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Picked up my GDC badge. If there’s anyone from GDC that want to meet with me, let me know in the comments #gdc2024 #gdc #gdc24

I had a wonderful time illustrating both the in-game environment and animatable characters for the adorable ‘PETSCEPTION’ game in [P1] Virtual Civilization Initiative ‘s latest game jam. The Red Team put a huge amount of work in to create a working prototype in less than two weeks, led by Giovano Choicoski who wore almost every hat imaginable to bring this project to life. Working in multiple styles and genres is something I absolutely love to do, and I look forward to illustrating more in-game environments for this beautiful cozy game!

Celebrating some of the concept illustrations I’ve created so far for Sky Jellies since being at P1. The blocky style is a fun challenge for me because I’m forced to think so differently in order to turn realistic and irregular, curved shaped plants found in nature into blocky cartoonised versions of themselves. #learnbydoing #workharddreambig

The very first week of 2024 I was lucky enough to join a team of brilliant and driven people from around the world all working together to create a working demo for our organisation’s biannual game jam in just 10 short days. Honoured to have my illustrations and paintings in-game in multiple places and can’t wait to continue bringing the ideas of this project to life through visuals and art direction! #lovemyjob #lovemyteam You can download and play it here: https://lnkd.in/eTswmDY3

This is how little lending there is in the games space. Understandable given the unique, creative nature of the product and the associated level of risk. Hard to imagine a shift here. Bootstrapping is likely the most common way of funding a game studio at start, with a focus on early access or securing a publisher deal. #videogame #funding

Have you seen this chart yet? In this article, I explain what the most successful game developers have done to build sustainable game businesses, regardless of their business model or platform: (Also, a shout-out to Chris Heatherly Sonny Mayugba Mark Otero Katy Drake Bettner Paul Bettner whose efforts at their studios I recognize in the article, and Eric Seufert for a great article on growth metrics that I reference.)

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TLDR: I learned an incredible amount about making games and am using all of my new-found knowledge and the support from my team towards creating a UX wireframe, completely from scratch! With the end of the year approaching, I wanted to reflect on everything I have accomplished as a UX/UI designer in the months since I got my diploma. As cliche as it sounds, I've wanted to work in gaming from the moment I first got my hands on a Gameboy at just 5 years old. Since then, I've been obsessed with the medium and how every unique aspect can be harnessed to create experiences and tell stories in ways we could never have imagined just a few years ago. When I started volunteering with [P1] Virtual Civilization Initiative and aiding in the development of their game SkyJellies I had no idea how much I would learn and grow, not only as a UX/UI designer but as a person passionate about creating games. I started off taking small tasks, redesigning menus and adding feedback to the game. However, as I grew within the amazing community P1 offers, I wanted to take on an ever bigger role. I decided I would take the task of creating the preliminary UX wireframe for the game, completely from scratch.  Creating a game is hard enough, but creating one with a team of volunteers who are free to leave as they please may seem impossible. However, it was that very challenge that drew me towards the responsibility of helping create the core base from which the game would grow, I pored over articles, watched dozens of videos, and played tons of games, trying to understand how I could create the wireframe within the design parameters of the game (having the game be completely linguistically agnostic). I would meet with game designers, programmers, artists, producers, and members of marketing to determine the contents of the wireframe and ensure all bases were covered. The Game UI Database website and Riot’s videos on game design (specifically UX and UI) were resources I would refer to constantly, but admittedly the most helpful tool I had to complete this task was the continual support and feedback I received from the design team, and the other UX designers available to help. I don’t believe my work on SkyJellies will be complete until the day the game ships, but I’m happy to share we’ve now got a great base that any other designer can iterate on to help make SkyJellies the best game and P1 the best team around! As a final note, if I were to pinpoint one skill as a designer that I felt helped me more than any other, it was my ability to communicate across teams and advocate for design decisions that needed to happen. I’m lucky to have a great team that supported me, and I can't wait to keep on learning!