The Ritual - 3D Game

About:

'The Ritual' is a third-person, 3D puzzle game developed by a team of 5 Texas A&M University students as part of the 2023 Gaming Summer Industry Course. In this course, students received mentorship from multiple individuals at Bluepoint Games.

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My Role:

•   Programming | Was responsible for the majority of programming using blueprints in Unreal Engine 5

     Some examples include:

     - General player movement, including barrel possession + barrel movement

     - Taking damage in light / refilling health in shadow

     - Exorcist AI behavior + banishment

     - Player + environment interactions (knocking over objects, interacting with fuse boxes)

     - Flickering lights

•   Game and Level Design | Was responsible for majority of game design and helped design and refine levels

     Some, but not all, examples include:

     - Level 1: Responsible for all level design, including windmill and flickering light puzzles

     - Level 2: Designed windmill and breaker box puzzles

     - Level 3: Worked on the exorcist's path and refined environment and barrel positions for player path

     - Level 5: Plank and flickering light puzzle near house, plank and seesaw puzzle near barn

     - Level 6 (Interior barn/boss level): Responsible for all level design

•   Tool Development | Created various set dressing tools for artists to use in engine