DRAW A STICKMAN AR
Company
Truly Social Games Vancouver
(formerly Cooper's New Reality Garage)
Role
Game Designer
Platforms
iOS
Genres
AR, Adventure, Puzzle
Tech
Unity, C#
Design Skills
Levels, Gameplay, Programming
Draw A Stickman AR was my first major Unity project. I did not have much experience with C# at this point, so I spent a lot of time outside office hours to teach myself so I could do more on the project. That certainly paid off! I ended up iterating on, tuning, and bug-fixing various gameplay elements, and implemented wholesale UI elements like tutorial panels and the credits.
Fun Fact: I drew the 5 different characters used in the trailer!
Gameplay Design
This is where I had the most fun on the project. A lot of Bug fixing, tuning, and improving game feel, but a lot of it was done with actual C# scripting. I got to flex my new skills and improve the game.
- Iterated and bug fixed Pencil Powers, Weapons, and interactive objects.
- Tuned and bug fixed AR placement functionality.
- Bug fixed enemy attack logic.
Player creating an ice bridge with the Ice Pencil Power
Player using the Lead Pencil Power to grow a tree
Level Design
Most of the main game layout was already established when I joined the project, but much was still left to be done. My Level Design focus was predominantly improving the existing maps and user experience. I designed everything on paper, got approval from our Design Director, and updated away!
- Designed and implemented onboarding intro maps and tutorials.
- Designed and implemented home base layout, facility upgrades, character placement, and dialogue.
- Tuned, balanced, and bug fixed all levels to ensure smooth, enjoyable play experience.
- Adjusted collectible placements and verified completion.
Home Base in AR
Tutorial Dungeon with NPC dialogue
UI Design
Once again getting to flex my upgraded coding skills, I leapt at the opportunity to help the engineering team with some UI implementation and improvements.
- Designed, coded, and implemented credits sequence.
- Updated UI implementation for main menu, HUD, and pause menus.
- Created and implemented tutorial UI.
Main Menu UI
AR World Placement and HUD