Oscar Gilley

This project was for my 4th year module: Gaming Solutions within a Team. This project is an expansion of a previously individual project as a team of 8 students! We had to work together to create a 'Season 2' expansion for our prior game. Teamwork and communication skills were important here to ensure the game was created successfully.

Within the team, I was responsible for the power up system, collision reporting, level design and creation with a custom Unity level editor and AI controlled opponents. I also led the game design part of the project. This saw me making a list of features to be added to the game for the 4 levels created and delegating the creation of these features to my teammates.

A physics-based 3D platform made for my 4th year Advanced Game Technologies module. This game is inspired by Fall Guys, where the player must get to the end of a short obstacle course before time runs out! There are multiple levels with different objectives for the player to complete against AI controlled opponents. This coursework helped develop my C++ programming skills (particularly managing objects in memory) and debugging skills.

This project uses a Newtonian physics model and A* pathfinding for the AI characters. Some of the advanced features in this game include collision detection and resolution with spheres, AABBs, OBBs and capsules, an advanced AI with a state machine and a menu system using pushdown automata.

A graphics showcase made for my 4th year Advanced Graphics for Games module, it uses OpenGL graphics rendering to create a cyberpunk-esque city! This project uses a custom made renderer and shaders, along with imported models for buildings, vehicles and characters. Some features include a dynamically lit character with proper shadows, a reflective billboard and reflective water.

During my undergraduate degree I made a system in Unity to analyse 2D platformer levels for cohesion and difficulty. The aim was to try and procedurally create a fairly designed level that would not overwhelm the player, but still prove to be a good challenge. Research was done into procedural content generation and level design in 2D games, with a focus on Super Mario games as a basis. The project is a good base for a system that could create fair and engaging 2D levels.

This project was made for my 3rd year Game Simulations module. It is a arcade style game utilising a Newtonian physics engine and state-based AI with flocking. Lots of varied game rules had to be implemented to make this a functioning game, such as multiple shops where the player can gain points, a life + game over system, and an invincibility balloon powerup.

This project was made for my 3rd year Graphics for Games module. There are multiple different effects applied to the spinning cube that make use of OpenGL shaders. These include proper lighting and reflections, fragment/vertex shaders, tesselation shaders and geometry shaders.

This is a project made for my 3rd year Game Development module. I made a small RPGMaker game with an original story to showcase aspects of game design and the ability to complete a full game project. The game was made to be fully playable in mobile and desktop browsers!