David DeRuiter
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Lead Designer, Producer
Undead Postal Service is a metroidvania set in a perilous world recovering from a zombie outbreak. The threat of the undead persists, but civilization is rebuilding. Communication relies on mail carriers, though it is a dangerous occupation...
Team Size: 9
Duration: 6 Months
Engine: Unity
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Responsibilities:​​

Producer
  • Led a 9 person team and kept the project organized throughout our 6 month development period
  • Used burndown charts to manage tasks and progress
  • Planned and led team meetings and dinners
  • Headed meetings with Professor Jeremy Bond to update on our progress
  • Organized feedback and divvied up tasks
  • Communicated with art, design, and programming teams to design innovative game elements and optimize quality for better player experiences.

Lead Designer

  • Designed the level using Unity tile maps
  • Designed the combat mechanics
  • Communicated with artists to ensure the art and animations would work as intended
  • Communicated with programmers to ensure combat and other systems were implemented as intended
  • Designed the in game UI and menus

Level Design
When approaching the level design, we decided to take inspiration from Hollow Knight. It is expansive, but avoids unnecessary backtracking with convenient shortcuts.

​We designed sections of the level around mechanics, and themed certain areas around specific mechanics. Some areas are focused around the dog companion, and others focused on new unlockables such as the explosive ammo.

​Each area of the level contains one main delivery. There are also optional letters that can be delivered if the player chooses. These are spread out in a way so the player will always have something to grab their attention.

UI Design
  • Designed the menu screens 
  • Designed in-game UI
  • ​Created a consistent style for the UI
  • Used Photoshop for iteration
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  • Projects
    • Rubble Rumble
    • Undead Postal Service
    • Village Builder
    • CheckUpp
    • GEL Library
  • About
  • Hobbies
    • Blog
    • Photo Mode Gallery
    • Uncharted 4 Level Design Blog