Heya!
I'm a Game Developer specialising in technical design based in Leeds, UK.
I'm Emily. I'm a game developer and technical designer from up North.
I graduated from Teesside University with a BSc. (Hons) Technical Games Development in 2022.From a very young age, and up to the present day, video games have served as my main outlet for everything from exploration to creativity, socialisation to self-discovery. This medium has shaped me into who I am today, and it's one that I want to give back to.I want to share my passion with the world, and with my creativity and intuition, give people the same sense of belonging that brought me to where I stand today.
About
The woman, the myth, the Emily.
I grew up in the northern half of Leeds for all of my childhood. Growing up, my parents loved to travel a lot. It's on these cross-country car trips where I'd come to fully appreciate video games and view them as an art form.My time in College and University taught me to not just love games, but love the art of creation as a whole.In my off-time, you can find me producing light-hearted history documentaries, running a website about Progressive Metal, and perhaps indulging in a Strategy game or old Nintendo game, or two.
Skills
Over the years, I've accrued a wide variety of skills and knowhow.
SOFTWARE
UNITY
Industry Standard Game Engine
4+ Years (Intermediate)
UNREAL ENGINE
Industry Standard Game Engine
5+ Years (Intermediate, Visual Scripting)
VISUAL STUDIO
Programming / Code IDE
4+ Years (Intermediate)
GITHUB
Version Control Software
4+ Years (Intermediate)
MICROSOFT 365
Microsoft Office Suite
12+ Years (Advanced)
ADOBE PHOTOSHOP
Image Editing Software
7+ Years (Advanced)
HANSOFT
AGILE Planning Tool
<1 Year (Novice)
PERFORCE
Version Control Software
<1 Year (Novice)
CLIP STUDIO PAINT
Image/Art Creation Software
2+ Years (Advanced)
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES / SCRIPTS
C#
General-Purpose Language
4+ Years (Intermediate)
HTML
Web Development Language
5+ Years (Intermediate)
CSS
Web Design Language
5+ Years (Intermediate)
SOLO PROJECTS
Our Path Unbeaten (2022)
Fur-ever Retro (2021)
Radio Waves (2020)
GROUP PROJECTS
Imbalanced Humors (2023)
Imbalanced Humors
August 25th 2023
Over the course of two weeks, I tasked with designing, prototyping, and polishing a unique spell for the player character to cast in INFINITY27's upcoming game Samsara as part of their Skills Bootcamp initiative.Its a poisonous area-of-effect spell called "Imbalanced Humours", designed to make the player strategise and think more about their actions. It's a tricky spell to master and you're likely to get caught in your own crossfire if not careful, but it's an incredibly fun spell to play around with!(See full statement HERE)
SKILLS USED / LEARNED
UNREAL ENGINE
Industry Standard Game Engine
HANSOFT
AGILE Planning Tool
PERFORCE
Version Control Software
PHOTOSHOP
Image Editing Software
Our Path Unbeaten
May 18th 2022
My final year project at University, where I was tasked with creating a short game based around a unique mechanic over the course of 12 weeks. My mechanic of choice was hopping in and out of a vehicle, inspired by the Blaster Master games on the NES. This allowed for the changing the gameplay dynamic on the fly, and allowing for a wider variety of platforming challenges.Our Path Unbeaten is an evolution of the 2D collect-a-thon formula inspired by the Adobe Flash game Super Mario 63. The game is themed around ambition and discovery, and is based around the swapping between playing in a vehicle and on foot, giving extra depth to the game's branching paths.
Download Our Path Unbeaten on Itch.io
SKILLS USED / LEARNED
UNITY
Industry Standard Game Engine
VISUAL STUDIO
Programming / Code IDE
GITHUB
Version Control Software
PHOTOSHOP
Image Editing Software
Fur-ever RETRO
December 31st 2021
Through October to December 2021, I had been working on a 3D couch co-op platform fighting game with a group of University friends called "Fur-ever After". Shortly before Christmas that year, I tasked myself with creating a small remake of our game, but made to look as though it were released on the NES in the 80s. For added comedy, I wanted to get this done before the new year, and without any of my teammates knowing. Hilarious, I know.Fur-ever Retro is a two-player platform fighting game based rather loosely on fairytale mythos. Collect coins and knock coins out of your opponent to win.
Download Fur-ever Retro on Itch.io
SKILLS USED / LEARNED
UNITY
Industry Standard Game Engine
VISUAL STUDIO
Programming / Code IDE
GITHUB
Version Control Software
PHOTOSHOP
Image Editing Software
Radio Waves
August 20th 2020
In October 2019, I created a prototype of a game where you assymetrically control two robots in a grid-base chamber. Just under a year later, I decided to spend two weeks expanding upon this controller base and develop it into a full game.Radio Waves is an asymetric puzzle game where the player controls two crate-robots, solving various puzzles through a series of rooms, overseen by a mysterious sign painter.It's like something between "Sokoban" and "A Tale of Two Sons."
Download Radio Waves on Itch.io
SKILLS USED / LEARNED
UNITY
Industry Standard Game Engine
VISUAL STUDIO
Programming / Code IDE
PHOTOSHOP
Image Editing Software
ARCHIVE
My less polished projects, usually older ones.
Not my best work and are here purely for archival purposes.
Cybrium
December 15th 2021
A room-based 2D platformer based around the graze mechanic found in Shoot-'em-Up games, with additional influence from the Mega Man series.Run, jump, and shoot your way through a series of chambers, all while keeping your battery alive. However, your battery can only be charged by getting close to enemy fire, so be careful!
No Available Download
Ballin'
May 30th 2020
A 3D top-down shoot 'em up game where you push a ball through a series of challenging rooms. Enemies drop energy that makes your ball grow bigger and stronger.
A larger ball lets you unlock more rooms and progress further.
No Available Download
Suikadash
April 9th 2019
A bouncy, pinball-esque platformer, made in the span of a few days during a hotel stay in Bristol, England.You guide a really bouncy melon named Dash through a series of obstacle courses of varying colours by rotating the screen.
No Available Download
Election Simulator
January 3rd 2019
A toung-in-cheek satire of British politics in the form of a short HTML web game. Found your very own political party and change Great Britain for better, or worse, in these trying times.Insert witty political comment here.
No Available Download
Rhubarb
December 30th 2018
Rhubarb was originally a simple project I used to learn the Unity engine over Christmas and was inspired by "Super Mario 63."The game is a 2D collectathon about a crate who really likes apples. Explore multiple open-ended levels, collecting the game's many hidden golden apples, in a big 2D world.
No Available Download
SparkLABS
June 16th 2018
A fast-paced action sidescroller.
After mismanaging some chemicals, protagonist Sparki Snekthwaite smashes a glass in anger, causing his lab to go haywire. Sparki must evacuate before his lab consumes him.This game won me an award at an arts venue called in Leeds called Studio24.I made an expansion to the game towards the end of 2019 called SparkLABS: Move Right
No Available Download