ASCEND LEARNING: NURSING SIMULATIONS (Narrative designer)
At Ascend Learning, I’ve used my talents as a writer and a game designer to create interactive 3D nursing experiences for nursing students. During production, I create scripts and conversations design documents for the simulations, writing dialogue for nurses and patients and designing the flow of activities in the simulation. I then implement the logic for dialogue and activities using an in-house authoring tool. I am involved in the process every step of the way, working with the Design, Animation, and QA teams to bring the simulation to life.
mixologer (narrative and game designer)
Mixologer is a bar simulation game made in Game Maker Studio for the IGDA Foundation 2022 game jam. Take on the role of a newly hired bartender as you balance making drinks with making small talk. Craft fun cocktails and meet memorable characters in this fun but tense bartending experience! Download it here on Itch.io.
Heartache (lead designer and director)
Heartache: A Game of Love and Loss, is a 2D puzzle platformer that uses basic platformer mechanics and complicated, slower paced puzzles to explore the process of experiencing and overcoming the tragedy of heartbreak. Using the unique ColorFull mechanic and the narrative thrust of the player’s companion Care, Heartache aims to elevate the genre of puzzle platforming by allowing the player to engage with complex emotions.
Heartache can be downloaded and played here on itch.io.
homeward bound (narrative designer, writer)
Homeward Bound is a narrative driven top down 2D adventure game where the player takes on the role of Captain Noah Sterling, lost at sea and needing to find his way back home to his wife and loyal dog. Carrying a cargo of fireworks, he needs to use them to light the stars and use them to navigate the treacherous waters.
Homeward Bound was developed by Team Rookies for the American University Global Game Jam. I took on the role of narrative designer as well as the games sole voice actor, voicing Noah Sterling.
The game can be played here on itch.io.
Oath of the ironclad (creator)
Oath of the Ironclad is a homebrewed paladin oath for Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition. The oath aims to combine the theme of redemption and a trial by fire with the mechanics of a tank class that taunts and brings the enemy to them.
The oath has gone through frequent changes and will continue to be update when necessary. You can find the full Oath here at DMsGuild.
best friend (narrative designer, writer)
Best Friend is a narrative experience developed in Twine. The player inhabits the spirit of a dog and lives out the dog’s different lives, choosing different names and different breeds along the way. In each scenario, you make choices that effect the relationship with your owner, Will, as you continue to reincarnate and find your way back to him.
You can go and play Best Friend on itch.io
The System (creator)
The System is game of narrative choice developed in Twine. The player is an individual who discovers that they have been chosen by an AI called The System to answer a series of questions regarding humanity. The player also explores the room that The System resides in and can discover information about humanities past. With music, sound effects, branching choices, and multiple endings, The System offers a small but great narrative experience for players. The game is best experienced in Microsoft Edge.
The game can be played here.
age of winters (Creator)
Age of Winters is a Viking themed TTRPG based of the debut album of the band The Sword. The game combines a deck of playing cards, some d6, and metal music to create a quick and easy table top roleplaying game that weaves together narrative roleplaying and fast paced combat.
You can find it on itch.io here.
