogue-Lite with multiplayer elements. Made with Unity.

I employed this opportunity to improve my pitch and design skills, managing a fully development process.

My Contributions

  • Designed and implemented all the game mechanics and systems, including, among others:
    1. Locomotion and exploration mechanics involving movement, attacks and weapons.
    2. Data-Driven spawn system, involving enemies and items (made by reading CSV files).
    3. Rigging and Animations by using Blender.
    4. Procedural Dungeon Generator.
    5. Game progression between dungeons.
    6. Dialogue System.
    7. New Game+ mode.
    8. Player inventory (Weapons & Items).
    9. Character customization (appearance).
  • Designed and Implemented the Main Menu and UI.
    1. Multiplayer, Settings and Credits menu.
    2. Healthbars, damage information and alerts.
  • Implemented multiplayer mode with Photon Pun 2.
    1. Online save data.
    2. Fully playable dungeon with a companion.
  • Successfully pitched the game to different stakeholders.

Project Details

  • Studio: Gold Pillow Games
  • Genre: Rogue-Lite
  • Platform: PC, Mobile
  • Duration: November 2020 – January 2021
  • Team Size: 5
  • Engine & Tools used: Unity, Blender
  • Awards & Recognition: The game was positioned in fourth place in the New & Popular section of itch.io.
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GAME DESIGN DOCUMENT
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Description

I solo developed this fan prototype of the popular Insomniac Games Franchise: Ratchet & Clank.

This project was developed in one week by using Unreal Engine. The source code is available on GitHub.

The reason of this development was to improve my Technical Design and Game Prototyping skills.

My Contributions

  • Designed and implemented all the game mechanics and systems, including, among others:
    1. Locomotion and exploration mechanics involving platforming, attacks and weapons.
    2. Data-Driven spawn system, involving enemies and items.
    3. Rigging and Animations by using Blender.
    4. Level Design by implementing a test arena and fully playable level.
  • Posted the entire development process on social networks like Twitter and Instagram and a Development Reel for YouTube.

Project Details

  • Genre: Third Person Adventure
  • Platform: PC
  • Duration: December 12 (2021) – December 18 (2021)
  • Team Size: 1
  • Engine & Tools used: Unreal Engine 4.26, Blender
More information
Project Files

HOWL OF IRON

Gameplay Design Contributions

OVERVIEW

During the development of this project I carried out the following Gameplay Design tasks:

  • I helped design all the systems related to the movement.
  • I helped design all the enemies in the game.
  • I designed and implemented the camera system.

DESIGN & Documentation

DESIGN

1. Main Gameplay Mechanics

I designed how the main character’s core mechanics.

Main Mechanics

2. Camera System

I specified how the camera would work.

Camera Mechanics

HOWL OF IRON

Technical Design Contributions

OVERVIEW

During the development of this project, as a Technical Designer, I carried out the following tasks:

  • I made multiple tools and carried out prototyping labor to simplify the work of my colleagues and to visualize what we wanted to implement in the game.
  • I coordinated the design and programming departments.
  • I documented game systems.

TOOLS

1. Mesh Distribution Tool

This tool allowed level designers and artists to place objects in a faster way.

2. Mesh Replacing Tool

This tool allowed the artists to replace the level proxies by the final mesh selecting the old one and the new one.

3. Custom Trigger Tool

This is the tool used for all the triggers in the game. Every trigger has a list of listeners and events that are called when a actor overlap it and executes custom functions.

DESIGN & Documentation

DESIGN

1. Data-Driven Character System

I designed how the characters would be implemented in the video game. My proposal was to orient the character generation to a Data-Driven system.

System Documentation

Data-Driven Example

2. Data-Driven Sound System

I specified how the sound would be implemented in the project.

System Documentation