Programming
Maze
Psychological Surrealist Horror Experience [XNA C#]
Position: : Game Designer / Game Programmer
- The focus of "Maze" to have the player uncover the story of the game through “emergent” and randomised story-telling within two mazes. The first maze is a surreal hedge maze, while the second is a nightmare maze with monsters chasing and killing the player.
- We designed the game so that it appears to talk to the player through revealing information over 7 randomised cycles that they are in a coma in a hospital in France, and are about to be euthanized.
- The maze is both a metaphor about being trapped but also of the complexity of comas and the unknown aspects of these mind created prisons. Watch the below video for a full walkthrough and narration.
Copyright © 2009 Chris Atal, Greg Louden & Yang Wen
Soliloquy
Quantom Theory Platformer [XNA C#]
Position: : Creative Director / Game Programmer
- A soliloquy in theatre is defined as "A characters reflection at their actions in the past, present and future" .
- The definition suited the game perfectly in which the design features an innovative narrative structure, unique player experience goals and an original approach to time manipulation (through transporting to the past, present and future to overcome obstacles)
Copyright © 2009 Greg Louden & Brendan Votano. All rights reserved.
BALL FIGHT (UTS Games Studio)
Mitsubishi Electric Research Lab Touch Table [JAVA]
Position: DESIGNER / PROGRAMMER
- Researched and developed touch table technology for games
- Play-tested and tweaked "Centre Pocket Gameplay"
- Conceived "Merging Gameplay" & "Stealing Gameplay" mechanics
- Developed the entire "Ball Fight" Design Document
Download the Game Design Document (PDF Format).
Copyright © 2009 Greg Louden & Daniel Roperto. All rights reserved.
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iPhone Programming
Prism Slide (UTS Games Studio)
Open World Accelerometer Drifting [iPhone Game]
Position: : Game Designer / Game Programmer
- "Prism Slide" is a electronica / techno inspired racing game controlled through the accelerometer.
- In the game the player has to slide their prism to score points in a electronica inspired environment with pounding music by "Kavinksy" driving them forward.
- Watch the below video for details on the projects iterations and the game design, development and game play.
Copyright © 2009 Daniel Roperto & Greg Louden.
All rights reserved.
Green Kangaroo (UTS Games Studio)
Environmentalist Tamagotchi [iPhone Game] 
Position: : Game Designer / Game Programmer
- The aim of "Green Kangaroo" is to make players understand their impact upon Australia's biological and ecological environment.
- I designed a gameplay form of blending the virtual pet game play along with an immersion breaking environmental twist through trivia gameplay.
- Watch the below "Development Diary" for more information on the game mechanics, economics and anti-flow game play was all done in 5 weeks.
Download the Game Design Document (PDF Format).
Copyright © 2009 James Hosking, Greg Louden & Daniel Roperto.
All rights reserved.
Unreal Engine 3.0 Level Design / Scripting
toboR [IN DEVELOPMENT] (UTS Games Studio)
Robot Tragedy[Unreal Engine 3.0]
Position: : DESIGNER / CINEMATICS DIRECOR / KISMET SCRIPTER
- toboR (Robot backwards) is the experience of being an outdated robot about to be replaced in a futuristic mega city; and the discrimination that follows
- The aim is to create the “Frankenstein” and “Elephant Man” of interactive entertainment through rather than observing the monsters of the movies, you are the “monster”
Copyright © 2009 Greg Louden. All rights reserved.
UNREAL ENGINE 3.0 MACHINIMA CREATION PRESENTATION (UTS Games Studio)
Unreal Engine 3.0
Position: : LECTURER / HANDOUT CREATOR
- On the 8th of May 2009 I presented Unreal Engine 3.0 to my university to explore the use of game engines as a means to pioneer future tools of computer animation
- I also developed a 20 page tutorial on "Navigating Unreal Ed", "Creating levels", "Decorating levels", "Cinematography" and "Skeletal Mesh animation"
Download the Unreal Ed Machinima Tutorial (1.87MB PDF Format).
Copyright © 2009 UTS Games Studio. All rights reserved.
GEARS OF WAR "Car Park" Mission (UTS Games Studio)
Locust Onslaught Scripting [Unreal Engine 3.0]
Position: : DESIGNER / CINEMATICS DIRECOR / KISMET SCRIPTER
- I created an additional single player level for "Gears of War", where Marcus Fenix has to survive an "Onslaught" of Locusts in a derelict car park
- The designed "Onslaught" begins with a bottle neck of enemies running towards the player down a corridor. After manipulating the AI "Cover and Path" nodes I made the locusts run towards the player giving a very visceral intense start. The rest of the level uses the same reliable and fun cover game play, with onslaughts every so often to keep the player on their toes.
Copyright © 2009 UTS Games Studio. All rights reserved.
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Board & Card Games
Wicked Weather (University Subject)
Enivronmental First Person Shooter Card Game
Position: DESIGNER
- The premise of “Wicked Weather” is to satirize the irrationality of the weather and the deterioration of traditional weather seasons through "Inventory Cards" to survie the weather and battle other players.
- Each player starts with 4 cards and has to battle a deck of "Event" cards. If their "Inventory" cards are ineffective against the "Event" or other players they lose a "Inventory" card. Hence “Events” are the metaphorical enemies and the “Inventory” are the guns and lives.
Download the Wicked Weather Game Design Diary (PDF Format).
Andrew Chan, Greg Louden, Tim Pettit & Peter McIntosh.
Copyright © 2009 All rights reserved.
Love Shape (University Subject)
Open World Dating Board Game
Position: DESIGNER
- "Love Shape" is an open world board game in which 4 players have to race to 4 random date locations and back to their house, based on the roll of the dice, the path they choose and the "Mario Kart" inspired Random squares.
- The aim of “Love Shape” was to be as unclassifiable, experimental, innovative and different to other board games as possible.
Download the Love Shape Game Design Diary (PDF Format).
Bem Howse, Wing Ying Huang, Greg Louden & Michael Suwanto.
Copyright © 2009 All rights reserved.
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Game Design Documents
JIAN
Tang Dynasty Third Person Experience
Position: GAME DESIGNER
- A emotional feudal Chinese experience based during the Tang dynasty
- Innovative Ying Yang gameplay (a combination of brutal action and the contrasting peacefulness)
- The game is the story of Kang, from broken man to guerrilla warfare hero, to warlord will have a rich and deep story. The loss of the protagonists friends, loved ones by his enemies or his own hands will be unlike any game before it.
Copyright © 2009 Greg Louden. All Rights Reserved.
RATTLES
Children's Bedtime Stories Adventure
Position: GAME DESIGNER
- “Rattles” is an accessible, simple and fun third person children’s game
- The background story is that each level is representative of Billy’s (the player) bedtime, in which rather than sleep he escapes with his favourite toy “Rattles”onto a fun imaginary adventure
- The players will always be smiling and laughing as Billy and “Rattles” help make robots, go on roller coasters in toy stores and meet funny characters
Download the Rattles Game Design Document (PDF Format).
Copyright © 2009 Greg Louden. All Rights Reserved.
SAILORS PRAYER
Australian Sailors Wartime Experience
Position: GAME DESIGNER
- The experience of being an Australian sailor during WWII & Korean War
- However the experience will not be about war, but a tribute to camaraderie
- The player will take the role of Arty who experiences the highs, humour and excitement of Rest and Recuperation (‘R and R’) and the lows, loss and the brutality of war when serving aboard the two HMAS ships
