I’ll See You On the Dark Side of the Moon
Issac Mao
Through the Echoes of Yesterday(2023)
Mixed media (2D/3D)
Group Project, Assignment
Role: Lead programmer, Level Designer, Puzzle Designer
Through the Echoes of Yesterday is a wordless mixed media (2D/3D), 3rd-person narrative-driven adventure game following our protagonist as she journeys through her past memories alongside a mysterious floating familiar.
Rushing Cube(2022)
2D Side-scrolling platformer Parkour Game
Assignment, Independent, GameMaker Studio 2
Role: Programmer, 2D Artist
A 2D parkour Game with a limited Jam topic of “Only 2 Inputs”,
Game Projects
Endless(2023)
3D Walking Game
Independent, Assignment
Role: Programmer, Visual Designer
It’s a simple walking procedural-generated journey inspired by Super Liminal, Backroom and Weird Core Culture.
Coldline Miami(2022)
2D Top-Down shooting game
Assignment, Independent
Role: Programmer, 2D artist
A game inspired by Hotline Miami, but the character has the Possession ability to control enemies and set up a few lite puzzles in the scene.
Atomic War(2021)
Board Game
Personal Project, Independent
Role: Game Designer, Art Designer
Atomic War is a two-player board game that involves randomness, hidden information and player certainty elements. Inspired by the Fallout Series and Atomic Punk.
Seagull Simulator(2022)
3D Comical Exploration Game
Assignment, Group Project
Role: Programmer, Puzzle Designer
Seagull Simulator is a comical exploration game where you play as a Seagull that eats human food and flies inside and outside a human office.
Follow Us(2021)
2D Point and Click Adventure Game
Personal Project, Independent
Role: Programmer, 2D Artist
The game discusses a hot public topic in China that happened during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Other Projects
Matrix Shader(2023)
Vertex shader
Personal Project, Independent
Role: Programmer Tech Artist
It’s a URP vertex shader inspired by Matrix the movie. It generates random binary codes on the surface of the object. Users can easily modify its randomness and performance.
Ukiyoe(2023)
Audio visualizer
Assignment, Independent
Role: Programmer, Visual Designer
It’s a demo scene for an audio visualizer made with Unity. The vertex of the objects changes when the audio changes
Light House(2023)
Sound Design Project
Independent
Role: Sound Designer
It’s a re-process of the SFXs in a movie clip “Light House.“
A Weird Analog2023)
A sound design audio clip
Personal Project, Independent
Role: Sound Designer
This clip is inspired by the Mandala Catalog on YouTube.