PROJECTS | Ruben Aguirre Ramirez Portfolio

Group Projects

Engine Development

During my second year at The Game Assembly, I joined a permanent group where we developed a custom game engine from scratch, used across our final three game projects.

My primary contributions included level importing, level handling and building and expanding a visual scripting system.

Sub Umbra

Contributions:

Implemented a binary level importer to optimize loading times
Developed and integrated the visual scripting editor
Built and maintained a modular inventory system
Diagnosed and resolved physics-related bugs using PhysX

Spite: Web of Decay

Contributions:

Maintained and expanded the level importer
Implemented a skilling system with XP, progression and unlocks.
Created interactable objects and worked on VFX integration.

Between Life And Death

Built a grid-based player movement system
Created moving platforms
Implemented in-game UI and SFX for feedback

Amen to Mayhem

Contributions:

Created the ranged and melee enemies
Worked on environmental hazards

The Gourdian

Contributions:

Expanded level importing from external level editor into our custom engine
Developed a door system for managing level transitions and flow logic.
Built destructible and interactable objects.

Death Inc

Contributions:

Implemented SFX systems for player actions, UI and environment
Created VFX to enhance player experience and feedback
Developed both menu and In-Game UI

Personal Projects

2D Terrain Generator

A small project focused on learning Perlin Noise. Implemented a basic 2D terrain generator in Unity using C#.

3D Terrain Generator

My final project at LBS was a procedural 3D terrain generator built in Unity using C#. I used Perlin Noise to generate heightmaps and creating a voxel-based terrain system.