Design Brief
WildTangent Casino needed two shiny new slot games to draw in new players. Required: one in a Vegas 7's theme and one in a Polar Bowler (WildTangent's IP) theme.
Role
- Slot specialist; thoroughly understood slot development pipeline from 2 years of experience in Las Vegas
- 1 of 4 artists in the studio, but worked solo on my 2 projects
- Iterated with feedback from my Art Director Julian Jauregui
- Built and animated the UI in Unity with my partner developer Jacob Gulotta
Design Process: Super Sevens Slots
Design Process: Polar Bowler Slots
Polished Art
Challenges & Successes
Challenge: Working with IP
Solution:
Challenge: Working in a live project undergoing a lot of changes
Solution:
Solution:
- Conduct research on the IP's existing games
- Compile important style and theme elements
- Incorporate those elements into the new game
- Review progress with stakeholders
- Iterate with stakeholder feedback
Challenge: Working in a live project undergoing a lot of changes
Solution:
- Stay organized
- Take detailed notes of new goals and tasks
- Prioritize attention to detail
- Keep old and new assets aligned with current goals
- Ask questions and communicate to make sure I am understanding the project requirements
