Potato Pirates Digital

A mobile game for the beloved spudtastic franchise

Due to popular demand, Codomo, creator of the Potato Pirates franchise, decided to release a digital version of the Potato Pirates game alongside the second sequel of the board game. The game which is slated to release in 2022, introduces a new way to experience Potato Pirates in the form of a multiplayer mobile experience.

Hired as a Game Engineer intern, my work revolved around the development of the digital version of the board game. As my first Unity project, it was my first dive into the game engine and the project allowed me to get used to its workings. I also had the opportunity to work on the server side and was heavily involved in designing the architecture used to serve players in realtime to ensure a seamless gaming experience.

• Copyright © Codomo 2022

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Potato Pirates 3: Battlechips

The second sequel of the beloved coding board game series

Potato Pirates is a line of tabletop card games with the aim of teaching players programming concepts in a fun and easy manner. The third game in the series, Battlechips, revamps the gameplay of the first, introducing new constructs and mechanics to enhance learning and strategy. The game launched on Kickstarter in July 2021 and reached its funding goal in under an hour.

During my time with Codomo, the developer of the Potato Pirate games, I was heavily involved in the design of the board game, playtesting and paving the direction that the gameplay should go towards. My main contribution to the project was developing a single player mode for the board game that featured a narrative experience while introducing a new way to play Potato Pirates. The level structure of the mode adapts a framework used in educational games while boasting a strong story and cast that ties in with the Potato Pirates lore.

• Kickstarter link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/codomo/potato-pirates-3-battlechips
• Product link: https://potatopirates.game/collections/all/products/potato-pirates-battlechips-coding-card-game
• Single Player Preview: https://issuu.com/potatopirates2/docs/comic_book_page_1_
• Copyright © Codomo 2022
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Robot ARena

An AR app used to visualise the capabilities of OMRON's Robots

Omron Robot ARena is an AR application that showcases real-time, precise and dynamic simulation of 3 variations of OMRON's autonomous mobile robots. Users are able to choose between the different types of payloads available to each robot as well control the motion of the robot through the app's interface. This allows potential clients to visualise how the robot works and better understand its usecases for their purposes.

As the sole engineer of the project, I was tasked to bring the app to life based on the client's expectations and demands. Robots ARena was created on Unity, utilising existing AR libraries for mobile devices.

• Play Store Link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.omron.robotARena

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Hi, Can you please mute?

Papers please, but on Zoom?!

Hi, Can you please mute (HCYMP) is a video game a friend and I developed for the GMTK Game Jam 2021. Inspired by our experiences using Zoom and other web conferencing tools, we wanted to make a game that utilised the tool as its core gameplay in order to fit the theme, "Joined Together". Throughout the game, the players and other NPCs are 'joined together' or connected through the call they are in.

In HCYMP, you play as Professor Mulberry, a lecturer of a university in the dystopian society of Wafflelia. Through your lectures, you are able to influence and mold the thinking of your students to change the future of the country. Multiple endings can be achieved based on the outcome of your class.

The game was developed in Unity but due to the time limit of the jam, is still unrefined. Obviously a program should be worked on through a proper source control but we went with the big bang approach on this one and it backfired massively. Still a really fun experience that I wanted to show where I was able to apply much of what I have learnt in its development.

• itch.io link: https://legendstudio.itch.io/hi-can-you-please-mute

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t/Place

An Online Collaborative Canvas for Tembusu Welcome Week.

t/Place is an online collaborative canvas that is highly inspired by Reddit’s April’s Fool event, r/Place. Participants are only allowed to draw a pixel at a time and pixels are given once every 5 minutes so collaboration is required to draw anything substantial. t/Place ran during the duration of Tembusu Welcome Week as part of an e-orientation from 1st to 3rd August 2020. The final canvas can be seen on the second image above.

