Projects - University of Staffordshire GradEX

Applied Games Design

Action Combat System Exploring Player Agency and Tactical Emergent Gameplay

A flexible and strategic action combat system inspired by the depth of competitive fighting game interactions, that encourages player agency, creative play and unique solutions to problems.

Robert Titiri

Beatscape

3D platformer where the player can influence the music. Further tying how much the player can influence the world around them and an exploration into how this effects the design.

Lewis Robley

Climate Catalyst

This immersive weather game showcases a dynamic weather system. Solving a static environment problem.

Jack Edwards

Creating Adaptive UI for a Fantasy RPG

My project is about creating adaptable UI for a fantasy RPG, it was made in Figma and centres around asset creation.

Lily Page

Design by Subtraction and its Efficiency Compared to Other Methods

My project explored the method of “Design by Subtraction”, assessing its potential to improve game development efficiency, reduce costs, and enhance immersion through minimalist design.

William Lowe

Designing a Dynamic UI for Enhanced Player Experience

A dynamic and player-focused UI designed for enhanced immersion, implemented in Unreal Engine.

Olivia Ngo

Dragons & Debt

A multiplayer party game, where players must collect the most amount of coins, disrupting their opponents with various abilities.

Charlie Birchall

Fractured Memories

Fractured Memories is a narrative-driven puzzle game where players uncover a haunting family mystery through shifting realities and atmospheric exploration in a fog-covered mansion.

Yukika Ozaki-Garrett

How can in-game narratives be made more impactful through environments?

A research project that aims to understand how audio design, lighting and level design can create an impactful narrative in games.

Tom Harriman

Soliloquy of the Sunken

A dive into various formula of Narrative Delivery and ensuring an exposition which hooks the player.

Luke Anderson

Spiritbreach

Spritbreach is a narrative driven game that blends in-depth storytelling with environmental puzzles, combat and discovery. Players follow Rowena and Soran as they unravel the dark mystery of Hollowmoor.

Abigail Sutton

Stay Strong - A Narrative Experience

Stay Strong is a narrative experience featuring touching subject matter and viewing text-based memory scenes in a strange-but-familiar environment.

Joseph Wild

The Sporadic Puzzles

A puzzle minigame system, for AAA Action-Adventures titles, fun for action-fans and puzzle-fans alike.

Raphael Colucci

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