Jackolus
Game Design Narrative Design Worldbuilding
About Me...
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Team Player. No individuals hold all the cards, but a team might just have the winning hand.
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Active Learner. I see learning as a necessity to communicate and collaborate with other talents through common languages.
- Player Experience First. This demand the utmost humility enforced by iron discipline - never be proud, and always looking to improve.
My Favourite Games:
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Elden Ring
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Divinity: Original Sins 2
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Final Fantasy XIV
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Slay The Spire
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Into The Breach
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Vintage Story
aka Jack Tam
Narrative Design, Worldbuilding, Concept Art
In order to expand and improve my skill set, I participated in ELVTR's Video Game Writing course in May 2024. Under the guidance of its defined pipeline, I actively engaged with interdisciplinary creatives for iteration and feedback. My adaptability helped me overcome my difficulty in "killing my darlings" as I honed my skills in narrative design, worldbuilding, and screenwriting. I've also learned to use ProCreate to do original concept art illustrations as a complementary skill.
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Roles : Creative Lead, Narrative Designer, Worldbuilder, Screenwriter, Concept Artist
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Skills : Communication, interdisciplinary collaboration, problem-solving, work under time constraints, design documentation, learning new tools
Final Promise
Game Design, Narrative Design
Under the theme of "Emotions", I designed this game based on a story I've heard in my childhood. I learned to use Clickteam Fusion 2.5 as a new tool for rapid prototyping, and used free 2D assets for the game's level. The emotions I aimed to invoke - "grief", "fear" and "helplessness" - resonated well with players during playtesting, in which I asked for feedback immediately post-game. Some pointed out the over-explicit ending could be improved. One remarked how the innocent design and slow giant rockets in the level helped augmented the perspective of a chilid - an unintended design.
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Team Size : 1
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Skills : Playtesting, iteration based on feedback, game design