Jacob Bateman
Bradley University
2022-2026
Interactive Media Major - Game Design
Business Minor - Management and Leadership
Computer Science Minor - Computer Game Technologies
In Skyterra, the player character, Bris, must collect pets with unique attacks to survive a continuous onslaught of enemies. Over the course of the game, the player will collect pets and artifacts dropped by defeated enemies, and will have to best a boss to win. Skyterra is a student game created for Bradley University's Game Production 1 course, I was one of two programmers.
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KILLCODE is a puzzle game with horror elements that was created during a 48-hour game jam at Bradley University. You take the role of a scientist at a laboratory that performed unethical experiments. With systems in the lab malfunctioning and one of those creatures now coming steadily closer, you must repair the laboratory systems using your command line PC--all while fixing malware that demands your attention on a second PC.
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Alpha Gameplay
Big Top Showdown is a first person movement shooter where players are trapped in a circus by a deranged eldritch ringmaster. They must shoot their way through waves of enemies with a water gun and blast themselves into the air with a confetti cannon.
Arcana Arcade is a game created for Bradley University's 2023 FUSE showcase at the Peoria Riverfront Museum in Peoria Illinois. It runs on a touchscreen table using Windows as an operating system. Players take on the role of dueling wizards, picking spells from their spell list, drawing their casting patterns, and flicking them at their opponents.
The Berserker
Bert the Berserker was my first fully original game, made for the Intro to Game Development class at Bradley University. In this 2D platformer, you take the role of Bert, a berserker trying to climb the Stairwell to Heaven and reach Valhalla. By jumping and dashing across platforms while avoiding spikes, pits, and throwing your trusty axe to defeat enemies, you will make your way through six levels to reach Valhalla.
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