Welcome! I’m Sam and I specialize in technical game design!
I primarily work on games and prototypes for for entertainment purposes, as well as Virtual Reality academic research projects. I love technical game design because I get to watch my concepts come to life as I prototype them!
Design Skills
Combat Design
Iterative Design
HCI Research
Feedback-Oriented
Prototyping
Technical Skills & Tools
C++
C#
Blueprinting
Unreal Engine 5
Unity3D
Passion Projects
Research & Professional Projects
Electric Gold
Unreal Engine 5
Iterative Design
Combat Design
C++
This was a project that I developed over the duration of 4 months. My goal was to create a survival-style FPS game, while heavily focusing on user testing and iterative design based on feedback.
Tar-Copter
Unreal Engine 5
Prototyping
Combat Design
Blueprinting
This is a prototype of a concept for a multiplayer game. My goal with this project was to push myself out of my comfort zone by designing with multiplayer architecture in mind.
Summerway
Unity3D
Prototyping
C#
This is a small horror game prototype that breaks free from your average walking simulator!
Gait Physical Therapy VR
Unreal Engine 5
HCI Research
Iterative Design
Blueprinting
This project was created for the purpose of conducting clinical research. The aim of this project is to give patients with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) virtual environments complete physical therapy exercises within.
Potion Master VR Prototype
Unreal Engine 5
HCI Research
Prototyping
Blueprinting
Many therapy VR applications focus heavily on ecological validity. Because of this, many take place in realistic environments, and involve tasks that directly mirror real-world activities. This project is my attempt to show that VR applications involving more whimsical/fantastical elements can involve similar activities to its counterparts.
Cooking in the Kitchen VR
Unreal Engine 5
Feedback-Oriented
HCI Research
C++
This project was created to conduct clinical research with. This project is intended to provide physical-rehab patients with upper-limb dexterity exercise.
POCUS Carnival
Unity3D
Iterative Design
HCI Research
C#
This is an educational mobile game developed for first-year medical students during my time working with Indiana University eLearning Design & Services. During the design and development of this game, I interviewed and playtested prototypes with over 200 unique potential users.