Marco A. Valerio, Game Designer and App Developer.

Design My Future 

Design Goals

• Creating simple gamified systems to support the educational and research targets 

• Pushing for a clear and understandable user experience

Technical Goals

• Constructing a fully functional gamified questionnaire.

• Using an external API (ESCO) to efficiently pull data.

• Efficiently integrating the Playfab service in order to save/load data from the game.

Learning Outcomes

• Learned to work efficiently with a client and an artist.

• Learned the importance of testing on multiple platforms, and the power of Development builds.

• Improved my knowledge of Unity and C#.

•  Improved my ability to solve problems during production.

Cubo

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https://marco-valerio.itch.io/cubo-test-build

Design Goals

• Design an interesting and challenging puzzle game.

• Creating simple and interesting systems.

• Achieving good Game Feel.

Learning Outcomes

• Learned to work with a team (sound designer and game tester).

• Learned the importance of finishing and polishing a Game Project.

• Improved my knowledge of Unity and C#.

• Improved my ability to react to the testers' feedback.

Blocks

Try the Game

https://marco-valerio.itch.io/blocks-hyper-casual-prototype-game

Design Goals

• Design a fast pace reflex-based Hyper Casual game.

• Deliver a satisfying experience.

• Achieving a good Game Feel.

Learning Outcomes

• Ability to finish and polish a Game Project.

• Gained a better knowledge of Unity and C#.

• Learned how to react and iterate on testers' feedback.

DashFluxx

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https://marco-valerio.itch.io/dashflux

Design Goals

• Design a solid and fun Hyper Casual game.

• Deliver a satisfying experience.

• Achieving a good Game Feel.

Learning Outcomes

• How to publish a game on Itch.Io

• Learned what is required to design hyper-casual games.

• Learned how to use Version Control.

Tattoo Idea Generator

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https://marco-valerio.itch.io/tattoo-idea-generator

Technical Goals

• Learning how to work with JSON.

• Creating a complete app in Unity C#.

• Achieving a good Game Feel. and aesthetic.

Learning Outcomes

• How to publish an app on Itch.Io

• Learned what is required to create an app that works on Android.

• Learned how to scope a project to a reasonable size.