Game development
Rise and Grind
Rise & Grind is a vertical 2D platformer powered by collectible coffee beans.
Meet Sam
Sam wants a job where she isn’t berated by entitled customers and bad managers every day. Deal with rude customers by throwing coffee items at them. Jump on beans to boost your way to the top. Don't forget to grab your coffee to increase your score!
Tyler Poole
Creative/Art Director, Level Designer, Producer, Marketing
Steve Rector
Gameplay Engineer, Programming, and Systems
Maggie Harden
Narrative Designer
Kirk Allgeyer
Producer
OVERVIEW
Game Details
Genre: Adventure, Vertical Platformer
Platform: iOS
Game Engine: Unity
My Roles: Creative/Art Director, Level Designer, Producer and Marketing
Logistics
Project Duration: 3 months
Team Size: 4
My Contributions
Game Design: Worked with team to identify core loop and player mechanics that we could feasibly do in a short period of time.
Level Design:
Implemented Unity’s tile system and created 3 levels/environments: Coffee Shop, HVAC System, and Rooftop.
Art:
Designed main character, background elements and enemy sprites. I took over as lead mid-project as our team reconfigured roles to better suit abilities.
ART
Defining Sam's Style
Here's a snapshot from our mood board. Influences included Hilda, and Celeste
PITCH DECK
Production:
Made decisions about feature direction and project priorities based on experience goals, and project scope. Created and maintained design document and populated Trello boards.
Testing: Met with team weekly and in one-on-one sessions to troubleshoot.
