The Child of the Forest
The Child of the Forest is the product of a month's work for a 2020 Game Production class at the University of Central Florida made in Unreal Engine 4. The development team consisted of nine students: three artists, four programmers, and two level designers.
The premise is that a young witch must use her ghostly powers to reunite with her lost cat familiar by overcoming forest obstacles.
My Role: Programmer
My main role on the project was the creation of several key game mechanics, accomplished using Unreal Engine 4’s visual scripting system. Specific systems I focused on were:
Respawn System
Character Swapping
“Ghost Float” Zero-Grav Zones
Along with these, I participated in general play testing and bug fixes, along with creation and implementation of the ‘toon’ and water shaders used within the game.
The Dev Team
Laura Reyes - Creative Director, Artist (Character)
Audrey Luce - Producer, Artist (Environment), VFX
Thanapol Siriyuvasak - Audio, Artist (Cover Image)
Dylan Micheli - Programmer
Daniel Garcia - Co-Producer, Programmer
Giovanni Minus - Programmer
Cody Bolton - Programmer
Jemon Golfin - Programmer, Level Design
Trey Martinez - Level Design