Other Game Jam Projects

Overview

Treeversal and Eye Love You— represent early but formative experiences working in fast-paced, multidisciplinary development environments. Both projects were built under tight time constraints and required rapid collaboration, problem-solving, and adaptation.

Treeversal was my first-ever game jam, completed only a few months into my time at SCAD, while Eye Love You was created later with a more established team and higher technical ambition. Together, these projects show my growth in confidence, scope, and ability to step into whatever role a team needs to ship a playable game.

Treeversal

Treeversal was created for Global Game Jam under the theme “Roots.” I joined the jam without a pre-formed team and ended up working with a group largely made up of programmers, many of whom were not SCAD students. With limited prior in-engine experience, I took on all 2D art responsibilities for the project.

My contributions included:

• Character design and animation

• Background sprites and environmental art

• UI elements and visual effects

• Splash art and presentation assets

The game was a 2.5D side-scroller, and the pace of the jam required constant iteration and fast decision-making to keep art aligned with gameplay needs.

Eye Love You

Eye Love You was created for a later Global Game Jam with the theme “Make Me Smile.” The game centered on a pair of googly eyes that could possess different objects in a child’s bedroom in order to help cheer her up. Compared to Treeversal, the scope was more playful but also more technically demanding.

I worked as a flexible, all-around contributor, creating:

• Environment props and interactable objects

• Splash art, icons, and end screens

• UI elements and visual polish

In addition to art, I stepped into programming support when communication issues arose within the team. I helped troubleshoot mechanics and assisted with packaging the game to ensure it was playable and complete by the end of the jam.