WRITINGS
mfa tHESIS dOCUMENTATION AT usc
Lake Minnewaska - MFA Thesis Paper, Apr 2024
Lake Minnewaska is a first-person adventure game that follows Sosa, a small-town African-American angler whose life takes a turn when his daughter, Rue, dies. Sosa is out on the lake, missing her funeral, fishing, hoping he can remove the guilt of being a neglectful father during the time she was living. Azure, Rue’s imaginary friend, disrupts Sosa’s fishing journey to make him accept his grief.
Lake Minnewaska - MFA Thesis Defense Video, Apr 2024
At the end of the school year, I defended my thesis on Lake Minnewaska and presented in front of faculty and industry professionals to show what I have learned from my experience as a Creative Director. The link directs you the video presentation.
Lake Minnewaska - Dev Blogs, 2023-2024
The producers and I recorded dev blogs to document our progress throughout the school year. We found it very helpful to think back on our actions and help others learn from our mistakes.
Lake Minnewaska - Project Postmortem 2023-2024
Check out the postmortem and project documentation I started during the concept/pre-production stage. The leads in the perspective areas took over documentation and finalized them. If you're interested in the script, please contact me directly.
Articles
My high school wrote a piece on me about working in the gaming industry!
Blogs for Cog Reps Inc.
Our Privilege to Fight Together for Greatness, July 2020
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During a time of reflection, I write about the importance of sports and how it brings us together, no matter the skin color or political background. I share my personal experiences growing up as an African American student-athlete in white America.
My Take - Unity On The Rise, Dec 2020
Unity's stock price soared when its IPO launched. People were curious. Since they use Unity at Cog Reps Inc., I gave my take on why the software company is popular and how it could help solve the world's future problems.
Coronavirus and Recruiting in College Football, Sep 2020
Recruiting for top high school talent had to be modified due to the pandemic. I compare and contrast what it was like to get recruited without the fear of contracting the airborne virus versus what college coaches are doing now.
Next-Gen: Virtual Football’s Future, Apr 2020
I write about the evolution of football in video games as Take-Two Interactive agrees to a partnership with the NFL, challenging the Madden series.