Mantra

Duration: Weekly over summer 2023

FPS, Puzzle, Action.

What is Mantra?

Mantra is a sci-fi FPS inspired by the likes of Doom, Titanfall and Halo taking you through an expansive world where robots have gone corrupt and are seeking to take over the planet. Throughout Mantra, you'll encounter a healthy mix of action-packed combat, swift traversal spaces and puzzles you'll have to complete in order to progress.

What did I work on?

I initially was tasked with developing a new functionality for the Ion Cannon weapon that could provide a puzzle. For this I designed a colour matching puzzle where the player can pull and retrieve orbs of colour to match an activator to open the door.

I later went on to work more on the project with level and encounter design. Laying out spaces, justifying the flow of them and testing how they would work with enemies and puzzles.

What did I learn from this project?

• Woking with a remote team.
• Developing mechanics to fit into a larger project.
• Experience inside of a large project.
• Designing puzzles to vary up encounters.
• Designing level mock ups and pitching my ideas.