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 * Games
 * Music
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JAKE FINLAYSON

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Game Dev//Music Producer//Marketing//Creative

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About

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For all my life I’ve been creating. When I was 5 I wrote my first book. I made
my first board game when I was just 8, started programming and music production
at 13. All throughout this time I was trying everything and anything creative.
Painting, film making, stop motion animation… until I found game development.The
way I look at games is the culmination of all media forms. We started with
writing, where you would imagine the world. Next was film, where we could
visualize the world. Now, we’re at games; you change the world around you. This
is why I fell so in love with game design and game development. It’s the most
creative medium you can work in.As a result, I’ve been making games consistently
for 5+ years. I’ve completed a Bachelor of Software Engineering at Media Design
School, majoring in Game Programming, and a Diploma in Creative Marketing at
Yoobee. Now in my life, I’m eager to continue this journey working in the
industry and further developing my skills.From Jake :D

Skills

Marketing/
Graphic Design

 * Stakeholder Communication

 * Graphic Design

 * Product Mockups

 * Social Media Marketing

 * Adobe Suite

 * Web Development

 * Album Artwork

Game Dev

 * Unity

 * Networking & Multiplayer

 * Mobile Development

 * Console Development

 * AR/XR Experiences

 * AI Systems

 * Gameplay Systems

 * Frontend & Backend

 * Steam Publishing

 * Optimization & Testing

 * Game Design

Music

 * FL Studio

 * Mixing and Mastering

 * Technical Audio Developer

 * FMOD

Misc

 * Agile Development Process

 * Project Management Tools

 * Trello

 * Milanote

Contact

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Me stuff

Fav Movies

 * Little Mermaid (1989)

 * Forrest Gump (1994)

 * Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)

 * The Truman Show (1998)

 * Hereditary (2018)

 * LetterboxdLetterboxd

Fav Games

 * Minecraft

 * Vampire Survivors

 * Hogwarts Legacy

 * DDLC

 * Catan

Fav Art



Fav Music

 * I'm God - Clams Casino

 * Transgender - Crystal Castles

 * anything - Adrianne Lenker

 * Look On Down From the Bridge - Mazzy Star

 * Covet - Basement

 * AOTYAOTY
 * SpotifySpotify

Games Portfolio

CHUTNEY: SPACE SURVIVOR

Ridden

cdROM.480p.hd_freeDownload

These Hallowed Shores

litl lotl

Traffic trails

Rattic

 * Itch.ioItch.io

Music Portfolio

3mourn Beats

ethereal melancholy

Space, No

CHUTNEY OST

 * SpotifySpotify
 * SoundCloudSoundCloud
 * BeatStarsBeatStars
 * GlobeGlobe
 * YouTubeYouTube

Some things are unable to be uploaded to streaming platforms due to sample
clearance, please consider going to my SoundCloud for more

Design Portfolio

makerspace

ipsom

redesign series

Chutney: Space survivors



CHUTNEY: Space Survivor is a third person, hoard-shooting deck builder where you
play as Chutney, shooting down hordes of enemies with his Omni-gun. Alter your
attacks by collecting different cartridges and create unique synergies!

responsible for:

 * AI Behavior

 * Random Level Generation

 * Meta Progression System

 * Optimization and Testing

 * Music and Technical Audio Design

 * Gameplay systems (weapons, destructibles, etc)

 * Game Design



gallery



Play Now


 * Also See: CHUTNEY OST

 * Ridden >

Ridden



RIDDEN is a 2D side-scrolling space shooter controlled entirely by the mouse.
Play as an armed maintenance drone aboard a spaceship overrun by aliens. Collect
organic matter to analyse, upgrade your on-board systems, and fight through
alien bosses as you strive to complete your final directives.

responsible for:

 * AI Behaviors

 * Character Movement

 * Branching Progression System

 * Modular Music System

 * Level and Game Design

gallery



play now

RIDDEN by RapidRStudio, Shinigami, B. Cleo Renshaw, Rjinswand, Shanon Richmond,
3mourn, OliTheVamp
 * < CHUTNEY

