Director/Designer | Spire of Trials
• Founded the studio and led a six-person team through a four-month development cycle.
• Designed the core combat loop, including the three-lane shield system, directional attacks, timing, and telegraphs.
• Built the full Unity codebase: enemy state machines, attack systems, shield logic, UI, input, and weekly integrations.
• Directed music design and implementation, including themes, layering, and in-engine transitions.
• Led QA iteration to refine combat and encounters, contributing to six local indie awards including Best in Show.
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Beta image of core gameplay.
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An image of one of the awards the game received, recognizing Spire of Trials as Best in Show.
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An image of the FMOD middleware used for implementing sound and adding audio effects, supporting everything from music transitions to dynamic sound design in gameplay.
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Early alpha layout of the second area, mapping out enemy placement, player sightlines, and overall perspective to refine encounter flow and pacing.
