Operation: No Toy Left Behind

Narrative: 

This is a 3D platformer featuring Private Campbell, a broken, unarmed toy soldier left behind when his battalion jumps out the attic window without notice. Campbell must scale the monumental clutter of a 13-year-old’s room, reach the ceiling fan, and launch himself out the window to freedom. 

• Third Person Platformer
• Solo Project: Level Design
• Dev time: 3 weeks
• Unreal Engine 5.7
• Meshes modeled in-engine

• Ideated on and designed level concept and layout.
• Incorporated key blueprints to help with level flow, gating, and developing sequences for exciting pacing.
• Researched needs for the drastic scale difference between the world and the characters
• Created block mesh assets using editor tools and materials for structures, set dressing props, and key mood/environment setting props in the level.
• Created unique sequences to serve as prototyped hazards and "enemies"

• Design a level that steadily introduces mechanics to shake up the gameplay through the entire level
• Narrative context properly introduced with little confusion
• Level progression is clear as the player steadily ascends through the room. Sightlines help with creating a mental perception of progression
• Create a feeling of satisfaction when the player can see how high they've ascended by the end