 * CDROM >

cdROM.480p.hd_freeDownload

Play as an e-mail scammer working during the late-'90s. Use the power of
deduction, choose the template, and choose the words to create the perfect
e-mail based on your victim's personality.

responsible for:

 * Technical Narrative Design

 * Research & Narrative

 * Dynamic Scoring System

 * Optimization and Testing

 * Game Design

Let's Play



Play Now

cdROM.480p.hd_freeDownload by bigmoneycorporate, danbol, Rjinswand, 3mourn
 * < RIDDEN

 * THESE HALLOWED SHORES >

These Hallowed Shores

NOTE: This is an unreleased demo

These Hallowed Shores is a top-down RTS colony-building simulator with a goal to
reach the enemies base. Move your units around, specialize them with roles and
build up your empire.



responsible for:

 * AI Systems

 * Resource Gathering System

 * Level Design

 * SFX & Music Production

 * Game Design

 * Demo Link

 * < CDROM

 * LITL LOTL >

Litl Lotl



Play as an adorable axolotl and play through 3 levels filled with vibrant art,
puzzles and more!Play through the game using your unique skillset of detaching
your body parts and flinging them wherever you desire, be careful though, doing
so has a cost. Explore. Solve puzzles. And maybe commit some genocide!

responsible for:

 * Character Abilities

 * Puzzle Design

 * Level Design

 * SFX & Music Production

 * Game Design


Litl Lotl by Jade Chalice
 * < These Hallowed Shores

 * TRAFFIC TRAILS >

Traffic Trails

Traffic Trails is a hyper-casual, button-bashing, role-reversal game of "Crossy
Road" created during the GMTK Game Jam 2023 over 48 hours.

responsible for:

 * Upgrade System

 * Gameplay

 * Other Backend Systems

 * Game Design

 * Highscore System

gallery



play now

Traffic Trails by Shanon Richmond, 3mourn
 * < Litl Lotl

 * RATTIC >

Rattic

NOTE: Unreleased



The Rattic is a 2D puzzle adventure game with branching narrative, where the
player must trade with rat caricatures in the hopes of gaining cheese for their
family.

responsible for:

 * Narrative

 * Technical Narrative Implementation

 * Minigames

 * Level Design

 * SFX & Music Production

 * Game Design

 * < Traffic Trails

3mourn Beats



E-commerce platform for selling instrumentals I made for artists.

responsible for:

 * Music Production

 * Mixing & Mastering

 * Social Media Marketing

 * Online E-commerce

 * Video Editing

 * Ethereal Melancholy >

Ethereal Melancholy

My debut album release. Focusing on ethereal trap beats taking inspiration from
a variety of new Hip-Hop production

responsible for:

 * Music Production

 * Social Media Marketing



 * < 3mourn Beats

 * space, no >

Space, no

Cowboy Bebop inspired x Traprun wave EP. Made during a lot of change and
uncertainty in my life.

responsible for:

 * Music Production

 * Social Media Marketing



 * < Ethereal Melancholy

 * chutney ost >

Chutney Ost



The OST for CHUTNEY: Space Survivors. Incorporating a variety of genres
including electroswing, disco, jazz and more. These take form as radio stations
in the game, which are accessible through achievement unlocks.

responsible for:

 * Music Production

 * Technical Audio Implementation

 * Full OST Here

 * < Space, No

Makerspace

 * Blog Post

As an assignment for Yoobee I was tasked with creating marketing collateral for
a local council project. In Auckland our libraries actively have a program
running promoting the exploration of creative technology such as Game Dev, Music
Production, Robotics and 3d Printers called "Makerspace". The target demographic
I chose to market to was 14+ teens to young adults. The three marketing
collateral I iterated on were posters, Instagram posts and an arcade machine
with a game.

Poster



Instagram post



Game


Library Mania by 3mourn

To view the full report, please go to the below link

 * Link

 * Ipsom >

Ipsom

A quick exercise in creating a "lifelike" menu for a vegan restaurant I made up.
I especially had fun inventing fun cocktails :D




 * < Makerspace

 * Redesign Series >

Redesign Series

Passion Project redesigning posters & album artworks for some of my favorite
bodies of art. Most in a modernized y2k aesthetic.


 * < Ipsom

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