Goosthetic

Date: September 2023 - December 2024

Type: Academic

Description: 

Goosthetic is a fast paced movement shooter where you take the role of a test subject equipped with a goo arm and smart pistol, as you try to escape the facility as fast and stylishly as you can. 

We used Unreal Engine 5 to develop Goosthetic. We worked on Goosthetic for 3 semesters and plan on releasing it to Steam soon. Goosthetic is the biggest project I have worked on with over 20 contributers of varying disciplines. I was the graphics programmer and a gameplay programmer on the game and collaborated heavily with artists. 

Contributions : 

• Worked on movement mechanics including initial version of wall run component which later was expanded upon by other gameplay programmers  

• Created first pass of Cell Shader and Outline Shader which were expanded upon by artists

• Created and implemented almost all VFX in the game with the VFX artist 

• Created Particle Systems in Niagara and implemented them through Blueprints 

  • Goo Splatter, Goo Decals, Glass Shattering, etc. 

• Created UX features to enhance the feel of movement and shooting in game

  • Gun Recoil, Camera Shake when shooting, Jump and land camera shake, head bobbing, etc.