i've been making games since 5th grade. currently, i'm a sophomore at university of utah studying software engineering with an emphasis in game design (tl;dr game development but i focus on programming more). in some of my free time, i am also teaching myself user interface & user experience design (UI/UX), more specifically for games.

why ui? that's a very good question, and i'm glad you asked!

a lot of times, ui to a game is like garnish to food. sure, it's not the end of the world if your food has no herbs, spices, parmesan cheese, or whatever. but a lot of times, it simply adds depth & complexity to the flavor, and makes the dish more visually pleasing. take that analogy and apply it to games. yeah, i mean, it's (probably) not the end of the world if your game doesn't have ui that looks good and/or works well. but then, you might encounter one or both of these issues:

• the ui simply doesn't match the aesthetic style of the rest of the game

• the interface is hard to navigate and difficult to learn

in other words, the dish is missing some flavors, and does not appear as elegant. they'll probably still like your game, but the experience could be so much better if the ui is well designed so that it both fits the art style of the game, and is easy enough to navigate so it doesn't get in the way of the actual gameplay.

but then, what if your game is highly dependent on intuitive interfaces? well, then, we can suppose then there is less excuse to not have good ui. because instead of it being the garnish, it is now the dish itself. if your interface is anything but good under these circumstances, then you're effectively serving your customers an empty plate. 

i think i've made my point clear—i am someone who very much wants to help game studios out there create ui that people don't complain about, because it just works, and doesn't get in the way of gameplay. your dish could be good, but adding some garnish will always make it a magnitude better!

contact:

discord is the best way to reach me for informal purposes!
note: DO NOT send a friend request. just message me! i am likely to ignore friend requests from those i don't know
also uhh try not to send me memes or just random videos lol. my friends already do that enough. i would prefer if you message me with an actual purpose

you can also email me for more formal reasons

employers/recruiters: are you interested in working together? please reach out via email!