Projects and Game Jams
2021
Z-City Defense
Z-City Defense - Project assignment​
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Theme: A single player defensive board game
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Team: Daryl Peel (UK)
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Role: Game design, rule development, graphic design and hard copy.
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Skills used: InDesign, Photoshop
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Project Length: 1-2 days
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Game Outline: The Great Chemical war changed the world. Firnds and families turned into ravenous zombies, pushed on by some unknown force. Defend the front line of the last Tower, bring down the enemy and whatever you do... don't let them inside
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The Solar System
The Solar System - Project assignment​
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Theme: An animated model of the solar system made in Unity
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Team: Daryl Peel (UK)
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Role: Code, textures, build and dev.
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Skills used: Unity3d, Visual Studio, Photoshop,
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Project Length: 1-2 days
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Game Outline: You have awoken after the great chemical war to the hunger for flesh. Use their own dead to brute force attack the last remaining survivors, or use diabolical strategies to win through other means.
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The Zombie City
The Zombie City - Project assignment​
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Theme: Procedurally generated single-player board game
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Team: Daryl Peel (UK)
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Role: Game design, rule development, graphic design and hard copy.
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Skills used: InDesign, Photoshop
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Project Length: 1-2 days
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Game Outline: You have awoken after the great chemical war to the hunger for flesh. Use their own dead to brute force attack the last remaining survivors, or use diabolical strategies to win through other means.
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Debris Dodger
Debris Dodger - Personal upskill project - 2021
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Theme: Sci-fi Endless Runner in Untiy2D
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Team: Daryl Peel (UK)
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Role: Game Design, Game UI, Sound, Scripting, QA Testing
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Skills used: Unity, Photoshop
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Project Length: 2-3 days
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Game Outline: Pilot the universe's most agile and iconic space craft through the uncharted "Debris Field X0-1". How long will you last, how far will you go, will you ever return?
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Going Hyper Winter Game Jam
Going Hyper Winter Game Jam 2021 - Participant
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Theme: First-Person-View in Hyper Casual
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Team: Atlantic Bridges Games (AB Games), Daryl Peel (UK), Yemi Agesin (USA)
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Role: Game Design, Game UI, QA Testing and Marketing
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Game: Grapple Dash
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Game Outline: Run! Swing! Fly! How far can you go? Using your patented AB202X Grappling Hook, swing down concrete canyons and avoid rushing traffic, fly over skyscrapers and feel like a bird. But beware, not everyone likes your can-grapple attitude!
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2020
Virtual & Hybrid Teaching
Virtual & Hybrid Teaching - London Business School - 2020
​Scope: Organisation wide​
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Stakeholders: Dean, head of all departments, students.
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Role: Project co-lead, researcher, trainer, copywriter, content designer
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Length: 4 months
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Project Outline: I developed new systems to allow for long distance learning during the Covid-19 pandemic. In a tight deadline my team and I researched, and implemented software that connected faculty to students for live lectures including both synchronous and asynchronous teaching and learning. I also trained over 150 members of staff on good practice and technology and assisted in ensuring that Hybrid classrooms met the company’s standards as well as good pedagogy.
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Links: https://www.london.edu/executive-education/hybrid
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2018
Graduate Capital Model
​Graduate Capital Model - Southampton University - 2018
Scope: Student facing for Careers​
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Stakeholders: Career department, Imperial College London
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Role: Project lead, designer, copy-writer,
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Length: 3 months
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Project Outline: I worked closely with the career department to develop a self-led interactive version of the Graduate Capital Model. I ensured that the content is easy to access and understand. I created graphics, questionnaires, website development and media production, and providing support after completion. The online GCM is now being used by all students at both the University of Southampton and Imperial College London.
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Links: https://www.southampton.ac.uk/careers/staff/employability-exchange/index.page
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2017
Gametopia
Gametopia guide to Gamification - Southampton University - 2017
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​Scope: Internal
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Stakeholders: Learning design department
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Role: Everything
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Length: 1 month
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Project Outline: I specialised in Gamification and wanted to provide a meta-experience (learn about gamification through a game), I created a short interactive story based around the main elements of gamification. This short story was shared throughout the university and has been the basis for further research into the area.
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Links: https://rpgplayground.com/game/gametopia/
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2014
Prep Program & EAP Course Development
​Preparatory Program & EAP - MEF Universitesi - 2014
Scope: National
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Stakeholders: Dean, head of departments, student, instructors, Turkish Ministry of Education
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Role: Content designer, copy-writer, researcher, specialist in educational technology
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Length: 9 months
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Project Outline: I worked in tandem with the Centre for Excellence in Learning and Teaching to create multiple English for Academic Purposes (EAP) courses for Turkish undergraduate students using a Flipped Classroom approach, focusing on soft skills, online security and employability. All courses were recognised by the Ministry of National Education. I was also one of the lead contributors on a book written about the experience.
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Links: https://www.mef.edu.tr/en/ingilizce-hazirlik-programi#gsc.tab=0
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