Meadhbh’s Adventure Release: November 2014 Genre: 2d platformer Role: Game Art and, Animation, Additional Game Design Gamejam: Galway Game Jam - “Hidden Worlds” - Pulse College, Galway Collaborators: Darren Kearney, Gerard Kelly, Joe Kelly
Renown Release: January 2016 Genre: 2-Player Competitive Wizard Battler Role: Game Design, Game Art Made with: Sublime Text, Chrome Gamejam: Global Game Jam - “Ritual” - Pulse College, Galway
Segmentation Fault Release: November 2016 (game jam version) Genre: 2d puzzle/platformer Role: 2D Game Artist Made with: Graphics Gale Gamejam: Limerick GameCraft 2016 - “Top Hats” - CSIS, UL, Limerick
Darkside Detective Release: July 2017 Genre: 2D Point & Click Adventure Role: Additional QA Testing (Credited as Thanks) Company: Spooky Doorway
Reflections Release: January 2018 Genre: 2d narrative game Role: Game Developer Made with: Godot Engine Gamejam: Global Game Jam - “Transmission” - PorterShed, Galway
OBSTACLES Release: November 2018 Genre: 2d retro arcade hi-score chaser Role: Solo Game Developer Made with: PICO-8 Gamejam: UL GameJam 2
Soul Harvest Release: December 2018 (abandoned) Genre: Hack-n-slash, 2D top-down Role: Solo Game Developer Made with: PICO-8
Heavy Duty Release: February 2019 Genre: 2d narrative, retro pixel art Role: Solo Game Developer Made with: Bitsy Gamejam: Emotional (Digital) Mecha Jam, itch.io
Recast Release: January 2020 Description: Users must repair shapes on a conveyor belt. Genre: 2d puzzler Role: Game Developer (Design, programming) Made with: PICO-8 Gamejam: Global Game Jam Online (2020), Diversifiers “The Roaring 20s”
Trapped… in Space! Release: January 2022 Description: A short, endless, investigative horror game where you find yourself trapped in an abandoned space station. Can you unravel the mystery? An investigation into the nature of the duality of self. Genre: 2d narrative Role: Programmer Made with: Bitsy Gamejam: Global Game Jam 2022 - “Duality” Collaborators: Darren Kearney, Josh
Project name “Leshi: Short Tales” Release: (Currently on hiatus) Genre: Visual novel Role: Lead Programmer Made with: Ren’py Company: Portal Punch Ltd.
Recently I’ve been experimenting with Blender as a tool for 2D illustrations. Using 3D CAD software gives you a lot for “free”. Incorporating 3D art tools into your 2D workflow, you will benefit from the strengths of 3D and can significantly speed up your 2D process. Benefits of 3D tools that you can’t get with 2D tools You can easily play around with camera position in real-time. You can easily play around with lighting in real-time....
OBSTACLES is a top-down 2d driving game that started life as an entry for the UL Gamejam held on November 3rd 2018. It’s available as a browser game playable with a keyboard or controller on itch.io. The gamejam theme was “Obstacles”, hence the game name. Designing the Game I sketched a few ideas for games and settled on an idea that became this game. The idea was that the computer plays as the car and you play as a monster/wizard that is throwing heavy objects on the road to cause the robot car to crash....