Hello, and welcome :)
I’ve devoted a lot of passion, effort, and time to my one true passion— games.
From childhood, I viewed games as “the perfect artform”, as it uniquely is an interactive but also responsive medium. Of course, it can also be challenging, thought-provoking, and incredibly, incredibly fun. I knew I wanted to work amongst talented people to create captivating experiences, and have dedicated myself to hone the skills required. I studied design, 2d and 3d art, programming, music composition, sound design, quality assurance, rapid prototyping, and production.
Now, I am a junior dual-majoring in Computer Science and Fine Arts, the latter with a focus on Interactive Media, at Carnegie Mellon University.
I’ve assembled some of my recent team projects, all of which I lead the production of; take a gander!
Project Documentation
HackCMU
An edutainment game that uses a player-provided dictionary (think Quizlet) to generate a playable rhythm game for easy, fun memorization!
Team of 3, made over 16 hours
GAMIFICATION PRIZE (Ties with First Place)
Specu-Scoper 5000
2023- “Space”
Unravel the secrets of real exoplanets by gathering information and running tests in this exploration game to determine if they could harbor life… whether alien, or human colonies!
Team of 4, made over 16 hours
SECOND PLACE WINNER
Memory Garbage Collection
2024- “Cyberpunk”
The future is now, but after a bombastic life, our dead bodies brimming with cybernetic enhancements need to be cut free of them before going into the incinerator. It’s your job to do that— or things will get explosive, to say the least!
Team of 4, made over just 13 hours
MOST CREATIVE PRIZE (Sponsor Award by theTradeDesk)
School Projects
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Games and Interactivity Studio Final Project
Clock in to the Kalos Astrolabos as a junior diviner in this esoteric point-and-click puzzler inspired by Italo Calvino’s Invisible Cities. Study pending applications for fickle changes, such as bench installations and sigh repaintings, and interpret the decision to approve— or deny— from the elements and the stars.
Solo project, done over 2 months, at the same time as… =>
XIANG GAO
Chinese Myth & Animation Final Project
A story about a man who becomes a tiger to seek vengeance.
Adapted from a short story in Pu Songling’s 1740 anthology, Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio（聊斋志异）, retold with embellishments and twists from the perspective of the narrative itself.
Team of 4, made over 6 weeks
Mamma Mia!
The Hotchkiss School’s Spring Show
An electric— literally!— production of a beloved show, set to lights, sound, backdrops, set, and special effects technology lovingly brought to you by the people behind the glamour and performance— the backstage crew.
Crew of 19, 8 actors, 13 ensemble