As the project lead in a team of 6, I was in charge of maintaining the Express Server as well as telegram bot integration for authentication. To access the web-app, a user has to enter through the bot in a telegram group that has previously been whitelisted. The Express Server works with a PostgreSQL database for user storage as well as a separate Redis server that acts as a cache for the canvas. To ensure the server loads smoothly, we used a bitfield to store the overall canvas that is maintained on the Redis server. Finally we used Socket.io to ensure all the web-app clients (built with vanilla JS) are updated whenever a new pixel is placed.

• Github Link: https://github.com/Tancho-Welcome-Week/tPlace

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tHalloween

Tembusu's rendition of a haunted house.

I had the opportunity to be the Project Director for tHalloween 2019, which is Tembusu College’s contribution to the annual Inter-College Halloween (ICH) event held at NUS University Town. As part of the event, we turned the Learn Lobe (the college’s 2 story building where seminars are usually held) into a haunted house loosely based of the movie IT. As the project director, I liased with the ICH committee to set an overall theme for the event as well as to create a video to publicise the event. For the College’s own haunted house, I worked directly with the heads of the multiple subcommittees to develop their ideas as well as to provide the logistics required. Each subcommittee adopted a seminar room to convert into a station that advances the overall plot of the haunted house.

While not a tech project, tHalloween remains one of my favourite projects which I worked on and I believe it deserves a spot on this portfolio. It strongly showcases my passion for creating interactive experiences as well as ability for event management and planning.

• Date: 25th October 2020

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Chibi Rumble

Multiplayer Bumper Kart Game for Mobile

Chibi Rumble is Realtime Multiplayer Bumper Kart game developed by MW-Studios. The game features multiple modes such as King of the Hill, Pinball and Tag where players control a Bumper Kart to complete objectives or destroy opponents karts. Chibi Rumble boasts all the features of a full fledged Gacha game such as Ranked Systems, Lobbies, Friend System and Character Skills.

As the sole Software Engineer of the team, I had the responsibility of implementing every feature of the game from the core gameplay mechanics with Kart Movement, Skills and Powerups to the User Interfaces. The realtime multiplayer elements were handled by the Photon Fusion library while the backend is integrated with Unity Cloud Services.

• Copyright © MW-Studios 2022

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Twisted Fairytale

Hack and Slash Summoner Game

Twisted Fairytale is a video game developed for my Game Development Module in University. The core gameplay is a wave-based hack and slash where you defend a castle from being overrun by enemy hordes. You are also able to call upon your allies in the form a Barbarian, a Knight, an Archer and a Wizard to help you in the battle.

My role in the team was to develop the Ally AI system, utilising a Finite State Machine script coded in Unity. I also developed the Weapon System, which comprises of the Character Stats, Shop System as well as Player Inventory.

• Play the game on itch.io

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Earth Art Offline

VR GeoGuessr but for Time

Earth Art Offline is a VR Game where you explore and analyse artifacts in a scene to determine the time and place the scene occurs. The game is developed for an Interaction Design in VR module.

For the project, I worked on the analysis machine where players can drop objects in to find more information of the item. I also developed the vehicle mechanic for players to input the era they are in.

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Crypt Tomb

VR Tomb Exploration

Crypt Tomb is a VR Game where you unlock the secrets of a tomb through upgrading your powers by acquiring tomes. After obtaining the secret treasure, you are then treated to a nice surprise at the end.

I created this game while trying to learn more about VR Development with Unity Engine. The game is a simple 1 minute experience with simple mechanics designed to minimise motion sickness.

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Titan Gears

A Mecha Turn Based Based Strategy Side Scroller

Titan Gears is a turn based action side scroller developed for MechaJamV by a team of 5 over the course of 2 weeks. The player takes turn controlling multiple robots with limited movement points and cards used to activate weapons to defeat enemies. Different mech types possess different stats for movement and combat. Management of your movement, position and resources is key in clearing the game.

As a Unity Developer, I worked on creating the platformer movement as well as the limiting of movement system while integrating the visuals and animation. I also developed the enemy AI and combat system, inclusive of the weapon aiming and attacks.

• Gamejam submission link: https://itch.io/jam/mechjam5/rate/2838778

• itch.io Link: https://circusfreaks666.itch.io/mech

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