Athena's Game Dev Portfolio

hi i'm athena!

she/her

game sound designer ★ composer

I'm a recent game design graduate based in California with experience in audio, production, & design roles. I like to make whimsical, cutesy, femme games that center sound in intriguing, mechanical ways. I strongly believe in the pro-social power of games and am passionate about creating an inclusive games industry.

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Projects

HYPEMAN ★ The Cartomancy Anthology (2022)

Audio Designer

I collaborated with 6 developers over a 5 month dev cycle to create an energizing, arcade style punch minigame for the Cartomancy Anthology which was commercially released on Steam and itch.io.

I created all music, sound effects, and voiceover as well

as contributed to game design ideation.

SONgs to sing at the end of the world★ code coven Summer program with facebook gaming 2021

Audio Designer / NARRATIVE designer

With a team of 3 developers, I completed an 11-week accelerator program from Code Coven and Facebook Gaming and released a feature-complete, atmospheric puzzle game demo. The program provided mentorship and funding. I composed interchangeable musical phrases to build an audio puzzle mechanic and created original sound effects. I also collaborated on narrative design to create a wordless story with an evocative environment.

Ruins of acheron★ code coven solstice program 2022

Audio Designer / Narrative Designer

I worked with 4 developers on a strategy puzzle game prototype for a 12 week incubator program by Code Coven and Unity which provided us with funding and mentorship. I helped develop a narrative which highlighted our social impact theme and created/maintained design documents. To convey our game’s setting through audio, I used lo-fi MIDI soundfonts to create retro sounding music tracks and sound effects.

FROG ‘N ROLL ★ frog con 2022 featured game

SOLO DEV

I designed a froggy dress up/music maker game! I created all graphics and audio and programmed the game in Unity. Originally created as a class project in 2021, Frog ‘N Roll went on to be a featured game at Frog Con 2022.

milky way creamery ★ class project 2021

producer / audio designer

I managed a 5 person team through a 10-week course to create a complete restaurant sim/music maker PICO-8 game. I was responsible for creating a production schedule, breaking down tasks for each discipline, and leading team meetings to bring our concept from ideation to implementation. I also composed dozens of interactive music tracks that can be played in any combination as part of an audio puzzle mechanic

bubble trouble boba shop★ global game jam 2022

producer / game designer / audio designer

For this submission to the Global Game Jam 2022, I coordinated a 4 person team to complete a playable build of a restaurant sim in a 3-day timeframe. I gathered design concepts and used them to make documentation for the team which included game mechanic mockups and flowcharts. Additionally, I composed music.