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Systems Designer Programmer Game Designer

I design game systems, then build them myself in Unreal and Unity to prove they actually work.

Marwan standing beside the Anti-Virus Squad poster.

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All Unreal Unity

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Anti-Virus Squad banner
#01 Unreal Engine 5

Anti-Virus Squad

Systems Designer Game Designer UE Programmer

Chaotic co-op third-person shooter. 8-month capstone built in UE5 - multiplayer systems, team economy loop, and a Steam page.

Systems Design Game Design Multiplayer Steam Release
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Six Years of VALORANT design studies
#02 Design Studies

Six Years of VALORANT

Systems Designer Economy Design Design Research

Four written studies of a live service game I've played since beta. Weapon economy, shield costs, matchmaking incentives, and where I argue against my own proposals using real pick-rate data.

Economy Design Live Service Player Psychology Data Analysis
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Heist '98 screenshot
#03 Unity

Heist '98

Systems Designer Game Designer Controller Build

1v1 alt-control museum heist built in a week. One player on hand-built cardboard pressure pads, one on a microphone and a CRT. Shown at GDC 2023.

Alt-Control Asymmetric Co-op Hardware Unity
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Clip-To-Currency key art
#04 Unreal Engine 5

Clip-To-Currency

Programmer Systems Designer Game Designer Artist

Narrative trading game about wealth inequality, and the one where I fixed the wrong problem. Sole programmer on a two-person team. Start with a paperclip, trade up through a Canadian city.

Systems Design Narrative Design Blueprints C++
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