Hello! I'm Tao, a dedicated game designer specializing in game design and experience design.
After graduating from the Entertainment Technology Center at Carnegie Mellon University, I've devoted 10 months in the development of 'Skyweaver,' an innovative web3 trading card game, channeling my passion for crafting unique and fun gaming experiences.
Game Projects
Junior Game Designer
Genre: Strategy TCG
Platform: PC (Browser), Mobile (iOS, Android)
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Drafted the foundational document for “Draft Mode," organizing card distribution of the “main” and “support” card pools for an optimal learning curve.
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Designed over 150 “boons” for “Draft Mode” and led a redesign of the event system.
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Conducted QA for game features, identifying bugs and suggesting design improvements.
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Proposed a complete redesign of the Quest system in order to enhancing player engagement.
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Collaborated with external teams on SFX, music, and tutorial webpage for “Draft Mode”.
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Innovated new hero abilities and card designs, and actively provided feedback to colleagues.
CAVERN
LBE, Game Design, Level Design
Designed an experience for a 270-degree CAVE projection system featuring ODS to showcase its potential.
Project Amazon
Semester Project, Game Design, Experience Design
Designed an transformational experience that combines projection and Virtual Reality for educational purpose.
Dice Adventure
Game Design, Level Design, Asymmetric Co-op
Designed an asymmetric co-op game for the HCII research lab for the purpose of Human Machine Teaming studies.
RoblearnX
Semester Project, Educational Game Design, Research Project
Researched over the building of educational games in Roblox and the assessment of learning.
Cyberland 2021
Game Design, Level Design, Body Tracking
Designed a co-op asymmetric platform game that uses body tracking as a core interactive element, as well as stages that pushes players to pose funnily.
Soul Ferry
Game Design, Experience Design, Virtual Reality
Designed a VR experience that tells a story about the Netherland. Practiced using indirect control to guide the player for smoother experience.
Remember Me
Game Design, Augmented Reality
Designed a story-based AR experience that tells the struggle of those who's suffering from Alzheimer and memory loss.
Bellum
Game Design
Designed a story based strategy/puzzle game that highlights the societal problem of fake news and how misinformation spreads and polarizes different groups.
Experience Projects
Sound Drop
Research Project, Experience Design, Hand-Tracking
Designed and developed an immersive space that enables player to edit sound in a more interactive and intuitive way.
VirtA
Individual Project, Experience Design, Eye-Tracking
Created a interactive program to visualize people’s interaction and attention in online conferences.
WristX
Individual Project, System Design, 3D Modeling
Designed a system/product aiming to assist the rehabilitation process for people who are suffering from Carpel-tunnel Syndrome.
Roominate
Experience Design, System Design, Internet of Things
Designed a system designed for people in co-living environments. It helps people track their chores and manage their space in a more efficient way.
