Time Stall is the first commercially released game I've had the opportunity to work on. I joined the project halfway through production as an intern.

 

I remember one of my initial assignments was to create a design for the first level.

"It's the first thing players see, so it has to be amazing!" the game director told me cheerily. Although it was a bit intimidating at first, I'm grateful that I was treated as a real developer from the start, not just as an intern. I was pleasantly surprised by the level of ownership and trust I was given by the team and the game director.

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I didn't have to create that level in isolation, of course. I had the support of an awesome team that was willing to lend their expertise during brainstorming sessions and share their impressive collective experience to build this level together.

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In addition to that first level, I had the opportunity to work on every level of this game. Together with the other designers, I refined sequences and moments, implemented new mechanics, iterated on and designed puzzles, and created new challenges.

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Furthermore, I conducted multiple playtests with external (and internal) players, significantly enhancing my scripting skills in Unreal Blueprint by creating prototypes and having all my work peer-reviewed. One of my fondest memories from this project is working on a character named Randy for two weeks and seeing him slowly come to life through collaboration with the animation team.

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Time Stall was an incredibly enjoyable game to work on. Not only because of its silly nature but mostly due to the amazing team I had the privilege of working with. Their multidisciplinary approach to problem-solving and the level of ownership we were given by the game director were truly remarkable. Everyone was highly motivated to create an outstanding room-scale Quest title, and I believe we delivered.