CEREBRO: THE VIRTUAL LAB

Front End Developer & Technical Lead

About: Client request to transform the UBC neuroscience course into a mobile video game for students to use for learning and reviewing. First two chapters cover neuroanatomy by flying a nanorobot through target brain and spine structures.

Type: 3D Mobile Education Game made with Unity C#

Tim-frame: January 2019 - August 2019

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Role: Front End Developer & Technical Lead​

• Prototype gyroscope controls and joystick controls

• Program all menu UI and UI managers

• Program all sound design

• Implement back end MySQL database for account credentials and score saving

• Implement PHP communication between database and Unity Web Forms

• Publish game on iOS App Store and Android Playstore

Challenges:

• Collaborating with teammates to understand code design system made by another

• Designing a game experience for both medical student user group and casual gaming user group

Learned:

• The benefits of pair programming and creating custom automation for Unity editor to reduce grunt work

• Experimenting with gyro and virtual joystick controls