Broken Bonds
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Showcasing Game Development, Narrative Design, and Web Projects
Game Development Projects
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Tuned For Battle
A rhythm-infused 2D platformer where players explore a vibrant world using music as their primary weapon. With fast-paced reflex-based gameplay and a heartfelt quest to become the ultimate musician, this game blends platforming action with musical combat in a colorful, immersive experience.
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Elementalist: Matter & Magic
A 3D third-person prototype where you control a wizard attempting to escape a the dungeon of a castle by harnessing the power of materials around you.
Writing & Interactivity
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The Door is Locked. Good.
This short-form essay explores how locked doors in games serve as powerful narrative tools, not just mechanical barriers. I reflect on how seemingly small design choices; like a door that won’t open; can create curiosity, tension, and a sense of worldbuilding. It's a meditation on player psychology, storytelling through level design, and the quiet magic of being told "not yet."
A narrative reflection on the power of locked doors in games & how they build curiosity, tension, and world depth.
Inspired while designing and developing a game for a personal project.
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How I Break My Worlds on Purpose
A reflection on the intentional flaws and oddities I build into game worlds — not as bugs, but as narrative texture. This post explores how deliberate “imperfections” create friction, personality, and emotional depth in interactive spaces.
Not every game world should run like a machine. In this post, I unpack the idea of designing for texture — adding rules that bend, moments that contradict, and characters that repeat themselves just enough to feel strange and real. When something “feels off” on purpose, it lingers.
Explores: intentional friction, narrative texture, and how off-kilter design choices can enhance immersion.
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The Words That Don’t Twist
A short narrative about Ramon, a boy who struggles with words, and Monica, a deaf girl who communicates through writing. Their connection transforms his relationship with language and reveals a quiet mystery hidden in a letter.
A gentle exploration of language, perception, and connection—this story reflects on how communication can transcend sound and how one sentence can change everything.
Inspired by the idea that reading can become an act of courage and love.
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