Shards of Auram

Shards of Auram is my largest project. It is a full-scale video game being designed in Unreal Engine and implemented in C++ and Blueprints. I am the only developer of the project, and I'm making all my own assets.

There are a few main areas of focus for the project so far:

  • Gameplay Mechanics — A lot of the implementation so far has gone towards implementing movement mechanics. The game is very fast-paced: movement is essential to the gameplay loop.
  • UI — A core focus so far has been implementing subtle yet responsive UI. I didn't want the UI to be too overbearing, but I also wanted it to be quick and intuitive to the user.
  • Enemy Design — A lot of work has been put into creating interesting enemies: I wanted a set of enemies that will make combat challenging and dynamic, requiring the player to think on their feet.
Shards of Auram gameplay screenshot
Flying drone enemy
A flying drone enemy currently being implemented, designed to pose more dynamic challenges to the player.
Dynamic UI element
A dynamic UI element showing interaction between the 2D UI space and the 3D world space. The popup will dynamically point to the world-space location of the object.
Motion capture progress
A progress photo during motion-capture for animations. I was a member of an AI beta program enabling real-time markerless motion capture, which formed the basis of most of the character animations.
Player inventory UI
A first draft of the player inventory UI. The inventory pane in the middle is dynamic, and the rightmost pane will show the relevant item information.
Broadsword weapon icon
An icon of an in-game weapon, generated using an icon rig to produce reproducible and consistent icons for all items in the game.
Light droid enemy during modelling
An implemented light droid enemy during modelling stages.

What's Next

There's so much to do with this project — it's by far my favorite thing I've worked on. Right now I'm finishing the AI implementation for the flying drone and working on the path towards implementing a completely functional gameplay loop.