Game Projects
High School
2016 - 2020
These game projects were created during my high school game design class. These were my very first game projects as I was learning the basics of the creation and programming process.
*DISCLAIMER*
I am not an artist, some of the assets in my early games were not mine, and I do not claim them to be mine. These projects are mostly listed here to highlight any game mechanics that I worked on / created.
The Lost Treasure of Captain Beard
This was a game made in my sophomore year of high school acting as my second functional game made in high school. In this game you play as a pirate ship roaming the map, destroying other similar pirate ships with cannonballs (These ships used a simple AI wandering system). There are items scattered around the map like fire cannonballs, health kits, and checkpoints. There is also an operating menu system with simple settings, a health bar, and a working inventory menu.
*The player and enemy pirate ship assets were not created by me*
Software used: GameMaker Studio
Year made: 2017
Published: No
Movie Mash
This was my senior Capstone project in high school for my game design class. In this game, you answer trivia questions about popular media. It has a working menu and points system, to progress from level to level you will need to earn a certain amount of points based on what the level requires. You can also go back into previous sections to answer questions you got wrong. This game is from 2020 so the questions may be slightly outdated. Also, in this video, I made a question worth a lot of points so that the presentation didn't go on for too long and I could showcase the end credits.
*Character art done by my classmate Logan Krecek, based on characters from various media franchises*
Instagram - @2ogank327
*Music and Sounds done by Kaleb Johnson*
LinkedIn - Kaleb Johnson
*All other assets and game mechanics were created by me with help from my teacher at the time*
Software used: Unreal Engine 4
Year made: 2020
Published: No
Adventures in the Cosmos
This was one of my very first functional games, made back in my freshman year of high school, this was intended to be a replica of classic Space Invaders. In this game, you fly through and battle waves of enemy spaceships until making it to the final boss. This game has a working damage, lives, and menu system. As well as a points system and end-of-game boss fight.
*Boss ship asset was not created by me*
Software used: GameMaker Studio
Year made: 2016 - 2017
Published: No
College Work
2020 - 2026
These are some game projects I have worked on since enrolling in college. My first few years in college were slow and I wasn't quite sure what direction I wanted to go with my degree. I came to a crossroads, do I get a more generalized Computer Science degree or try to specialize in Game Design?
So I felt that I had lost my way a little in my first few years, but I chose to specialize and focus on Game Design. These are projects that I have worked on since making that pivotal choice in my college career.
Western Game Mechanics Test
This is a simple game demo to show off some proficiency in Unreal. I Programmed a simple character with movement in a 3D environment along with a start menu with animations, an NPC character with AI, a quest system with animations, an interaction mechanic, and an item pickup mechanic. This simple game demo shows off certain mechanics and design elements that I am very comfortable with programming. This was a final project for my college class: Evolution of Video Games.
*This was a solo project, I fully completed all work with some help from the internet and tutorials.*
(I plan to take this basic tech demo and improve upon it, possibly turning it into a game. However, at the moment this is still just a tech demo)
Software used: Unreal Engine 5
Year made: 2024
Published: Yes (In Development)
Phantom Protocol
This was a project that I made for my Fundamentals of Game Art class where I was instructed to make a side-scroller game. We were mainly graded on the game assets themselves, I chose to make the game functional and publish it on itch.io. The itch.io demo is just one functional level of the planned game and serves as more of a proof of concept.
General Narrative:
You are a government agent on a special task force sent to hunt down and banish spirits haunting various locations in the area. You have to clear out the spirits to keep the existence of ghosts a secret from the public, otherwise, there would be mass panic. The task force is designed to keep the public blissfully ignorant and bury the truth. Your mission is to clear the locations of spirits as fast as possible before the public finds out. However, the spirits do not take kindly to being banished and will fight back. After a few missions, you gain a lead about the location of a large source of spiritual energy. You find and face the Grim Reaper in his HQ, you defeat him and put an end to the spirit invasion of our world.
*All assets were either default GDevelop assets or made by myself and all programming was done by myself as well.*
Software used: GDevelop 5
Year made: 2024
Published: Yes
[Modified] John Lemon's Haunted Jaunt
This game is a modified version of the Unity tutorial project "John Lemon's Haunted Jaunt" that I completed for a class assignment. I followed the tutorial to create the base project, then I added 2 new elements from a list of possible additions provided by my professor.
In the base game you play as John Lemon and you must make it to the exit of a haunted house while evading different ghosts and gargoyles. If you are caught, you must restart the level.
My additions included:
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An in-game timer that shows the amount of time that the player has to complete the level. The player must restart if they do not finish the level in the allotted time.
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A point system that gives you a point each time you successfully evade a ghost along with the UI that displays the player's current points.
[DISCLAIMER] As stated above, this is a modified version of a pre-existing Unity tutorial project. None of the art or assets are mine. This was a project to create 2 new game mechanics and that is all that I wish to showcase.
Software used: Unity
Year made: 2024
Published: Yes
Microgame Challenge
![Unity FPS Microgame Demo [Part 2]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/A9tLgN5R8aI/maxresdefault.jpg)
![Unity FPS Microgame Demo [Part 3]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Y2FMh1DZsow/maxresdefault.jpg)
![Unity FPS Microgame Demo [Part 4]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/rlyb9wmV8tc/maxresdefault.jpg)
[Modified] Unity FPS Microgame
This is a compilation of modified versions of the Unity tutorial project "FPS Microgame" that I completed for a class assignment. I followed the tutorial to create the base project, then I slowly added different things based on the assignment. This shows 4 iterations of the same FPS microgame with many additions from extra assets to post-VFX.
[DISCLAIMER] As stated above, this is a modified version of a pre-existing Unity tutorial project. None of the art or assets are mine.
Software used: Unity
Year made: 2024
Published: No
HTML Projects
2020 - Present
Throughout my college years, I have had to make several HTML projects and I wanted to leave a place to showcase those. Although I am not planning on focusing on HTML in the future, I enjoyed making these and I want a place to share them.
Streams and Screams
This was a semester project for a college class where the focus was to create a functional choose-your-own-adventure game and convey a simple, yet engaging narrative. I implemented a viewership mechanic to make the gameplay more interesting and give the player something to juggle more than just a choice of path.
Software used: Twine
Year made: 2023
Published: Yes