For this project we had to develop our own 3D engine from scratch using C++ so we split the team in two departments: Engine and Gameplay. I was in the Engine department for most of the production but ended up shifting to Gameplay by the last few months.

My main contributions to the project were:

• External Level Builder Program: Created and mantained an external level builder program by using OpenGL and ImGui in order for the team to be able to prototype their own levels in a fast way. This Editor tool was able to interpret component data and archetypes from the engine, and allowed placing and editing GameObjects in the world in an easy way. Objects can be selected by clicking on them (detected by a raycast), and when an object is selected a Gizmo appears allowing to move it easily. Along with information about its components and some other functionalities such as deleting or cloning the object. When exporting, the external editor produced a .json file that the engine could interpret.

• In-Engine Inspector Functionality: Created and mantained an in-engine runtime inspector, that was able to give information about GameObjects and showing their component data for debugging purposes. This inspector also had the option to create archetypes by adding components to an empty game object, and save that as a .json file for them to be placed by using the External Level Builder tool.

• Level Building: Developed three of the four levels available in the game. They were all built by using the External Level Builder tool and throughly tested in order to be adjusted properly to the player’s physics for the traversal through the levels to be smooth and fun.

• Gameplay Work: Implemented small gameplay features such as making the collectables attract to the player when it is closer in reach, or adding a visible “laser” to the player’s shooting. Along with fixing bugs and helping with the AI enemy’s design.