Technologies Used

Game Engine: Unity | Programming: C# | Version Control: GitHub | UI Framework: Unity UI Toolkit | Animation: DOTween

Key Contributions

• UI Development: Designed and implemented UI elements, including interactive menus and player progression tracking.
• Game Feedback Systems: Integrated animations and UI elements using DOTween, enhancing visual clarity.
• Performance Optimization: Reduced UI latency by 40% through efficient rendering and event-driven programming.
• Collaborative Development: Worked closely with artists and designers to ensure seamless UI/UX experience.

UI/UX Programming

• Designed and implemented a scalable menu system, featuring dynamic resolution scaling, media controls, and an interactive tutorial screen.
  • Identified critical UI requirements by collaborating with designers, prioritizing **accessibility features, tutorial integration, and play-pause functionality** to enhance the player experience.
  • Developed a **resolution scaling system** using Unity�s Screen.SetResolution() method, ensuring UI elements dynamically adjusted without distorting the game canvas. Implemented an **array-based resolution selector**, allowing players to cycle through and apply preferred display settings.
  
• Engineered a dynamic UI bar displaying real-time player stats, including **health, mana, level progression, bonus energy, currency, and constellation tracking**.
  • Conducted extensive UI/UX discussions with designers and producers to ensure the HUD was **intuitive, informative, and non-intrusive**.
  • Implemented **real-time UI updates** by retrieving and binding gameplay values from the **GameManager** script, ensuring player health, mana, and level progression dynamically reflected in the UI.
  • Integrated additional gameplay metrics�**bonus energy, constellation availability, and currency tracking**�by fetching live data from the **StarManager** script, keeping the UI synchronized with game state changes.

Tweening and Animation Programming

• Implemented tweening effects for various UI and gameplay elements, enhancing player feedback and responsiveness.
  • Applied **scaling, movement, and color tweening** to UI elements using interpolation techniques to provide visual feedback based on player actions.
  • Developed a **scaling tween function** for the bonus tracker, **movement tweening** for damage indicators, and **color transitions** for key UI sprite assets.
  
• Integrated player and enemy animations for various gameplay events, improving immersion and visual clarity.
  • Implemented **attack, idle, and movement animations** using event-driven triggers within the animation state machine.
  • Designed a **sprite-flash effect** for damage feedback, achieved by temporarily swapping the player's sprite material to a **flash shader** for a brief duration, similar to visual effects in classic RPGs like Pok�mon.
  

Communication & Documentation

• Facilitated cross-disciplinary collaboration as one of four programmers in a 12-member team, ensuring clear understanding of gameplay systems across departments.
  • Maintained **effective communication** with artists, designers, and producers through regular meetings, clarifying technical constraints and ensuring design feasibility.
  • Authored **comprehensive technical documentation**, detailing system architecture, gameplay logic, and implementation guidelines to streamline development and future modifications.
  • Established a **structured documentation pipeline**, allowing non-technical team members to reference key mechanics, enabling efficient iteration and rapid adaptation to design changes.