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This project communicates archeological research about the Swiss ruined castle “Homburg”, experiencable with the tools of modern video games. The final version of this educational game is tested and played by younger students. It aims at creating curiosity about archeology in a playful way.

Based on a real story taking place on Easter Sunday in 1775, the player tries to enter the castle as a poor thief, to steal precious objects without getting caught. Together with archeologists, the studio Diditopia Games recreated the environment and characters carefully and as historically accurate as possible. 
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MY ROLE: Lead Artist in later stages of development & until release, implemented 3D assets and worked on architectural elements under archaeological supervision.

"Darkest Cube" is a roguelike deckbuilding game with turn-based combat. During each run, players build and refine their deck of cards, explore a fantasy world, collect relics, brew potions, and unlock upgrades. Unlike other deckbuilders, cards can be removed and exchanged easily, allowing decks to be adjusted throughout a run. The game also features a skill tree and an item system, where defeated enemies provide resources for crafting and progression.
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MY ROLE: Lead Artist during the first half of development, managed a small team of artists. Contributed significantly to the creation of a solid prototype, both visually and in terms of gameplay. Lead community building initially, though the role gradually diminished as project priorities shifted. Production of hundreds of 2D assets, lighting experiments, UI & more. 

"Niche – a genetics survival game" is a turn-based strategy game combined with simulation and survival elements for PC, Mac and Linux. 
Shape your own species of animals based on real genetics. Keep your species alive against all odds, such as predators, climate change and spreading sickness.
It has been available for purchase on Steam and various other platforms since September 15, 2016, and has received very positive reviews.
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MY ROLE: Various 3D Models, Concept Art, promotional art for a Kickstarter campaign, Icons for achievements and more, Sound lead, handcrafted sound effects, planning out modular music, contributing ideas for gameplay and story, community building, promoting the game internationally on conventions.

Command the Nimbatus and craft drones out of hundreds of different parts. Survive unknown threats in a fully destructible, procedural universe, compete against other players in different arenas or enjoy complete creative freedom in the sandbox. As the Captain of the Nimbatus – the biggest mobile drone factory ever made – your mission is simple: Gather as much information about the universe as possible and reach its far end. But beware! Taking on tasks related to new discoveries, population control and environmental disasters aren’t easy. It is vital to mine rare resources, advance research and experiment with technologies to survive uncharted galaxies.
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MY ROLE: 2D background artist & procedural texture design, as well as other tasks in early development stage. 

In this adventure game, you arrive at a mysterious house where you plan to spend your vacation as a guest. After finding the key and gaining access to the house, you settle in for the night. At three o'clock in the morning, you receive a phone call and begin to uncover what is wrong with this place. While exploring, you might wonder, if someone broke in - or are there even ghosts haunting this building...?
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MY ROLE: I was responsible for all visual and audio elements. It was my first bigger 3D project during the studies at ZHdK, and a crucial learning opportunity for getting to know modeling software as well as how game engines work. 

One of the main challenges of this video project was creating a fifth-dimensional room within a 3D environment. It is a recreation of the visual style of the game "Antichamber" with a unique twist. This video showcases a recreation of the mind-bending gameplay mechanics and the simplistic aesthetics of "Antichamber", and has as a goal to recreate it as accurately as possible.
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MY ROLE: I created all 3D models, environments and renderings, and I was responsible for video rendering and editing. This was a solo project during my studies.

This project was created as part of my Bachelor's thesis. The intent was to create a fragile, interactive world, in which the environment grows and pulsates as the player approaches the flowers, stones and all elements present. This effect was achieved through a shader-based technique which dynamically manipulated object origins relative to the player's position. The game also features perspective-based puzzles that can only be solved when viewed from specific locations.
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MY ROLE: Storyboard, concept art, 3D asset creation, implementation in Unity and technical optimisation for the breathing shader effect.