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Curyeux | 2025

Tech Designer
& Gameplay Programmer

Unreal 5.4 | Perforce | Notion

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Pitch

Curyeux is a single-player game where you play as Lucienne Grégoire, a brilliant painter on a journey through her own psyche to uncover why she lost her passion for art.

1. Context

Production time of 4 months
60 people involved
Student project
Based on the winning pitch, out of 5 candidates (High Level Content here)

2. My work

After contributing to the Game Design Document during pre-production, I shifted to scripting gameplay features in Blueprints, also using the Gameplay Ability System. Here are the main systems I worked on:

Camera

Took ownership of the third-person camera system during early production.
Detached the camera from the player actor to enable independent control and behavior.
Implemented custom logic for camera transitions and movement, particularly during jumping and airborne states.
Focused on creating smooth, responsive camera motion to enhance player feedback and visual clarity.
Iterated on camera parameters (e.g., offsets, damping, field of view) to balance cinematic feel with gameplay usability.

Aim Assist & Ingredient Snapping

Built custom aiming mechanics: reticle, aim assist, and sensitivity settings.
Tuned aiming feel for both mouse/keyboard and gamepad.
Developed a snapping system for interactable ingredients with:
- Dynamic target selection and soft-lock behavior.
- Visual feedback to indicate active snap targets.
Iterated through 5 versions to refine responsiveness and precision.

Subtitles & Scripted Events systems

Created a parameterized trigger box-based modular trigger system for cutscenes and scripted events.
Automatically synchronized subtitles with voice lines by hooking into the audio pipeline.
Allowed non-programmers (narrative and sound teams) to easily set up events through Blueprints.
Allowed subtitles to dynamically adapt to playback timing, increasing accessibility and pacing.

Save & Load architecture

Created a modular save/load system using Blueprint interfaces.
All objects have decoupled and scalable save and load implementation.
Utilizing a custom SaveGame Blueprint class for centralized data storage.
Allowed uniform saving of game state and player preferences (e.g., options menu).

Scripted Events & Narrative Tools

Developed a reusable trigger box system for scripted events with customizable parameters (timing, conditions, cutscene type).
Enabled designers to connect narrative/gameplay sequences without additional scripting.

Tools & Polish

Created tools for debug navigation, screenshot capture, and platform path previews.
Improved UX with ingredient hover feedback and persistent options saving.